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In Malay ghost beliefs, the Orang Minyak ("oily man" in Malay) [1] is a supernatural creature coated with shiny black grease who abducts young women by night. The legend of the figure is first mentioned in a report from the Singaporean newspaper Berita Harian dated 12 October 1957.
The 1958 black-and-white horror movie Sumpah Orang Minyak is one of many films based on the orang minyak concept. It tells of a hunchback who through supernatural means becomes good-looking, but turns invisible after violating his oath. The devil offers to help achieve his worldly desires, on condition that he rapes 21 girls within 7 days. [27]
Orang Mawas: a Bigfoot of Johor; Orang Minyak: a being who lubricates his body with oil (so that he will not be easily caught) and usually harasses women with the intention of violating them; Raksasa or Gergasi or Bota: a man-eating giant; Lycanthropic beings Jadian: a human being who can transform themselves into animals (especially tigers)
Orang minyak: a cursed man covered in oil, who rapes women at night; Pelesit: a type of grasshopper that precedes the polong's arrival. Penanggal: a flying head with its disembodied stomach sac dangling below. Sucks the blood of infants. Penunggu: tutelary spirits of particular places such as caves, forests and mountains.
Kuntilanak or Pontianak is often described as an astral female spirit; another version of this figure is a woman spirit with long sharp fangs and fingernails.
The legend in the Malay Peninsula is where the heroine is named Timah. The daughter of a raja in the Indonesian Archipelago, her husband is a possessive man named Uma. [ 8 ] In this version, Timah tries to scare away a white-rumped shama or murai batu (more than one of them in some versions) that flies at her as she bathes.
Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Southeast Asia, with a history dating back to the 7th century when it was the capital of the ancient Srivijaya Empire, a powerful Hindu-Buddhist maritime kingdom and empire that controlled much of the trade in the region. The 2010 census recorded 1,252,258 Palembang [1] living in Indonesia.
Hantu Tinggi (Tall Ghost) is a being similar to 'Hantu Raya' or 'genderuwo' but so tall its body from the waist up is hidden by clouds. It only exists in the Western and Eastern regions of Malaysia.