Death By Desire (2023) Movie Review

​Prepare for a tense, claustrophobic spiral into the destructive power of infidelity and obsession with Death By Desire (2023), the intense Filipino horror-drama now available for download and streaming on HdHubFlix!

​The film centers on a seemingly ordinary young couple, Miguel (Kokoy de Santos) and Nikki (Iana Bernardez), whose domestic life is a ticking time bomb fueled by deception. The tension begins to build immediately as their once passionate relationship starts to crumble under the weight of Miguel’s infidelity with his secret lover, April (Denise Esteban).

​The movie is a raw exploration of the psychological and physical torment caused by betrayal. As the secret festers, the characters become consumed by their passions—whether it’s the thirst of forbidden desire or the madness of jealousy and rage. The plot moves swiftly toward a dramatic confrontation when the truth of Miguel’s affair is violently exposed.

​The directors use the horror and thriller genres not just for shock value, but to emphasize the extreme emotional violence inflicted by betrayal. The film is praised for its intense atmosphere and the raw, often uncomfortable, performances by the lead actors as they descend into paranoia and desperation, where a “bloody end awaits” when sanity finally snaps.