Mallari is a 2023 Philippine horror film directed by Roderick Cabrido from a story and screenplay written by Enrico C. Santos.
While he is away, Facunda is turned into a monster by their servants led by Maria Capac after she is lured into one of the latter's clandestine occult rituals.
When Severino discovers this, Maria tells him that Facunda is already suffering from a terminal illness and can only be cured by consuming human flesh.
Torn between damning himself and saving his mother, he agrees to become a murderer after his sinister alter ego urges him to rid society of delinquents.
He then kills a corrupt landlord and two prostitutes and feeds their entrails to Facunda, who, unaware of her transformation and her son's activities, recovers.
After encountering victims of an aswang attack which Johnrey's boss dismisses as a CIA operation, he learns of a series of murders taking place in town.
Upon waking up and finding that he has in his possession Jonathan's blanket, Johnrey realizes that they both have the ability of astral projection and time travel.
Returning to his time, Johnrey encounters an elderly Maria Capac and his servant Conching, who is revealed to be her granddaughter, holding his wife Felicity hostage, along with an aged Doña Facunda, who refuses to eat human flesh since Severino's arrest.
Following his arrival, a series of murders targeting delinquents are carried out by a figure dressed as a priest, raising suspicion on Jonathan.
After killing Lucas, Jonathan comes across a dying Agnes as Felicity's film plays, revealing that the chick remains inside Johnrey.
[6] The film is based around the Philippines' first documented serial killer, Severino Mallari, and has three intertwined main storylines set in different periods (1840s, 1940s, and 2023).
[11] Mallari premiered in cinemas in the Philippines on December 25, 2023, as one of the official entries of the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).