La Fraile is a prominent town which expands its success across generations for being ruled by the powerful, noble-born Serdoncillo clan. "Veiled Madonna" painting, a masterpiece made by an unknown artist in 1706 and it was owned by the lauded city mayor, Ephraim Serdoncillo. Their family is always surrounded by controversies and rumors, yet it was all easily swept under the rug much to the townspeople's admiration. However, their name was caught in an inescapable bad light when he met his untimely demise and the blame was placed on the old-century artwork. In an odd manner, the girlfriend of Ephraim's nephew, Miriam del Vasquez, is strangely troubled by nightmares of a woman wearing black medieval gown and veil, resembling the portrait. Discovering the tale of the mayor's death and the art, she is soon eager to unravel the string of mystery tying her terror dreams and the ghastly murder to the painting. Does the infamous picture is tagged along by its haunted past or is it only about to draw its present curse in a perfect timing? --- Published: 01 January 2025 Finished: dd/mm/yy

El Madre, the town that has been the home of great people in different artistic fields. It is ruled by the most influential aristocratic family: the dela Fiasco. Homer dela Fiasco, a renowned best-selling novelist, is greatly known for his classic horror stories. Beyond his successful novels, he owns a red book that was meant to have no title and is called "Pulang Libro". He kept this book sealed and unknown to anyone, where it was bound to be placed at his remains. Lo and behold, Homer died at his fortieth career celebration. The book was then unfolded to his family, where every one of them showed curiosity and interest. Doomed by the disclosure, the "Pulang Libro" was stolen from his grave. Eventually, an uncanny incident happens to Athena, the writer's grandchild, that will press her to unravel the mystery behind the book's disappearance. In search of the book and truth, what story awaits her in the midst of her family's twisted tale, when flipping pages started to get red. --- Published: 30 September 2023 Finished: dd/mm/yy

Los Rosarios, the town where every year, a woman goes missing. Dwellers claim that the ghost of Lakan emerges to take souls to relive his grieving every Marcela's death anniversary. This urban legend stems from the great love that was fell into tragic ending in 1998. The Benedicto, a rich and prominent family who ruled the town for generations. Just like the tale as old as time: Marcela, the family's adopted, youngest, and only female child, falls in love with the mansion gardener, Lakan. They kept their relationship secret in fear of disapproval. However, her family still learns and thwarted, but later accepts the truth. Everything appears to be perfect, not until one fateful night, Lakan was murdered. He was found on the river, floating and dead. Ensued to Marcela's devastation after his sudden death, she committed suicide by hanging herself in the tree near the river. Twenty years passed, when an orphan girl from nowhere, Aly, found herself in the town. The people quiver with fear upon meeting her, as she looks exactly like the long-dead Marcela. They believed that Marcela reincarnated as Aly and she would make Lakan's misery bring to a halt. The town started to question her existence. Is it really the past attempting to change its fate to the present, or is this simply a haunting chaos in the present biding its time to disrupt the future? --- Published: 28 August 2022 Finished: 12 January 2023

[Wattys 2022 Shortlist] --- Buena Trujillo, the town who ruled by rich, prominent families, Ludevico and Jorquera, for decades. In 1990, they agreed upon a fixed marriage between their successors, Flavian and Ophelia, respectively. However, Flavian has a relationship with Stella, the daughter of a poor coachman family, Martizano, that they keep hidden. Despite their romance keeping out of sight, Ludevico's patriarch, Monsieur Greco still learns and thwarted. Desperate, Flavian is resolved to elope with Stella to fight for their love, but unfortunately, she did not show herself at the rendezvous. Left heartbroken, it prompts him to marry Ophelia. On their wedding day, Stella appears in a rage, revealing that she came to their meeting place but someone drugged her to sleep. Unbeknownst to her, their house was eventually set on fire and Martizanos was trapped in flames. Out of anger, she exacts a curse on Ludevico, that their inheritor will bring tragedy when he yearns for romantic love. Stella was then burned to death by herself, leaving the townspeople horrified. Five years passed, Vaughn, the heir apparent of Ludevico, was raised to be indifferent to girls in the hope of breaking the curse. Unforeseen, a young lady, Wayne, came to town and he immediately fell for her charms. Their intertwining draws everyone's attention and opposes, in fear of prophecy to happen. But apparently, the two disregarded the omen and tie the knot. And lo, a mysterious figure attired in a black medieval dress, hiding behind a skull mask and riding a kalesa, terrifyingly shows at the wedding. This figure earns the name "Kutsero de Kamatayan," where dwellers claim that it was Stella's ghost, kickstarting her curse. The query began to enwrap the people. Is this really Stella, the Kutsero de Kamatayan, vowing revenge on the people who made her suffer or only someone lurking and using the old chronicle for its own motives in town? --- Published: 31 December 2021 Finished: 10 July 2022