Ghost Stories from Malaysia and Indonesia (Southeast Asia)
2 stories set in Malaysia and Indonesia (Southeast Asia).
The Pontianak
batik
Folklore Spirits
The Pontianak
She smells like flowers, she sounds close when she is far and far when she is close, and she is standing right behind you, which is fine, everything is completely fine.
The Toyol
pottery illustration
Folklore Spirits
The Toyol
In Southeast Asia, you can acquire a spirit that steals money for you, but it looks like a dead baby and you have to feed it candy, and getting rid of it involves sealing it in a jar at a crossroads, which is somehow the simplest part of the arrangement.