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A Filipino priest.
A dark secret.
A history buried in silence.
Under Spanish colonial rule in the 19th century, Father Juan Severino Mallari was known as a holy man in the quiet town of Magalang, Pampanga. But behind every toll of the church bell, souls cried out in the shadows-voices he silenced in the name of faith.
As bodies began to vanish and fear spread through the villages, whispers grew louder:
That the priest was no savior, but a punisher.
That beneath his holy face hid a demon who believed blood was the only way to cleanse the soul.
How far can faith go when the holy face is stained with blood?
And when God remains silent-who will you kneel to?