Viva star Bea Binene is embracing her fear of the supernatural in her latest role—both on and off camera.
During the grand media conference for her upcoming horror film ‘Posthouse’, Bea admitted that she’s deeply respectful, and even fearful, of unseen elements that may exist around her, especially when filming on eerie sets.
“I always say ‘tabi-tabi po,’” she shared. “And if it feels like the place is scary, I make it a point to say, ‘Matatakutin po ako, tabi-tabi po, pa-taping lang po, pasensya na po.’ I really do that a lot.”
Bea believes that beyond the physical world, other entities exist and deserve respect. “I know we’re not the only ones who co-exist in this world. There are other entities and elements that we also need to respect. If we respect them, they’ll respect us.”
Now a lead star in three consecutive horror films, Bea is thrilled at the direction her career is taking. “Nakakataba po ng puso at nakaka-excite po talaga kapag napanood po ninyo. Sana mapanood ng lahat,” she said about Posthouse, which is set to hit theaters nationwide starting August 20.
What makes ‘Posthouse’ even more special for Bea is its unique black-and-white poster—her first time being prominently featured as the lead female star in a film promo after 21 years in the industry. The haunting image shows her face with film negatives covering her eyes, perfectly setting the tone for the psychological thriller.
“Posthouse is like a film within a film,” Bea described. “It shows how movies were made back then, with actual film reels and Moviola editing machines. First time ko pong makakita ng gano’n—tumitunog habang pinapanood mo ‘yung film. I think it’s a great opportunity for younger generations to see how films used to be made—not just all digital.”
Set in an old post-production facility, Posthouse follows Cyril (played by Sid Lucero), a film editor haunted by trauma and unresolved family secrets. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Nikolas Red, with ‘Deleter’ director Mikhail Red on board as creative producer.
The concept was inspired by the lost 1927 silent film ‘Ang Manananggal’, regarded as the Philippines’ first horror movie. In fact, the trailer teases: “In 1927, the first Filipino horror film was completed. Soon after it vanished. No one ever saw it again. Now the film has been found—and what was sealed within has awakened.”
Red revealed that they crafted ‘Posthouse’ as a modern imagining of what could happen if that mysterious film was unearthed. “We’ve never seen Ang Manananggal, because the negatives are lost. That’s where the story idea came from.”
