''Spirit of the Glass'' is a 2004 Philippine

supernatural horror film Supernatural horror film is a film genre that combines aspects of supernatural film and horror film. Supernatural occurrences in such films often include ghosts and demons, and many supernatural horror films have elements of religion. Common them ...

written and directed by

Jose Javier Reyes Jose "Joey" Javier Reyes (born October 21, 1954) is a Filipino director, screenwriter, lyricist, and actor. He has won awards at the Gawad Urian, Metro Manila Film Festival and Filipino Star Awards for Movies for his films, which include ''Pa ...

. The film stars

Rica Peralejo Regina Carla Bautista Peralejo-Bonifacio (born March 7, 1981), better known as Rica Peralejo (), is a former Filipino actress, singer, and television host. Career Television Peralejo started out as a child star and was part of ABS-CBN's popul ...

, with the supporting cast includes

Marvin Agustin Marvin Jay Marquez Cuyugan (born January 29, 1979), known professionally as Marvin Agustin, is a Filipino actor, chef and entrepreneur. Early life He was born Marvin Jay Marquez Cuyugan in Paco, Manila, in January 29, 1979. Coming from a poor ...

Dingdong Dantes Jose Sixto "Dingdong" Gonzalez Dantes III (born August 2, 1980) professionally known as Dingdong Dantes, is a Filipino actor, filmmaker, and television personality. He is known for his acting versatility and played dramatic and fantasy-action r ...

Ciara Sotto Ciara Anna Gamboa Sotto ( , born July 2, 1980) is a Filipino actress, singer and host. Personal life She is the youngest daughter of actress Helen Gamboa-Sotto and actor and Senator Vicente Sotto III. She is a first cousin of Sharon Cuneta ...

, Drew Arellano, and

Jake Cuenca Juan Carlos Cuenca (; born December 30, 1987), popularly known as Jake Cuenca, is a Filipino actor. He also played for United Football League Division 2 sides Team Socceroo FC. Career At the age of nine, Cuenca was discovered by talent scout ...

. Produced with Canary Films and distributed by

Octoarts Films OctoArts Films (also known as OctoArts Films International for foreign films) is a Filipino film production and distribution company founded in 1989 by Orly R. Ilacad. A veteran record producer, Ilacad only decided to establish the film compa ...

, the film was theatrically released on December 25, 2004, as one of the official entries at the

30th Metro Manila Film Festival The 30th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines, from December 25, 2004, to January 5, 2005. Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon and their movie, ''Mano Po III: My Love'' topped the 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival. Santos and de ...

. A sequel entitled ''Spirit of the Glass 2: The Haunted'' was released in 2017.

Synopsis

The film follows a group of vacationers who inadvertently summon evil while using a

Ouija board The Ouija ( , ), also known as a Ouija board, spirit board, talking board, or witch board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the Latin alphabet, the numbers 0–9, the words "yes", "no", and occasionally "hello" and "goodbye", along ...

Cast

as Kelly/Auring *

as Dante *

as Choppy *

Paolo Contis Paolo Enrico Tusi Contis (born March 14, 1984) is a Filipino actor, host, singer, and comedian of Italian descent. Contis debuted as a child actor in the ABS-CBN show ''Ang TV'' during the 1990s. A GMA Network artist for 20 years, he has won ...

as Drew *

as Cecille * Drew Arellano as Anton *

Alessandra De Rossi Alessandra de Rossi (born Alessandra Tiotangco Schiavone on July 19, 1984) is a Filipino actress and writer. Known for her dramatic and comedic performances in independent film and television, she made her screen debut in the comedy series ''! ...

as Myra *

as PJ *

Jill Yulo Jill Yulo (born December 28, 1989) is a Filipina actress who is a member of Star Magic, ABS-CBN Corporation's talent management and development center. She starred in Star Cinema's ''D'Anothers'' and was a finalist, with Alwyn Uytingco, on '' Qpi ...

as young Adriana * Jay Aquitania as Aries *

Cris Daluz Crispin Rodriguez Daluz (August 15, 1934 – February 12, 2009) was a Filipino actor and reporter. He is known for ''Himala'' (1982), '' Sukob'' (2006) and ''Bagong Buwan'' (2001). He died on February 12, 2009, in Olongapo, Philippines. Daluz ...

as Mang Andoy * Menggie Cobarrubias as Caloy *

Ana Capri Ynfane Avanica (born April 24, 1979), known professionally as Ana Capri, is a Filipino actress. Career In 1996, Capri made her screen debut in ''Virgin People 2'', directed by Celso Ad. Castillo, where she acted alongside Sunshine Cruz, Sharma ...

as Ada *

Mark Gil Raphael John Gil Eigenmann (September 25, 1961 – September 1, 2014), known professionally as Mark Gil, was a Filipino actor. Gil was often cast as a main villain in Philippine action films that was popular during the late '80s to the early 20 ...

as Carlos

Sequel

A sequel titled ''Spirit of the Glass 2: The Haunted'' was released in the Philippines in November 2017. A reviewer for

Rappler Rappler (portmanteau of the words "rap" and "ripples") is a Mass media in the Philippines, Filipino online news website based in Pasig, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and convicted cyberlibelist ...

was critical of the movie, as they felt that the first film didn't require a sequel and that "The only thing really scary about Spirit of the Glass 2: The Haunted''' is the amount of babble one has to endure to get anything out of the film".

References

External links

* 2004 films 2004 horror films Philippine ghost films Philippine supernatural horror films OctoArts Films films Filipino-language films Films directed by José Javier Reyes {{2000s-Philippines-film-stub