11. SRR VI: Telebisyon

If Hollywood has Pennywise the clown, the Philippines has Mr. Boo. Directed by Maurice Carvajal and penned by Luna Lopez, Telebisyon (Television) is the first episode of the sixth installment of the Shake, Rattle & Roll film series. It follows Camille Prats as young Jennifer, who feels neglected by her parents, who are either busy with work or are always fighting. At the same time, news of missing children is spreading through their neighborhood. One day, a mysterious company named Boo Enterprises shows up outside their home and offers them a brand-new television as part of a raffle contest. That same night, while her parents are away, Jennifer watches a TV program featuring a clown who introduces himself as Mr. Boo. Little did Jennifer know that the clown is responsible for the missing children in their neighborhood. Mr. Boo tries to lure Jennifer into his world, but when he fails, he creeps out of the television to take her…
10. SRR IV: Ang Madre

SRR veterans Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes helms this episode of Shake, Rattle & Roll IV about a manananggal terrorizing the slums. In Filipino folklore, a manananggal is a winged vampiric creature that separates from their lower part of body- sprouting fangs and wings- usually hunting pregnant mothers. Madre (The Nun) follows a poor family who lives in a handcart, consisting of Astrude, Puri, and Teks, Puri’s son. After a series of killings in their area, stories of a manananggal starts spreading around their town- and their main suspect is the mysterious Aling Iya, played by iconic character actress Lilia Cuntapay. But little do they know that a nun, portrayed by Aiko Melendez, is actually responsible for the killings, transforming every night into a manananggal and hunting her next victim. This is the second Shake Rattle and Roll episode featuring a manananggal in our list.
9. SRR 12: Punerarya

Indie director Jerrold Tarog helms his first SRR episode in Shake, Rattle & Roll 12 with the story entitled Punerarya (Funeral Home). Carla Abellana plays Dianne who works as a part-time tutor for the Gonzales’, the owners of a local funeral parlor. She teaches their children – Ryan and Sarah, although she feels uncomfortable with the family patriarch Carlo played by Sid Lucero. Stories surrounding the family claim that they’re a family of monsters, and Dianne soon becomes more suspicious of them after discovering that they’re photophobic. Soon, she confirms her theory- the Gonzales’ are a family of aswangs, with the funeral parlor used to cover up their true nature while feeding on human corpses. For the uninitiated, an aswang is a vampiric creature in Filipino folklore. It’s mostly used in the country as an umbrella term for shape-shifting and winged vampiric creatures.
8. SRR II: Aswang

We end the first part of our countdown with an episode from Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes’ Shake, Rattle & Roll II, entitled Aswang. In this episode, Manilyn Reynes stars as Portia, who was invited by her best friend Monica to celebrate the fiesta in her hometown village. Convinced about the rumors that the residents in that village were aswangs, her friends Ricky and Milo decided to follow her. Soon, Portia finds out that her friend Monica lures virgins into their barrio as a human sacrifice to commemorate their feast every year, confirming the rumors that they are a clan of aswangs. One of the most popular stories from the SRR franchise, this episode was inspired by the urban legend of Teniente Gimo which were popularized during the 1960’s in the town of Dueñas, Iloilo.
And that concludes the first half of this two-part list featuring the scariest and most memorable episodes from the entire Shake, Rattle and Roll series. Have you seen any of these installments? What other episodes do you think should have been part of this list? Then watch out for the second and final part of this list!
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