Tiyanak (1988)

Directed by

Peque Gallaga, Lore Reyes

Genre

drama, horror, thriller

Country

Philippines

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mythical creature from Philippine folklore terrorizes a group of people. The film follows their struggle as they encounter the supernatural being.

creepymoodydarkmythologicalfrighteningatmosphericsupernatural

What happens

Tiyanak is a 1988 Filipino horror film directed by Peque Gallaga and Lorenzo A. Reyes from a story and screenplay they co-written with Don Escudero, based on the mythical creature of the same name. It stars Janice de Belen, Lotlot de Leon, Ramon Christopher, Mary Walter, Chuckie Dreyfus, Carmina Villarroel, Rudolph Yaptinchay, and Smokey Manaloto. Tiyanak was released by Regal Films on September 15, 1988. Though other critics were disappointed with the film, Tiyanak received praise from Lav Diaz for being remarkably frightening. Eduardo Jacinto won the Film Academy of the Philippines Award for Best Cinematography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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