Fear spreads as stories of 'demonic' cult attacks in Mindanao circulate

MANILA, Philippines – Several netizens have shared their stories of alleged cult attacks in Mindanao.

Warnings have been made not to open your door to strangers at night | Photo Courtesy: Canva Pro

Fears gripped among netizens, especially among those from Mindanao, after several stories surfaced of a certain group of a 'demonic' cult roaming around the area.

On Twitter, ‘Mindanao’ became a trending topic as stories of a group of individuals knocking on doors with an intention to kill circulated online.

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According to a netizen, a group of people allegedly from a certain cult roams around 9:00 in the evening to 4:00 AM and knocks on doors. As soon as the homeowner answers the knock, he/she will quickly be killed by the assailant. The alleged method of killing is decapitation.

// murder , death , decapitation

hello please spread !! apparently there's a group of people wandering around mindanao here in the philippines !! they knock on people's doors and cut your head off once you answer !! will link more info below !! please stay safe filos !!

— camie 📌 check pinned /srs (@camienotfound) April 10, 2021

Many shared screenshots of stories from their relatives from Mindanao, retelling the same warning. Allegedly, there have been CCTV footage of people "disappearing" and "reappearing", hinting that the individuals seem to hold supernatural powers.

tw murder, death, idk its smthng creepy

filo oomfs apprently theres a cult or smthn goin around in mindanao areas and they knock on ppls doors & whoever answers gets their heads cvt off and they take ppls stuff and some shit idk if its real but theres rumors JUST STAY SAFE

— zephyr 風 (@hyunjunflrt) April 8, 2021

A netizen from Davao City commented that such incidents already appeared in 2019 but claims about it have died down since then. Other netizens also claimed that it's best not to leave slippers outside the door to imply that no one is inside the house. Another netizen also mentioned some provinces where the cult is allegedly creating fear. Most of the provinces named were from Misamis Occidental such as Ozamis City, Aloran, Sincaban, Plaridel, Lopez Jaena and Oroquieta City.

make sure to keep your tsinelas inside !! just so that the people doing this don't know how many people are inside !! as much as possible keep your lights off !! stay safe !! <3

— camie 📌 check pinned /srs (@camienotfound) April 10, 2021

Real or not, many netizens urged others to be wary of opening doors to strangers especially at night. Others made a reminder to stop roaming outside as soon as it gets dark.

Netizens share stories of horror

While it may seem like a rumor, many netizens also shared their own experiences of knowing a victim of the gruesome incidents.

A netizen shared screenshots of how people from Ozamiz City have feared such experiences.

This is true. This is so scary. I'm from this specific place ozamiz city,misamis Occidental. They forcely knock on your doors and even get inside without knowing it and kill you. People from this area are have hard time of sleep pic.twitter.com/KoawCVhbT3

— z (@goldenhrrys) April 10, 2021

Another netizen from Ozamiz also tweeted how they panicked last night and how the assailants turned into animals before some of their neighbors' eyes.

He tweeted, "I'm from Ozamiz City and last night, everyone is in chaos. Starting from 7PM-3AM, everyone was trying to catch the cult but it's so hard to catch. They vanished immediately. Some said that they transformed into cats."

Another netizen from the same area claimed that the assailants climbed on roofs and disappeared into thin air.

It's in our place, everynight my friends orl talking about it in our gc said they're in panic because we feel like alot of people just outside our house the fact that thise weird mfs also climb in the roofs and suddenly disappeared.

— '차니۵ : 🎭 aus. (@sushi_ksn) April 10, 2021

PNP investigating incident

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now investigating reports of alleged armed persons knocking on doors of some households in Misamis Occidental.

“We’ll have to secure, perhaps, initial information from the regional director of PRO (Police Regional Office) 10. Rest assured such information will be communicated specifically to concerned individuals affected,” PNP spokesperson Police Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana said in an interview on PTV’s Laging Handa briefing on Saturday.

— Sally, The Summit Express