KMJS' Gabi ng Lagim

KMJS' Gabi ng Lagim (transl. Night of Terror) is an annual Halloween television special of GMA Network's news magazine show Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, featuring urban legends and supernatural stories from around the Philippines. It first aired on October 27, 2013, and has since been present annually, usually on the Sunday closest to Halloween and All Saints' Day, also known in the Philippines as Undás.^[1]

KMJS' Gabi ng Lagim
Genre	Horror Anthology
Presented by	Jessica Soho
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
Production
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	60–90 minutes
Production company	GMA Public Affairs
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	October 27, 2013 (2013-10-27) – present
Related
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho

Overview

Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho previously aired Halloween specials under different titles before GMA Public Affairs Assistant Vice President Lee Joseph Castel suggested in 2012 to create an annual special under one name. It later became the Gabi ng Lagim.^[2]

On each edition, the special features three to four real-life accounts with interviews with the actual people, actual photos, videos, and audio recordings of the supernatural encounters, which made it one of the talked about shows in the Philippines during Halloween season online. In 2018, it was reported that the show generated 80,000 tweets in three hours.^[3][4]

Editions

Edition	Year	Title	Stories		Director	Date aired	NUTAM PPL. Rating
			Original title	English title
1st	2013	Gabi ng Lagim I	Kulam	Hex	Topel Lee	October 27, 2013
			Ang Mansyon	The Mansion	Rahyan Carlos
			Horror Van		Rember Gelera
2nd	2014	Gabi ng Lagim II	Iskulmeyt	Schoolmate	Aloy Adlawan	November 2, 2014
			Balete		Rember Gelera
			Delubyo	Deluge	Topel Lee
3rd	2015	Gabi ng Lagim III	Kalaro	Playmate	Kenneth Dagatan	November 1, 2015
			Parola	Lighthouse	Rember Gelera
			Aparador	Closet	Topel Lee
4th	2016	Gabi ng Lagim IV	Sanib	Possession	Derick Cabrido	October 30, 2016
			Paupahan	Rental Apartment	Topel Lee
			Diplomat Hotel		Rember Gelera
5th	2017	Gabi ng Lagim V	Bisita	Guest	Rember Gelera	October 29, 2017
			Maria Labo		Adolf Alix Jr.
			Junjun		Derick Cabrido
6th	2018	Gabi ng Lagim VI	Third Eye		Zig Madamba Dulay	October 28, 2018	14.4[5]
			Haunted Hospital		Aaron Papin Mendoza
			Manila City Hall		Rember Gelera
7th	2019	Gabi ng Lagim VII	Flying Ataul	Flying Coffin	Adolfo Alix Jr.	October 27, 2019	16.8[6]
			Museo	Museum	Rember Gelera
			Koleksyon	Collection	Kenneth Lim Dagatan
			Sundo	Fetch	Joseph Israel Laban
8th	2020	Gabi ng Lagim VIII	Pinoy Exorcists		Topel Lee	November 1, 2020	20.5
			Bita: Haunted Manyika	Bita: Haunted Doll	Natanya Nono
			Karo de Kabayo	Hearse	Adolf Alix Jr.
			Ghost Bride sa Paco Cemetery	Ghost Bride in Paco Cemetery	Aaron Papin Mendoza
9th	2021	Gabi ng Lagim IX	Ngisngis	Giggle	Adolf Alix Jr.	October 31, 2021
			Quarantine Hotel		Kenneth Dagatan
			Bata sa Salamin	Child in the Mirror	Rember Gelera
			Mga Liham at Lihim ng Manila Post Office	Letters and Secrets of the Manila Post Office	Topel Lee
10th	2022	Gabi ng Lagim X	Auditorium		Topel Lee	October 30, 2022
			Tiyanak		Adolf Alix Jr.
			Pinoy Shutter		Derick Cabrido
			Unit 771		Jerrold Tarog
11th	2023	Gabi ng Lagim XI	Ang Pagbabalik sa Diplomat Hotel	The Return to the Diplomat Hotel	Aaron Papin Mendoza	October 29, 2023
			Haunted Manyika	Haunted Doll	Adolf Alix Jr.
			Hiwaga sa Loakan Road	Mystery on Loakan Road	May Delos Santos
			Levitation		Michael Christian Cardoz
12th	2024	Gabi ng Lagim XII	Misteryo sa Impounding Area	Mystery in the Impounding Area	Michael Christian Cardoz	October 27, 2024
			Pamilya, Nademonyo?	Family, Got Demonized?	Aaron Papins Mendoza
			Haunted House for Sale		Adolfo Alix Jr.
			Antique Store		Kiko Meily

Adaptations

Some stories featured on Gabi ng Lagim were made into full-feature films, including Sanib by Derick Cabrido from Gabi ng Lagim IV which was made into the film Clarita in 2019, and Junjun also by Cabrido from Gabi ng Lagim V, which was made into the film Sunod by Carlo Ledesma in 2019.^[2]

In celebration of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho's 20th anniversary, a film entitled KMJS' Gabi ng Lagim: The Movie was announced by Soho on February 4, 2024. Produced by GMA Public Affairs and distributed by GMA Pictures, it is currently under development and is scheduled to be released in 2025.^[7][8][9]

On September 5, 2024, GMA Pictures signed a distribution deal with American film company Columbia Pictures (through Sony Pictures Releasing International label) to distribute the film.^[10]