This ninth installment in the classic horror series offers up a trio of spine-chillers from the Philippines. In Christmas Tree, a rampaging Christmas tree is out for blood as it terrorizes a family during the holidays; next, in Bangungot, three people in a love triangle find themselves ensnared in a supernatural nightmare. Finally, a teenage Goth band is cursed by a temptress’s lethal spell in Engkanto.
Like the previous installments, Shake,Rattle and Roll 9 showcases three horror episodes. The first story, Christmas Tree is about a family who are spending their christmas vacation on their grandmother’s house after a painful tragedy. Until a strange monster christmas tree is waiting for a right time to eat all the family members for it’s christmas feast. The next segment is about a desperate woman, Marionne(Roxanne Guinoo) for her true love Jerome(Dennis Trillo). One day, she did a ritual that suddenly traps her and Jerome in each other’s nightmare forever. The title of this segment is “Bangungot”. The third and final episode’s title is “Engkanto”tacles about a gothic band who are lost in the middle of the woods and encounters an “Engkanto”.
Directors: Paul Daza (segment Christmas Tree), Topel Lee (segment Engkanto), Michael Tuviera (segment Bangungot)
Writers: Enzo Valdez (story), Fairlane Raymundo (story), Paul Daza (story)
Stars: John Prats, Gina Alajar, Boots Anson-Roa, Tonton Gutierrez, John Lapus, Nash Aguas, Sophia Baars, Lovi Poe, Dennis Trillo, Pauleen Luna, Roxanne Guinoo, Jaymee Joaquin, Jayson Gainza, Andrea Torres, Eugene Domingo, Ernie Zarate, Barbie Forteza, Anna Tablizo, Katrina Halili, Matt Evans, Melissa Ricks, Martin Escudero, Jewel Mische, Sam Concepcion, Felix Roco, Jojo Alejar, Nanding Josef, Hector Macaso, Carme Sanchez