Haunted Forest is a 2017 Filipino supernatural horror film directed by Ian Loreños, and starring Jane Oineza, Maris Racal, Jameson Blake and Jon Lucas.[1] It tells the story of a teenager who is forced to leave her life behind when her estranged policeman father is reassigned to the province.[2] The film deals with supernatural mythical creatures, among them is the "sitsit,"[3] a creature that preys on women at night and is believed to be the cause of sudden disappearances and deaths of women in the subject town.[4]
The story revolves around Aris (Raymart Santiago) and his estranged daughter, Nica (Jane Oineza). When Aris was reassigned, he immediately starts on a case investigating a murder which is staged similarly to the death of a childhood friend that haunts him. While her father is away, Nica, her cousin and her local friends went for an outing where she started to get weird things happen to her. She tries to shake it off at first, but it gets worse day after day.
Haunted Forest was produced under Regal Films and is directed by Ian Loreños. Loreños described the direction of the film as a mixture of Regal Film's "usual style" on horror and his own take on the genre. He said that the production team decided to put more "organic horror" elements in the film aside from relying on scaring the audience by surprise while adding that the film had "story" and "lessons". He stated that his film as an all-in-one film being a horror, family story, and love story while making sure the film won't have the impression of being a "mishmash".[7]
Releaseedit
An official trailer for Haunted Forest was released by December 4, 2017. The film was premiered in cinemas on December 25, 2017, as one of the eight entries of the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival.[3]
Receptionedit
On January 4, 2018, Lily Monteverde of Regal Films was satisfied of the box office gross of the film despite describing the then undisclosed figure as "not overwhelming".[8] It was later reported that the film grossed about ₱56 million and was the fourth most sold team during the official run of the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival.[9]
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^ abc"Horror movie 'Haunted Forest' trailer released". ABS-CBN News. December 4, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
^"Raymart Santiago returns to big screen via horror movie 'Haunted Forest'". Inquirer.net. October 12, 2017.
^"The last four MMFF 2017 entries are Siargao, Haunted Forest, Deadma Walking, Ang Larawan". Pep.ph. November 17, 2017.
^ abcde"Cast of Regal Films movie 'Haunted Forest' revealed". ABS-CBN News. July 27, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
^Del Valle, Precious (December 15, 2017). "'Haunted Forest': A different type of horror film". Rappler. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
^Baby E (January 4, 2018). "Mother Lily kuntento na sa kinita ng Haunted Forest" [Mother Lily content with Haunted Forest's sales]. Pang-Masa (in Filipino). Philippine Star. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^"'Gandarrapido: The Revenger Squad' tops MMFF 2017 box office". Rappler. January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
haunted, forest, 2017, film, haunted, forest, 2017, filipino, supernatural, horror, film, directed, loreños, starring, jane, oineza, maris, racal, jameson, blake, lucas, tells, story, teenager, forced, leave, life, behind, when, estranged, policeman, father, r. Haunted Forest is a 2017 Filipino supernatural horror film directed by Ian Lorenos and starring Jane Oineza Maris Racal Jameson Blake and Jon Lucas 1 It tells the story of a teenager who is forced to leave her life behind when her estranged policeman father is reassigned to the province 2 The film deals with supernatural mythical creatures among them is the sitsit 3 a creature that preys on women at night and is believed to be the cause of sudden disappearances and deaths of women in the subject town 4 Haunted ForestTheatrical release posterDirected byIan LorenosWritten byJeps GallonProduced byLily Y MonteverdeRoselle MonteverdeStarringRaymart Santiago Joey Marquez Jane Oineza Jameson Blake Maris Racal Jon LucasCinematographyRommel SalesEdited byTara IllenbergerMusic byFrancis ConcioProductioncompanyRegal EntertainmentDistributed byRegal EntertainmentRelease dateDecember 25 2017 2017 12 25 Running time110 minutesCountryPhilippinesLanguageFilipinoBox office 56 millionHaunted Forest was released in Philippine cinemas as an official entry to the 43rd Metro Manila Film Festival on December 25 2017 5 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2 1 Main cast 2 2 Supporting cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlot editThe story revolves around Aris Raymart Santiago and his estranged daughter Nica Jane Oineza When Aris was reassigned he immediately starts on a case investigating a murder which is staged similarly to the death of a childhood friend that haunts him While her father is away Nica her cousin and her local friends went for an outing where she started to get weird things happen to her She tries to shake it off at first but it gets worse day after day Cast editMain cast edit Jane Oineza 6 as Nica Jameson Blake 6 as RJ Maris Racal 6 as Mich Jon Lucas 6 as AndreSupporting cast edit Raymart Santiago 3 as Aris Joey Marquez 6 as Nardo Jerald Napoles Myrtle Sarrosa as Lorena Miho Nishida Betong Sumaya Beverly Salviejo as Merly Fiona Yang Kelvin MirandaProduction editHaunted Forest was produced under Regal Films and is directed by Ian Lorenos Lorenos described the direction of the film as a mixture of Regal Film s usual style on horror and his own take on the genre He said that the production team decided to put more organic horror elements in the film aside from relying on scaring the audience by surprise while adding that the film had story and lessons He stated that his film as an all in one film being a horror family story and love story while making sure the film won t have the impression of being a mishmash 7 Release editAn official trailer for Haunted Forest was released by December 4 2017 The film was premiered in cinemas on December 25 2017 as one of the eight entries of the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival 3 Reception editOn January 4 2018 Lily Monteverde of Regal Films was satisfied of the box office gross of the film despite describing the then undisclosed figure as not overwhelming 8 It was later reported that the film grossed about 56 million and was the fourth most sold team during the official run of the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival 9 See also editList of ghost filmsReferences edit Cast of Regal Films movie Haunted Forest revealed ABS CBN News July 27 2017 Haunted Forest A different type of horror film Rappler December 15 2017 a b c Horror movie Haunted Forest trailer released ABS CBN News December 4 2017 Retrieved January 3 2018 Raymart Santiago returns to big screen via horror movie Haunted Forest Inquirer net October 12 2017 The last four MMFF 2017 entries are Siargao Haunted Forest Deadma Walking Ang Larawan Pep ph November 17 2017 a b c d e Cast of Regal Films movie Haunted Forest revealed ABS CBN News July 27 2017 Retrieved January 3 2018 Del Valle Precious December 15 2017 Haunted Forest A different type of horror film Rappler Retrieved January 3 2018 Baby E January 4 2018 Mother Lily kuntento na sa kinita ng Haunted Forest Mother Lily content with Haunted Forest s sales Pang Masa in Filipino Philippine Star Retrieved January 6 2018 Gandarrapido The Revenger Squad tops MMFF 2017 box office Rappler January 18 2018 Retrieved January 21 2018 External links editHaunted Forest at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Haunted Forest 2017 film amp oldid 1186399276, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
