At the end of the day, I would have loved for ‘Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins’ to explore more of colonial horror and how it haunts generations, but it barely gives us anything to work with.

‘Espantaho’ showcases a realistic terror that is ever-present in Philippine cinema: the melodramatic dread of familial complications. Though, that ends up being the scariest part of the film even when pit against a supernatural entity.