Spooky Nights
Also known asSpooky Nights Presents
GenreComedy horror
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
No. of episodes45
Production
Production locationPhilippines
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time30–60 minutes
Production companyGMA Entertainment TV
Original release
NetworkGMA Network
ReleaseMarch 26, 2011 (2011-03-26) –
April 28, 2012 (2012-04-28)
Related
Spooky Valentine

Spooky Nights is a Philippine television comedy horror anthology series broadcast by GMA Network. It premiered on March 26, 2011. It was replaced by Spooky Valentine in February 2012. On March 10, 2012, Spooky Nights returned. The series concluded on April 28, 2012.

The series is streaming online on YouTube.[1]

Episodes

"Bampirella"

Airdate March 26, 2011 – April 16, 2011
A vampire tale that deviates from the overly dramatic or commonly freaky vampire stories these days. Bampirella is a vampire who used to be a mere human until she was cursed to transform into a “beautiful yet undead creature” every time the clock strikes midnight.[2]
Director Albert Langitan
Cast and characters

"The Ringtone"

Airdate April 30, 2011 – May 21, 2011
The story begins when Brix, Nancy, Tricia, Vanessa and Macmac win a weekend treat in a resort from a radio text promo. Unknown to them, their supposedly fun summer adventure could turn ugly and even scary as they encounter the vengeful ghost of a woman named Sad-ako.[3]
Director Lore Reyes
Cast and characters

"Snow White Lady and the Seven Ghosts"

Airdate June 4, 2011 – June 25, 2011
Snow is a girl abducted by a vengeful and haunted balete tree named Rico J. Puno. She grew up in the care of Basya, one of seven ghosts who reside in the haunted tree. She was living perfectly as a ghost until a secret about her past is revealed when a spirit questor named Prince enters her life. She easily falls for him and saves his life from danger. Later, Prince finds out that Snow White Lady is not a ghost at all but is only a confused person. He then decides to help Snow look for her family. Unfortunately, the seven ghosts would not let go of Snow and Basya just cannot set free the daughter she has raised for so long. Thus, she thinks of a way to keep Snow from returning to her normal life as a human.[4]
Director Lore Reyes
Cast and characters

"Nuno sa Feng Shui"

Airdate July 2, 2011 – July 9, 2011
In the story, Mila lives a plain and simple life. She is taking care of a bedridden father and believes that she will soon becomes an old man. She believes that Chinese astrology and charms will change her fate. Mila's life changes when she met Stephen. She eventually becomes attracted to him but the latter doesn't feel any for her until one day when Mila helps a beggar. The beggar gave her a bracelet that is actually a love poison. She needs to rub it three times against Stephen's right hand to make him fall for her. Stephen then was caught! But actually, the beggar is the "nuno". He cursed Mila through the charm bracelet. Eventually, Mila and Stephen encountered extraordinary happenings in their lives. What then is the real intention of the "nuno" to Mila?! Will Mila and Stephen be put in danger at the end?!

Also Stephen dies in the end.

Director Lore Reyes
Cast and characters

"Ang Manananggala: Battle of the Half-Sisters"

Airdate July 16, 2011
Emily is a woman who manages a carnival that she inherited from her mother. Living with her half-sister Marvi, she keeps from everyone a dark secret about what she becomes when darkness falls: a "manananggal". As horrid as she may seem, Emily is actually the type of "manananggal" who is too nice to harm anyone. However, things get a little complicated when Stella enters the scene and introduces herself as Emily and Marvi's other half-sister. Unknown to Emily, Stella has long been aware that she is a "manananggal" and that the latter is determined to keep the family business to herself, whatever the cost. Learn about sisterly love and valuing family heritage and find out if one's kindness can save her from the ills caused by a condition she is born with.[8]
Director Uro Q. Dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Bahay ni Lolo: A Very Spooky Night"

Airdate July 30, 2011
Kris and Derick with Louise haves there prank to Bea, Jake, Lexi, Diego, Alden, and Ms Alyssa Alano
Director Uro Q. Dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Da Mami"

Airdate August 6, 2011
Director Uro Q. Dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"The Mommy Returns"

Airdate August 20, 2011
An actress in the 1970s, Mommy Glo has always decided on anything that concerns Bongbong—from the food he eats to the women he dates. She always justifies her meddling by saying that she only wants the best for her son. So far, none of the women that Bongbong dated seem good enough for her. When Mommy Glo dies, Bongbong finally gets the chance to be independent and choose the woman he will love. However, Mommy Glo loves her son so much that she cannot rest her soul. She decides to go back as a ghost and continues to interfere with her son's lovelife. After a while, Bongbong notices that something weird happens to the women he dates—Anna (Michelle Madrigal) gets scared stiff and ends up in a state of trauma; Karen (Andrea Torres) also winds up shocked in fear. At this point, Bongbong realizes that his mother frightens these poor women. He confronts Mommy Glo and tells her to leave him alone and just rest in peace.[9]
Director Uro Q. Dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Ang Munting Mahadera"

Airdate September 3, 2011 - September 10, 2011
It is about Rody's struggle to raise his children as a single father, maintain his macho image for his mother and keep his biggest secret—that he is a homosexual. Recently parted ways with his wife, Rody goes back to live with his mother, Felicia, and takes along with him his twin daughters: the mischievous Bembem and the well-behaved Jenjen. Rody's presumptuous and nosy mom believes that there is a dark secret behind his breakup with his wife. Thus, Felicia tries everything to trick him into confessing but Rody never admits until a magical creature comes out of his closet and makes him come clean. Meanwhile, Bembem finds herself a new playground in the old and big house of Felicia. She ignores her grandmother's instruction never to enter a certain room and accidentally frees an evil hag, who has long been staying there. The hag searches for someone to live with her in the world of shadows and soon aims for Jenjen to be the one.[10]
Director Uro Q. Dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Short Time of My Life"

Airdate September 17, 2011
Kristy enters a dance contest with her boyfriend or dance partner, Rico but her father, doesn't want her to enter the dance contest and he wants to separate Kristy and Rico. Odette and her mother came up with an idea with Kristy's father to do a prank on Kristy so she can get a sprain leg and cannot dance anymore. When it is time for prank, Kristy's father accidentally pushed her on the stairs and this leads Kristy getting killed. On Kristy's funeral, her father confronts Odette's mom that Kristy is her real daughter. Odette's mom accidentally spilled that she just adopted Odette and she is not her real daughter. After what happened, Kristy starts to be a zombie and she also starts to kill people who made her life miserable.
Cast and characters

"Sapi"

Airdate October 1, 2011
The story recounts the struggle of a newly-wedded couple against a vengeful spirit of a woman who committed suicide. Belle and Paolo elope to a province after their recent wedding to escape Belle's disapproving father. Incidentally, the couple moves into Paolo's old house where Elsa, a woman who was in love with him, died. Believing that Paolo abandoned her, Elsa killed herself in his room and she is now determined to make him pay for it by possessing Belle and making her kill herself too.[11]
Director Uro Q. Dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Sumpa (The Chain Text Message)"

Airdate October 8, 2011
Sarah is a smart and nerdy student who yearns to have friends, however she is constantly picked on by Tina because of her appearance and her tendency to send chain text messages. She finds one in Mark, who is Tina's crush. Tina steals Mark's cellphone and texts her (pretending as Mark) saying that Mark wants to meet her in the library, however, Tina scares her. Thinking Mark ordered Tina to do it, Sarah confronts him in the rooftop. As she is yelling at Mark for what she thought he did, she slips on a pipe and falls off the roof. Their teacher, who is Tina's sister, informs them that Sarah was Dead on Arrival at the hospital. Two weeks later, Sarah starts to haunt them, starting with Joey. She releases his dog, who mauls him but he survives. Next is Mark, who is impaled by a pipe after trying to prove that the superstition in which when you walk under a set of stairs, you will have bad luck, is not true. He too, survives the ordeal. Afterwards, Tina receives a chain mail from Sarah, telling her to pass it to a 100 friends if you don't want to die. When she fails to do this, Sarah texts her to go to the same library where she scared Sarah. Sarah threatens Tina with Lindy's life, however, Tina begs her to take her life in exchange for Lindy's. Sarah just threatens to throw her off the roof, but promises that she will suffer forever. Three Months later, Tina appears to have been driven insane by the entire ordeal. Lindy tries to talk to her but Joey tells her not to, for she has a new best friend. Later, in Filipino class, Tina is shown to be sitting in the same spot where Sarah sat and is seen playing with Sarah's ghost. At the same time, Mark receives a text from Sarah, saying that if he believes in ghosts, pass the message to 10 people. This text scares Mark to death, as he drops his cellphone after reading it.
Cast and characters

"Singil"

Airdate October 15, 2011
Director Uro Q. Dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Sanggol"

Airdate October 22, 2011
A story about a vengeful tiyanak terrorizing a community where a pregnant woman named Maria lives. Upon conceiving her child with Hector, Maria knows that her mother, Aling Cecil (Tanya Gomez), will disapprove of her circumstance: pregnant out of wedlock. True enough, Aling Cecil wants Maria to abort the child but the latter disagrees. As Maria decides to keep the baby, Aling Cecil locks her up and stops her from working and talking to anyone except her childhood friend, Nimfa. During Maria's pregnancy, she is constantly haunted by cries of a baby and by a bloody child who keeps on appearing to her. Later, the town experiences a series of scary events that leads them into concluding that a tiyanak creeps around them to take vengeance. It first attacked the abortion care provider, Madam Ora, and then victimized many others. After some time, it is revealed that Aling Cecil has something to do with the haunting tiyanak.[12]
Director Uro Q. dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Siyam"

Airdate October 29, 2011
Director Uro Q. dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Kadugo"

Airdate November 5, 2011
Director Uro Q. dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"KaLAbit"

Airdate November 12, 2011
Miguel is a wealthy, successful architect, who has a perfect life and a loving wife. There is only one problem however, they find it hard to have a child. On Miguel's birthday, he is seduced by his secretary, Iya. Seeing no reason to stay, he promises Iya that they will run away together. A year later, however, Miguel's wife, Liza, becomes pregnant with his child and she finds out that he had an affair with Iya. So, she gives him a choice: Iya or her and their unborn child. Realizing that he still loves Liza, he chooses them and breaks off the relationship. However, Iya refuses to accept the break up and attempts to kill Liza and the child. Miguel arrives just in time to stop Iya. In a last, desperate act of self-defense for himself and his wife and child, Miguel is forced to kill Iya by stabbing her with a knife and declares angrily that he doesn't love her. 3 months later, Liza and Miguel's son is born. They enlist the help of Liza's old yaya to take care of their son while they are our for dinner for Miguel's birthday. When yaya leaves the boy's side to get him milk, Iya's ghost takes him just in time for yaya to bear witness. Anxious that they left their child, Liza and Miguel returns home to find the house in complete disarray and yaya passed out in the living room. After Yaya explains what happened, Liza rushes upstairs and sees Iya disappear with their son. Iya reveals that she is blaming their son for being the reason that Miguel decided not to leave to be with her. Yaya explains that Iya took their son to the spirit world and the only way to save him is for one of them to die and becoming a ghost and confront Iya in the spirit world. Liza overdoses herself with pills to save her son and confronts Iya. As Iya gains the upper hand, Miguel walks out of the house with a stab wound, revealing that he killed himself so that Liza can return to her body with their son. As his body disappears in ray of light, Miguel's spirit defeats Iya and their son is returned to them. Liza wakes up and breaks down after realizing that Miguel is dead. The day after, Yaya, Liza, and their son board a taxi and leave the house. Miguel's ghost comes out of the house and begs them not to leave him. Realizing there's nothing he could do anymore, he enters the house once more with Iya's ghost as the house burns in flames for an unknown reason.
Cast and characters

"Kalaro"

Airdate November 19, 2011
A story about a father who wants to win the approval of his son after his marriage breaks up. Further complicating things between them are two ghosts wanting to take them to the after life by causing their death. While his wife is on a vacation abroad, Chris finally has a chance to bond with his son, Clark. However, it seems that only Chris enjoys their current setup because the boy hates him and his new home: a unit on the sixth floor of a strange condominium. Clark is bored because, aside from the fact that he is staying with his dad, there seems to be no other kids on the sixth floor. Thus, he gets excited and happy when he meets Ena, a girl who lives in the unit beside theirs. Instantly, the two kids become playmates. Meanwhile, Chris started experiencing weird things in his condo unit ever since he met Ena's mother, Lara. He has also been seeing horrifying visions: like Clark becoming a corpse and the water in the bathtub turning to blood. When Clark returns to play with Ena, they invite him inside and they start to drown him. Chris returns to the condo but leaves to look for Clark's toy car. When he finds it, he suddenly hears Clark's cries for help, so he rushes up. When he enters Lara's bathroom, he sees a vision from the past; Lara killed her daughter in the bathtub. Bernardo, her husband who bears an uncanny resemblance to Chris, returns for his daughter after he left Lara for another woman with his son, Jonas, who presumably bears a resemblance to Clark. Bernardo finds his beloved daughter dead and in his anger, he drowns Lara. After snapping out of the vision, Chris fishes Clark out of the tub. Clark is dead but he manages to resuscitate him. Clark finally accepts Chris. As they embrace in the lobby before Clark's mother takes him home, Clark notices that the back of Chris' head is full of blood. A realization suddenly comes to Chris; as he is looking for Clark's toy, he was assaulted by two men and was killed. Clark's mother takes him home as Clark begs her to take Chris with them. Clark is last seen in a taxi with his mother, crying as he holds the lucky coin Chris gave him earlier. Chris, meanwhile, now a ghost, stays with Lara and Ena as the two girls continue their terror on the condo.
Director Uro Q. dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Kaibigan"

Airdate November 26, 2011
Cast and characters

"Panata"

Airdate December 3, 2011
Cast and characters

"Parol"

Airdate December 10, 2011
As Christmas nears, Aya her daughter Frances and Elmer return to their hometown to pick up their Tatay Danny, who is now paralyzed. Tatay Danny had a heart attack when Carol abandoned him and her husband, Hector for some unknown reasons. When they get to their home, Elmer sees his childhood friend, Gengeng, and hears from her that unusual and mysterious things have been happening in their house since Carol had gone. Their family's abode further turns into a haunted house when Frances finds the lantern made by Aya and Carol a long time ago. When they hang it, they begin hearing cries for help. A disturbed soul also makes its presence felt in their house and this causes Aya, Elmer and Gengeng to investigate all these mysterious happenings.[13]
Director Uro Q. Dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Perya"

Airdate December 17, 2011
It tells the story of two lonely people who rediscover the meaning of Christmas when they meet an orphan named Alice. Jackie has been fooled by too many men that she has lost her faith in love. Now, she disguises herself as a boyish woman to discourage men from courting her. On the other hand, her friend Jilmer is a soft-hearted man who always ends up being brokenhearted because women take advantage of his kindness. Jackie meets Alice because of an incident in the carnival that she manages. Upon knowing that the girl is an orphan, Jackie decides to take her in despite Jilmer's warning that Alice might be a part of an illegal syndicate. Unknown to the two adults, Alice is worse than a syndicate. She has a very dark past and her desperate need for parental love becomes a psychotic obsession that makes her kill the people who disappoint her.[14] Eventually, Jackie and Jilmer learns of Alice's true nature. In the end, as they drive away from the carnival, Alice spooks Jackie and Jilmer in Jilmer's car that they collide head on with a truck and the screen fades to black, leaving their fate unknown.
Director Uro Q. Dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Orasyon"

Airdate March 24, 2012
Director Uro Q. Dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Aparisyon"

Airdate March 31, 2012
Director Uro Q. Dela Cruz
Cast

"Kalansay"

Airdate April 14, 2012
Director Uro dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Kasambahay"

Airdate April 21, 2012
Director Uro dela Cruz
Cast and characters

"Korona"

Airdate April 28, 2012
Cast and characters

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Spooky Nights earned a 20.7% rating.[15] While the final episode scored a 17.4% rating.[16]

Accolades

Accolades received by Spooky Nights
Year Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
2011 25th PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Horror or Fantasy Program "Bampirella" Won [17]
2012 26th PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Horror/Fantasy Program Spooky Nights Nominated [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Spooky Nights Full Episodes - YouTube". YouTube.
  2. ↑ "Marian Rivera topbills Bampirella, the first offering of GMA-7's Spooky Nights". PEP. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal reunite for Spooky Nights Presents: The Ringtone". PEP. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Rhian Ramos is the Snow White Lady on GMA-7". PEP. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rhian Ramos to focus on work, studies". GMA News. May 24, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Showbiz". Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Claudine Barretto Topbills 'Spooky Nights Presents: Nuno sa Feng Shui!'". You Say Too. July 2, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Claudine Barretto will be part of GMA-7's Ang Manananggala: Battle of the Half-sisters". PEP. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Dingdong Dantes portrays a mama's boy in Spooky Nights Presents: Ang Mama Kong Mamaw". PEP. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Roderick Paulate and Barbara Miguel topbill GMA-7's Spooky Nights Presents: Munting Mahadera". PEP. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Heart Evangelista to be paired with Geoff Eigenmann in Spooky Nights presents Sapi". PEP. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lovi Poe's character deals with a tiyanak in Spooky Nights Presents: Sanggol". PEP. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ "GMA-7's "Spooky Nights" continues its horror Christmas features this Saturday". GMA Network. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Claudine Barretto and Raymart Santiago reunite onscreen for Spooky Nights presents Perya | PEP.ph: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz". PEP.ph. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  15. ↑ Santiago, Erwin (March 29, 2011). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila People & Household Ratings (March 25–28): Captain Barbell soars high on its pilot episode; Mara Clara keeps lead". PEP. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  16. ↑ Santiago, Erwin (April 30, 2012). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila People & Household Ratings (April 27–29): GMA-7 dominates weekend viewing". PEP. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  17. ↑ Llanes, Rommel R. (October 29, 2011). "25th Star Awards for TV nominees bared". PEP. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  18. ↑ "PMPC bares nominees for 26th Star Awards for TV". PEP. September 26, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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