While most people are anticipating the extended vacation break, Paulo Avelino is going to be busy from October 30 to November 1 promoting his upcoming horror movie under Regal Films.

At Cinema One's Sine Sindak Halloween Outdoor Screening 2011 last October 28, he nodded when we said, "Siya na ang lalakeng walang pahinga."

But before going into detail about Aswang, he talked about the movies that scared him.

"An Asian film that really got me was The Ring," he began. "Doon talaga nag-start yung ganoon kagrabe.

"Sa foreign, there are a lot, pero I would choose siguro Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

He said he prefers movies over books because he is more of a visual person. But as a kid, he liked the Goosebumps series, which he'd borrow from his sister.

Any dream role?

"To play the role of Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands," he said. "It's a very fun and hard role to be in. I'd go up for the challenge."

He then broke into laughter, "It is more fun to be the one doing the killing!"

Given the chance, he'd also love to have a role in The Grudge, "pero I'd rather be the ghost that... it's really fun to scare people."

So far, he has done two horror flicks: Aswang and Patient X, where he played the nurse.

And what have been his preparations for this movie, which also stars Lovi Poe?

"I rarely get scared, so when I prepare for a role, I really find... especially when a scene needs me to look scared, huhukay talaga ako. I need to go and feel yung takot for it to show on camera."

What can the viewers expect as Lovi Poe's leading man?

Paulo replied, "Something that people really wouldn't know or see about my role in Aswang is... my character is a very loving person sa family side.