Music
This Michael Jackson classic features eerie sound effects and a spoken-word outro by Vincent Price.
THRILLER
This 1999 film follows a boy who famously says, “I see dead people.”
The Sixth Sense
This vegetable becomes a glowing lantern when carved to ward off spirits.
PUMPKIN
This old prison in Intramuros is rumored to echo with the cries of tortured prisoners from the Spanish era.
Fort Santiago
This hero’s execution site in Manila is said to echo with phantom footsteps at dawn.
Jose Rizal
This Eagles hit references “the beast” and a chilling line: “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.”
HOTEL CALIFORNIA
This 1931 film introduced the world to a misunderstood creature brought to life by electricity.
Frankenstein
This chewy candy is often shaped like worms and used in “dirt pudding” desserts.
GUMMY WORMS
This Baguio hotel is infamous for ghost sightings, including a woman in white wandering its old hallways.
Diplomat Hotel
This revolutionary leader’s body was never found after his death in 1897, leading to legends that he still roams Cavite.
Andres Bonifacio
This song (though Irish band, popular in America) uses the word “zombie” as a metaphor for conflict.
ZOMBIE
This masked killer stalks babysitters on Halloween night in a 1978 classic.
Michael Myers
This chocolate bar is jokingly said to be cursed because it always gets stolen on Halloween night.
SNICKERS
This long, winding road in Quezon City is rumored to have a ghostly white lady who appears to drivers.
Balete Drive
This Baguio house, once used as a wartime hospital, is said to be home to restless spirits of former patients.
Laperal White House
This Ray Parker Jr. hit became synonymous with ghost hunting in 1984.
Ghostbusters
This 2013 film follows paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren as they help a family tormented by a dark entity.
The Conjuring
This deadly fish can kill if improperly prepared due to its potent neurotoxin.
PUFFER FISH
This island is famous for tales of sorcery, healing rituals, and mysterious lights.
Siquijor
This revolutionary general was assassinated in Palanan, and legends say his spirit still walks the forests.
Emilio Aguinaldo
This emotionally charged 2004 track by an American rock band blends themes of loss, memory, and ghostly imagery, and its music video famously depicts soldiers facing tragedy on the battlefield.
The Ghost of You” by My Chemical Romance
In this horror film, a winged monster emerges every 23 years to feast, and its arrival is marked by an old jazz tune that becomes increasingly sinister as the story unfolds.
Jeepers Creepers
This ancient Roman emperor was rumored to poison guests at lavish feasts, making every meal a deadly gamble.
Emperor Nero
This university in Manila is known for ghost stories involving soldiers and nurses from WWII.
University of Santo Tomas
This priests executed in 1872 is said to haunt the site where they were garroted.
Gomburza