Halimaw (1986)

Directed by

Mario O'Hara, Christopher de Leon

Genre

horror

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 59m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1986 Filipino horror anthology has two stories. In the first, a child takes a comic book from a spooky house. In the second, a wealthy family deals with an evil spirit that lives in a jar.

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What happens

Halimaw (lit. 'Monster') is a horror anthology Filipino film directed by Christopher de Leon (credited as Christopher Strauss de Leon) and Mario O’Hara. The film is released on December 25, 1986, as part of the Metro Manila Film Festival and produced by NCV films, the film is divided in two stories; ‘Komiks’ and ’Halimaw sa Banga.’ ‘Komiks’ tells the story of a young child who stole a comic book from a mysterious house, the segment is written and screenplay by Uro dela Cruz. ‘Halimaw sa Banga’ is about an evil spirit living in a jar, in a wealthy household, the segment is written and screenplay by Frank Rivera and Mario O'Hara. 'Komiks' is the directorial debut of Christopher de Leon. Siblings, Ian and Lotlot de Leon both starred as each of the story's lead, they are also Christopher de Leon and Nora Aunor's, who served as the film's executive producer, offspring. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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