'The Manananggal at Unit 23B') is a 2016 Filipino independent romantic horror film directed by Prime Cruz under The IdeaFirst Company.

[1] Jewel (Ryza Cenon) is a lonely woman secretly a manananggal who falls in love with Nico (Martin del Rosario), a heartbroken man who also has a low self-esteem like her.

Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B which had a genre described as "Romantic Gore" was directed by Prime Cruz and written by Jen Chuaunsu and was produced under The IdeaFirst Company.

Chuausnu who made a research on the folklore creature said that the particular character in Manananggal was added with human characteristic in an effort to make the supernatural more relatable.

[2] The film had its first commercial release on August 16, 2017, as one of the twelve official entries at the 2017 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino.