Weekend watchlist: 10 most haunting horror and thriller flicks to catch on Lionsgate Play

Frights and scares continue with these fan favorites – watch them all uninterrupted only with PLDT Home!

The Halloween season is here and with the long weekend approaching, it’s indeed the best time to enjoy some horror and thriller guilty pleasures in peace and (creepy) quiet.

PLDT Home customers can easily watch many of these blockbusters on Lionsgate Play by simply activating their free Lionsgate Play vouchers online until June 1, 2023. With every activation, PLDT Home customers will not only enjoy a scare-fest — they’ll also get the chance to win special prizes including a 65” LG OLED TV as part of the monthly raffle promo.

So, get your Lionsgate Play app and popcorn ready. Here are 10 of the spookiest flicks to make the next few days of vacay a weekend-long — yikes! — nightmare!

WRITER: Chain Mail (Excerpt)

Here is the except from my novel CHAIN MAIL which I hope will be finished and be published in 2013.

CHAIN MAIL

A curse, a well planned curse. People have been mysteriously dying with no concrete evidence or suspects. All they have are pieces of paper that gives a death sentence to those who did not follow the instructions in the letter. The public is getting scared that they will receive one. It maybe a deadly prank or supernatural letter, two Investigators goes into the truth as they also avoid the touch of death or the feared chain mail.

NOVEMBER 1. ALL SAINTS DAY

REEL DEAL: Chernobyl Diaries REVIEW

Even after 25 years after the ill-fated Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Fallout, there are still a lot of things that haunt the imagination of the many people. The Ukrainian Government allowed people to visit the town near Chernobyl a few years ago as radiation levels have gone down. This gave way to come up with a great thriller story about the deserted area.

"Chernobyl Diaries" is an original story from Oren Peli, who first terrified audiences with his groundbreaking thriller, "Paranormal Activity." The film follows a group of six young tourists who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an "extreme tour" guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, however, the group soon finds themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone...

REEL DEAL: Corazon Ang Unang Aswang - Bloggers' Presscon

Intriguing, interesting, exciting. This is the buzz that the movie, CORAZON ANG UNANG ASWANG has started since the announcement of its March 14, 2012 showing. And the adaptation has indeed escalated to the highest level as the biggest movie of the month is slated to open in a couple of days! Why all this? 


Well, the trailer alone of CORAZON has elicited very positive reactions, comments and feedback via word of mouth and in social networking sites after it was launched some weeks ago. Most people found the plot very intriguing since it has been a while that a drama love story is set against a "black" backdrop. But Skylight films and Reality Entertainment stresses the beautiful dramatic love story is the movie's main theme. It's the unfailing and unconditional love between the two lead characters  that will spell out the difference!

Others find it interesting to note how the movie will depicit the folkloric "aswang" and tell its origin! The movie's director, Richard Somes reiterates however that this is his personal myth on the Philippine folklore. Now that's quite  more interesting alright!

REEL DEAL: Corazon Ang Unang Aswang SPOTLIGHT

This March Star Cinema  and Skylight Productions goes beyond with a love story that transcends into the dark and mystical realm. Corazon Ang Unang Asawang starring Erich Gonzales and Derek Ramsay  will definitely make the viewers feel  passionate couple love that will turn into a a violent and destructive monster, the first Aswang.

This will be Erich's first starring role as an aswang but the director was amazed on how she played a challenging role of a soon to be mother and into a frightening monster. Direk Richard Somes also mentioned that the movie does not rely on CGI and prostetics giving it that scary feel but with great make up and with the set that gives that strong scary feel.

Also in the movie are great veteran actors and actresses like Mark Gil, Techie Agbayani, Epy Quizon, Maria Isabel Lopez, Sharlene San Pedro, Mon Confiado, Mosang, Dan Alvaro, Hermie Concepcion, Sue Prado and Laiza Comia.

GMA presents ‘Spooky Valentine’ this February

Hold on to your chairs and never look back as GMA Network brings heart-stopping thrill and terror to your Saturday evenings in “Spooky Valentine,” with episodes that will surely satisfy viewers’ thirst for “horror.”

This Saturday, Spooky Valentine presents its premiere episode “Maestra,” featuring TJ Trinidad and Bianca King, who plays the role of Elena, a loving wife and mother, and an ideal teacher who volunteers to practice her profession in a far-flung province.  There, she meets a mysterious old woman, whose seemingly harmless touch drastically changes Elena’s life.

When Elena returns home to her family, she begins to behave oddly.  Her husband Nestor (TJ Trinidad) and their daughter Onay notice many things strange about her actuations.  Who used to be a loving wife and mother has become a blood-thirsty cannibal. 

Odd as it may be, Elena’s transformation has not shaken Nestor’s love for her.  He decides to defend his wife against the angry mob running after her.  But if Nestor could accept his wife’s predicament, Elena couldn’t.  She takes her own life hoping that this would mean everyone could now live in peace.  But will Elena’s decision change anything?  How will Nestor and Onay’s lives change after Elena’s death? 

Find out what happens on Spooky Valentine presents “Maestra” this Saturday, February 4, after Manny, Many Prizes on GMA-7.