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Maid
Nelia leaves her poor town to work as a maid in the city. Perceived as a lower-class citizen, Nelia gets harsh treatment that she does not deserve from her employer. She toils day and night to fulfill the wishes of her family at the expense of working herself to death. Ultimately, it is also in the city where she discovers an opportunity to move to a better life in the arms of a lover.
Lastikman: Unang Banat
Adrian, a teenager tried to prevent illegal logger from cutting the tree in the forest. He was mauled and was left life less under a rubber tree. The tree revived him an bestowed him the powers of elasticity and morphing. Adrian decided to use his powers for good and becomes the superhero Lastikman. His main villain was who possesses the same powers.
Headless Horseman
Seven college kids take a shortcut on their way to a party and unfortunately end up in Wormwood – a "lost" town in the middle of nowhere. They find something strange and sinister happening there – bones and weird decorations line Main Street. The cause: local Wormwood legend says on All Hallows Eve one hundred years ago, a crazed man tortured the youngsters in town and then cut off their heads. In retaliation, the townspeople killed him by cutting off his head. Seeking revenge every seven years, he returns and takes seven heads from children in the town. Now the seven visitors find themselves hunted one by one as the Headless Horseman claims his due.
Pangarap ng Puso
A lyrically brutal tale of a pair of young lovers, Nena and Jose, doing their best to live and love in an increasingly hostile world.
Maybe This Time
"Steph Asuncion and Tonio Bugayong were once in love. Back then, she was a young girl who wanted a simple life and he was older, more ambitious than she was. Tonio was a small town guy who wants to board a ship to provide for his family’s furniture business. Sarah was a Manila girl who spends the summer in the province for community service. What might have been a sweet relationship ended sourly when Tonio left without saying goodbye. Steph was heartbroken and it taught her to dream bigger to be worthy of love. Will their paths cross again? Will they overcome the pains of the past to give love a second chance? This is a story between two people who will be reminded about the importance of being true to one’s self in order for true love to happen."
Green Paradise
Kristina, a beautiful young lady who sells fresh fruits at her province, only wants a simple life. And her father, Ronaldo, manages a large hectre of Mango farm. Every weekend, Her ambitious father wants Kristina to go to the nearest beach resort and to try to sell fresh fruits. He hopes that someday she would find a wealthy man who would take them away from hardship. When finally, Louie and his friends came to the beach resort and met Kristina. Unfortunately, Kristina is in love with someone else... Who will Kristina love? And will her father hope in life come true?
Not Like Us
Life in a remote village in the Visayas turns upside down when villagers are stricken by an unknown disease. As the village chief and doctor try to control the situation, they discover that the dead are rising from their graves.
The Sign
Louie receives a text message from the province that his father Ulding had a heart attack. Louie rushes to drive home from Manila only to find out that the message was nothing but a prank. Louie then senses something eerie about his hometown. He finds out there have been several killings in the area all done in the same manner. Apparently, the victim first hears some rumbling noise that is before they are found dead all covered with mud. When the killings move closer to home and threatens Louie’s family, he discovers for himself how he had been estranged from his roots and now must face his past with the horror of what is to happen.
Shake, Rattle & Roll II
In "Multo", a young groom in Baguio for his honeymoon is possessed by a homicidal spirit when he discovers a cursed ring and decides to wear it. "Kulam" is set in the eerie halls of a mysterious hospital where a doctor practice voodoo and dead bodies go wandering in the night. "Aswang" is about a student who is a guest at a town fiesta in a remote province. The people's hospitable ways leave her clueless about a ritual that takes place at night.
Barang
A heart-pounding fright movie about a provincial lass whose life and death is shrouded by inexplicable and ghastly events so affecting the whole community of Sta. Barbara. Igan suffers a gruesome death in the hands of a devil worshipper, Nana Ursula. After young Igna incurs the wrath of a spiteful witch, a strong spell leaves the unlucky provincial woman cursed for the rest of her life and her death. Eager to exact revenge from the grave, Igna targets three young visitors. The trio must fight for their lives.
Party Night
Six friends become prey for a sadistic psychopath when they decide to ditch their high school's after prom party for their own celebration at a secluded house.
Woman of Mud
Mark is a college student with hidden ambitions of being a horror novelist. In his quest to write a story that will showcase his talents, a true horror invades his private life in the form of a beautiful, goddess-like woman who mysteriously emerges from inside a giant fruit. Little does he know that what appears to be a fantasy come true is actually a nightmare that's become frighteningly real.
Hari Ng Yabang
Driven with ambition and handsome looks, Edelbert is very optimistic to marry a rich girl. He pursues other women in their province, not minding his neighbor Elena who is in love with him but is not rich. One day, Elena accidentally overhears Adelbert that she is not the girl for him because of her status. Hurt, Elena leaves town. Soon after, Edelbert realizes Elena is important to him and started looking for her.
Galawgaw
A story about Estelito who went to the province to hunt game, after the hunt he went swimming but upon his return, all his belonging were gone. He then went searching and meets Pilar the person who kept his belongings, after their meeting Estelito goes back to the metro. One day Pilar's grandfather returns from America and opts for Pilar and her family to stay and live with him in the metro.
Bloody Crayons
A group of friends goes to an island for a short film project when they are attacked by a mysterious killer after playing a game of bloody crayons.
Sam's Lake
Inspired by a murder-mystery-turned-legend surrounding a massacre near "Sam's Lake," the film follows Sam, a young woman who, every summer, returns home to the secluded lakeside cottage she grew up in, to reconnect with her traditions and memories of the past deep within an isolated forest.
Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles
With dark shades on and a burning cigarette between his lips, Makoy will do whatever it takes to get back his girlfriend Sonia, who’s pregnant with their child. He makes the trip to remote Pulupandan, her hometown, and is quickly rebuffed by Sonia’s mother Fely. But Makoy has never been one to give up. With the help of Sonia’s father Nestor and his ever-dependable helper Bart, Makoy stays in town to surprise Sonia on her birthday. But alas, Makoy gets into trouble with a group of townsfolk who transform into tiktik—horrific, man-eating creatures with a taste for fetuses that are still in the womb! They are angry, and they are hungry for revenge. Will their thirst for blood and retribution be quenched? Will Makoy finally get his act together, protect Sonia and their baby, and once and for all prove himself worthy of their love? Who will win in the battle between men and monsters?
Apoy sa Dibdib ng Samar
Daniel Giron is an honest cop from the city who returns home to the province to aid his father in the latter's fight against illegal logging. But they find themselves up against the evil Don Valderos, one of the most notorious and immoral illegal loggers in town, who also happens to be the father of Catherine, a woman he once fell in love with. Together with his mother Mercedes and his friends led by Ogoy-Ogoy, Daniel continues the fight his father started. How far will Daniel go to fight for what is right? And how far will he go to fight for the woman he loves?
They Reach
In 1979, a young girl stumbles upon a possessed tape player. She unknowingly unleashes a demonic entity that haunts her family while slowly dragging the small town of Clarkston to Hell.
Crazy Beautiful You
A bad girl and a province boy found love in the state of being broken and in the process of healing.
Silence & Darkness
Blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, live happily in a secluded small town with Father.
Affliction
A young girl develops an unknown infection that causes her to evolve into a horrifying monster.
Three Godless Years
A woman fell in love with a Japanese soldier, during the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines. The whole town turned against her.
Death Trip
Four friends take a cottage vacation in the dead of winter, seeking refuge from their busy urban lives, if only for one weekend. However, the few residents who remain in the secluded cottage town of Rideau Ferry don’t seem to take kindly to strangers… From the moment they reach their destination, the visitors, a group of twenty-something artist types, are confronted by the ominous gaze of neighbouring cottagers, all of whom have no choice but to tough out the cold winter in this small, rural town. Over the course of their stay, the friends begin to uncover dark details about the inhabitants of the houses around them. After one of the friends is found mutilated on the front porch of a nearby cottage, the friends quickly discover that nothing is what it seems.
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
A group of unsuspecting teens are menaced by assorted creatures from Philippine mythology. The screen eventually becomes a virtual peep-through Jurassic Park of horrifying creatures from the netherworld.
Pamahiin
Noah comes home from the States to look into the real reason behind his best friend Damian's death. With his clairvoyant girlfriend Eileen, he meets old folks who shed light on pervasive superstitious beliefs about death and ghosts. Noah's skepticism is challenged as four souls trail him and Eileen.
My Juan en Only
The family-romance comedy film brings the story of Juan (Dolphy), a beloved businessman in his provincial town known for his countless acts of generosity to others. His heart of gold also caught the attention of the town’s seamstress, Akang (Charo), as he becomes her secret admirer—constantly giving her gifts to show his affection which always ends up in silly mishaps.
Beastly Boyz
Rachel, a beautiful young artist, is savagely murdered at her secluded lakefront house by a group of soulless killers. Enraged and shocked by his sister’s senseles murder, Rachel’s brother, Travis, vows to avenge her murder and punish her killers one by one – even if it costs him his soul. Guided by his sister’s ghostly voice that commands him to take brutal revenge, Travis hunts down each of the killers and punishes them in gruesome fashion. Sickened by the horror of his own murderous actions, and driven by his murdered sister’s vengeful spirit, Travis discovers a fate much worse than murder…