Traditional Filipino horror often relies on the multo (ghost) or engkanto (nature spirit) as external threats. Casa subverts this by presenting a “haunted house” that is haunted not by supernatural entities but by the memory of the state’s violence .
| Theme | How It Appears in the Film | |-------|----------------------------| | | The house acts as a repository of collective trauma, with each character confronting personal loss. | | Urban Legends | Local folklore about “the cursed house” drives the plot and fuels the characters’ curiosity. | | Isolation | The remote setting amplifies feelings of helplessness, mirroring the characters’ emotional isolation. | | Reality vs. Perception | Shifts between what is seen and what is heard blur the line between supernatural and psychological horror. | Casa -2007 Filipino Movie-
Traditional Filipino horror often relies on the multo (ghost) or engkanto (nature spirit) as external threats. Casa subverts this by presenting a “haunted house” that is haunted not by supernatural entities but by the memory of the state’s violence .
| Theme | How It Appears in the Film | |-------|----------------------------| | | The house acts as a repository of collective trauma, with each character confronting personal loss. | | Urban Legends | Local folklore about “the cursed house” drives the plot and fuels the characters’ curiosity. | | Isolation | The remote setting amplifies feelings of helplessness, mirroring the characters’ emotional isolation. | | Reality vs. Perception | Shifts between what is seen and what is heard blur the line between supernatural and psychological horror. |