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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.
Orang minyak (oily man) is a cursed man who rapes women at night. Because he is covered in oil, he is difficult to catch. Pocong or hantu bungkus (wrapped ghost) is a ghost wrapped in a white burial shroud. When a dead person is buried, the shroud is supposed to be untied.
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.
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)
The 1981 Indonesian horror film Mystics in Bali is partly based on the penanggalan legend, [4] and the American anthology streaming television series Creepshow features a penanggalan in the season three episode "Drug Traffic". [a] The penanggalan also appears in the Hellboy: The Troll Witch and Others comics, [7] as well as the Image Comics ...
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.
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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.