All posts tagged "pontianak"
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Culture3 Iban folk stories kept alive thanks to Benedict Sandin, Sarawak’s greatest historian
Ok, quick question for all the non-East Malaysians: off the top of your head, how many traditional Iban folk tales can you...
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8.5KCulture4 forgotten Malaysian ghosts horror movies should start using, instead of the pontianak
If you’ve watched a number of Malaysian horror movies, you’re probably familiar with the pontianak. Often depicted as a disheveled woman with...
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734CultureCan science explain Malaysia’s most common ‘ghost stories’?
Ghosts and exchanging ghost stories have long been part of Malaysian culture. In fact, we once asked our readers to tell us about...