True Stories of Horror - The Philippines

Initially this was a Halloween video feature for a newspaper. Several Philippine residents discuss the White Lady of Balete Drive and the aswang.

We went to Balete Drive first. While we were filming I never actually heard the hissing sound, as the sound of the jeepney was very loud. It was later that night in the condo while I was reviewing the tape when I first heard it. I shrugged it off as just "noise." It was days later when I did the aswang interview with Kaye that I realized the sound she describes is a similar sound on the video tape. Actually I had been told that before, that the presence of an aswang is preceded with a hissing sound.

I suppose since we were on a street known for ghost sightings some might theorize that the noise could be an EVP (electronic voice phenomenon) but I never analyzed the sound for any type of voice. But that's the cool thing about the Philippines and its folklore. You go to video footage of ghosts and you get aswangs instead.

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• penanggalan

[shane8109]

I guess there is a white lady story most places

[2cute2toot]

What a bunch of lies! Don't be fooled. I lived in the Philippines for so many years. There are no such things. Those are just made up stories. Witches, white ladies, kapres, engkantos and all that crap are real people doing real bad things. I'm telling you! Filipinos can very stupid sometimes.

[JoDanaoTizon]

kaw lang ata sumitsit sa huli eh...ehehehe

[badombo192009]

Bastos na reporter amp walang galang!!!

[MrCloud1922]

@mazlenamek ill translate for you,ARE you Blind?!

[mazlenamek]

I tottally do not understand anything :-\

[lee0000000001]

Godkizzz what are u talking about? Imao

[musicoftheamature]

i wish i can visit balete drive..

[InariTheFoxLover]

@godkizzzz can you spell correctly? Because I have no idea what you just said

[xenamort]

Ang ganda totoo ba yan? Pls reply