Erik Matti's Kuwaresma (Lent) is arguably the most terrifying Filipino horror movie we have to date. Upon hearing her sister's death, college student Kent Gonzales returns home to mourn her passing with his submissive mother Rebecca (Sharon Cuneta) and abusive patriarch Arturo (John Arcilla).

Kent unravels his family's secret after long nights of visits from the ghost of his deceased sister. 

Tatler Spooky Trivia: In the Philippines, it is a common belief that ghouls and dark entities are 'more' alive during lent when Jesus Christ is supposedly "dead."

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Patricia "Pat" Consolacion (Bea Alonzo) is a guidance counsellor at the Sta. Lucia Academy, an exclusive all-girls private school run by Catholic nuns.

The school has been plagued by the occasional apparitions of Erika, a student who committed suicide. Driven by her love for the students, Pat decides to investigate Erika's death. What she uncovers is a very dark secret. 

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Mike De Leon's Kisapmata is a 1981 Filipino psychological horror that delves deeper into cultural taboos. Its plot was inspired by Nick Joaquin's The House in Zapote Street.

Dadong Carrandang (Vic Silayan) is a retired police officer and the father of Mila (Charo Santos). When the latter's suitors come near her, Dadong expresses signs of jealousy. One day, Mila falls in love with Noel Manalasan (Jay Ilagan). Will their relationship be fruitful or will it be stopped by the domineering hands of Dadong?

Perhaps the scariest elements of Chito S. Roño's The Healing are the doppelgangers that can be seen throughout the movie. The film circles around a faith healer's power that causes paranormal events including a series of suicides and murders.

Shake, Rattle, and Roll 8: LRT is the scarier and more relatable version of Ryuhei Kitamura's The Midnight Meat Train. As passengers travel home, the train suddenly malfunctions and leaves them in the middle of an abandoned station. A huge, monstrous creature suddenly appears and kills passengers. 

You can never look at the Virgin Mary the same way again. Erik Matti's short horror film Vesuvius follows the story of a man who tends to the needs of an ailing woman (presumed to be his mother or grandmother). Based on the assertion that divine apparitions are not what they appear to be, this movie shares an interesting take on mental health issues.

Majority of Filipino homes have baguas or mirrors (of Taoist cosmology) to represent the fundamental principles of reality. In Chito S. Roño's Feng Shui, Joy (Kris Aquino) picks up a bagua and takes it home. As days go by, she notices that her family's life has gotten better.

However, a string of deaths starts to happen around her too. Joy realises that the bagua is cursed. Is it too late for her to break free?

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