Enrique Gil (left), Alexa Miro (center), and Rob Gomez held a press conference for their 2024 MMFF entry “Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital.” | Image: INQUIRER.net/Jessica Ann Evangelista
Ahead of the release of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2024 entry “Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital,” Alexa Miro, one of the cast members, shared that she has experienced a paranormal occurrence while filming inside the haunted hospital in Taiwan.
During the film’s media conference on Wednesday, Nov. 14, Miro recalled the time that she felt that she was somehow possessed by an entity.
“Meron kaming mga kasama na sensitive sa mga ganon [paranormal], so they would see or hear stuff. I also personally experienced something on the first day of the shoot. Meron kaming dinadaan na tunnel. Before we entered that day, I felt heavy already. Parang may bumubulong sakin na huwag kang dumaan. Pero syempre ‘di ko na lang pinansin kasi I wouldn’t want to worry the other cast,” she shared.
(We have friends who are sensitive to that paranormal so they would see or hear stuff. I also personally experienced something on the first day of the shoot. We have a tunnel that we go through. Before we entered that day, I felt heavy already. It’s like someone is whispering to me not to come by. But of course I didn’t pay attention because I wouldn’t want to worry the other cast.)
When she entered the tunnel, Miro said some negative energy started to rise in her. “As if someone was riding me. My movement seems to be constricted. I can’t even breathe. But when I got out of the tunnel, it was like he had left and I burst out crying and everyone prayed for me,” she further said.
“Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital” is the Philippine adaptation of the South Korean box office hit “Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum” and is set to become the country’s very first meta-found-footage horror film.
In the film, the cast members play themselves, where they vlog their exploration inside the haunted hospital.
Aside from Miro, the film also features Enrique Gil, Rob Gomez, beauty queen MJ Lastimosa, real-life tarot reader Raf Pineda, and content creator Ryan “Zarckaroo” Azurin.
The film is directed by Kerwin Go and produced by Erik Matti and Dondon Monteverde in partnership with Gil. It will premiere in local cinemas on Dec. 25 alongside other nine MMFF entries.