MANILA, Philippines - What happens in Midnight Museum, stays in Midnight Museum.
When we were kids, Halloween was about getting really terrified to the point of not getting much sleep until Christmas. Of course, now, people go out in their costumes in search of a different kind of no sleep—the Halloween party. While almost every club in Metro Manila blared remixes of Thriller and the Rocky Horror Picture Show OST, Ayala Museum instead played eerie music to go with its transformation into Midnight Museum.
The night kicked off with Shinkai Makoto’s Voices of a Distant Star, an animated sci-fi film about two close friends who live in different galaxies. But the real spooky magic began when the film credits rolled and Sipat Lawin took the stage.
The ensemble gave a theatrical tour of Ayala Museum in their interactive play, Apparition. They covered the basics: The museum floor’s main exhibit, a few facts about the artists and bits of historical information. But every turn in the tour was welcomed by something unexpected. From a girl with unkempt hair crawling on the floor to a Sadako look-alike screaming in front of you, Midnight Museum was nothing short of good scares.
When the midnight bell rang, Midnight Museum went back to just being Ayala Museum. The crowd dispersed and went about their businesses. But a few question still remains. Where did the kid go? Did Sadako ever stop screaming? Nobody knows. But one thing’s for sure. Whatever happened in Midnight Museum stays in Midnight Museum.