In the misty hills of Benguet, the old ancestral
house of the Delgado clan stands silent after
decades of abandonment. The land is cursed by
the aswang, a creature bound to the bloodline
through a failed ritual centuries ago. Only a
true spirit medium can break the cycle—but the
last one alive is Marilou, a 24yearold who fled
the barangay after her father’s death, unwilling
to inherit his role.
Her brother, Renzo, returns from Dubai with a
suitcase full of money and a secret: he sold
their mother’s jewelry to pay off debts. He
insists on staying in the house to claim what’s
left of their inheritance, forcing Marilou to
face the past she ran from.
The aswang begins manifesting at night—shadows
that move on their own, whispers in Tagalog, and
the scent of durian rotting in the kitchen.
Marilou’s visions grow stronger, showing her the
ritual that once bound the aswang to the land.
She learns the truth: her father tried to free
it, but the creature latched onto his soul
instead, twisting him into a halfmad man who
died cursing his children.
Renzo refuses to believe her warnings. He mocks
her faith in spirits, calling her a relic of a
superstitious past. Their clashes escalate when
he accidentally breaks the heirloom mirror used
in rituals, unleashing the aswang fully. It
takes form—a woman with eyes like burning coals,
whispering promises of wealth and power if she
joins its cause.
Marilou has no choice but to perform the
forbidden ritual alone. She uses her blood, the
broken mirror, and a song passed down from her
grandmother to trap the aswang in a stone altar.
But the price is steep: she must give up her
voice forever, rendering her unable to speak or
sing.
As dawn breaks, the house falls silent. Renzo
finds her kneeling beside the altar, eyes hollow,
lips sealed shut. He reaches out, but she turns
away, her duty fulfilled. The land is free, but
so is she—from her family, her past, and the
ghosts that haunted her.
