Orang Bunian is an Elf in the culture of Malaysian Mythology. It is believed that they existed in large communities in the woods and have their own social structures and clans. It ...
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Jenglot is described as a strange creature somewhat related to vampire in the culture of Malaysian and Indonesian mythology history. It is human shaped but like a doll with hairs very long ...
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Abath was brought to Malay Peninsula by European travellers in the 16th-century. It is believed to be a female whose forehead has a horn growing out of it and somewhat looked similar ...
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Hantu Kertau
Looks like a creature with a boar body and deer like head. Said to roam in the state of Perak.
Kemang and Hantu Sambaran
Originates in the placenta ( I don’t ...
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The 'official demon' of New Jersey since the 1930s, there has been over thirty variations of this legend that has developed over time. It's description ranges from a feathered animal with ...
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Kutti Saitan has a small body, almost 'toyol-like'. It has long black hair and an ugly, disfigured face.
It's favourite victims are childrens. It is believed that Kutti Saitan was once an ...
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Gui in indigenous Chinese religion, a troublesome spirit that roams the world causing misfortune, illness, and death.
Kuei are spirits of individuals who were not properly buried or whose families neglected the ...
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One of the most famed and feard Malaysian ghosts around. In the State of Johor, it's called Penanggal. In Malay, penanggal means remover while penanggalan is the removing action. So want ...
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The penunggu is also known by people of the west as the poltergeist. It is an evil spirit or more specifically a restless spirit that dwells an area or place. The ...
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Pelesit is an evil spirit that usually carried off in the body of a grass hopper like insect. This spirit is usually sent off to another person as an evil mean ...
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