“Ghosts” wrapped in white sheets are roaming the streets of a neighborhood in Indonesia’s central Java province trying to spook people into staying home during the coronavirus outbreak. The “pocong” ...

Everyone can agree that Indonesian horror films are on another level. Look no further than fan-favourites Kuntilanak (2018) and Suster Ngesot (2007), two films that have set the bar a little high for ...

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KUALA LUMPUR — Fashion designers seek inspiration from almost anything and everything. For Malaysian designer Azzim Aziz, this includes the pocong, a ghost wrapped in Muslim burial cloth that is a ...

In a traditional Malay funeral, a body is wrapped in a white cloth before it is prayed over and laid to rest. Now imagine driving back from work late and night and suddenly having to step on the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- PUBG Mobile, a popular battle royale video game, launched a Malaysian Ghost Stories collection called 'Jelmaan,' which means sightings, today in conjunction with the ...

Battle royale game PUBG Mobile has announced the addition of a pocong outfit as part of its ‘Malaysian Ghost Stories’-inspired collection, called 'Jelmaan' or sightings. The Restless Pocong outfit ...