Alapaap (1984) | Merits of Sin | Region-Free (DVD)

Title: Alapaap (1984)

Alternate Title: Clouds

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Plot Synopsis:
Jake, a young filmmaker recovering from a drug overdose, heads to a secluded highland village with his friends Dave and Donald to shoot a short film. They rent a remote house with one strict condition: never enter the bedroom of the deceased daughter Byens. As their stay unfolds, the house reveals disturbing secrets tied to folk mysticism and supernatural forces, merging reality and hallucination in increasingly terrifying ways.

Cast and Crew

• Director: Tata Esteban

• Writers: Rei Nicandro

• Cast:

  • William Martinez as Jake

  • Mark Gil as Dave

  • Michael De Mesa as Donald

  • Tanya Gomez as Baeg

  • Eva Rose Palma as Christine

IMDb Link: Alapaap (1984) 

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. Wiccaburr – ★★★½
   “Alapaap certainly plays it off as a movie that won’t go full tilt until you get into the finale. This movie might be a bit slow at the start but it picks up once the cast encounters a haunted place with a vengeful ghost. The effects look low budget but worked well with the atmosphere given.”

2. Mazinkaiser – ★★★
   “Ghosts are a helluva drug.”

3. Pangzi – ★★½
   “It’s hard to imagine a movie that ends with a bloody shootout and still manages to be boring. But Alapaap delivers that and more. Love triangle, r@pe revenge, ghosts, and a haunted house in the hills. None of it sticks or makes sense, but kudos for the effort.”

4. Steve G – ★★½
   “It’s not as insane as I hoped. There’s too much plot and too little pay-off. I’m still glad I watched it, but this is strictly for Filipino genre film completionists.”

5. Brundlefly – ★★★
   “A dreamy mix of folk horror and drug-fueled paranoia. Some trippy visuals in the third act and a wild shift in tone. Messy, but interesting.”

Meta Description:
A Filipino horror-thriller from 1984, Alapaap (aka Clouds) follows a recovering addict and his friends as they encounter a supernatural presence in a remote village. A blend of folk mysticism, psychological horror, and haunting visuals, this rare cult gem offers eerie atmospheres and mind-bending twists.