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In this interview, Alix talks about how he brings horror to life and shares insights from his unforgettable collaborations with National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Nora Aunor.
Over the past two decades, filmmaker Adolf Alix Jr. has built an eclectic horror filmography that spans techno-horror, folklore-inspired thrillers, creature stories, Gothic romance, and documentary-fiction. He has conjured vengeful spirits in Chain Mail, unearthed digital demons in his ...
Before the Western-style trick-or-treating, Filipinos practiced what we call "pangangaluluwa."
As twilight ushers in a nippy breeze on All Saints' Day (November 1) in the Philippines, an age-old tradition comes to life in rural towns to commemorate pangangaluluwa, a Tagalog phrase meaning "soul-ing" or "asking for souls." It is believed ...
We trace the origins of this tradition.
All over the country on All Saints' Day, cemeteries come aglow with the soft, warm flames of thousands of candles. It is a welcoming and beautiful sight.The tradition of lighting candles for religious reasons dates back thousands of years before the ...
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