The “pocong” or “pochong,” is a ghost known in local folklore for haunting graveyards, which wears the remnants of a burial shroud, tied in a knot at the head and feet. Volunteers in Kepuh ...

Crunching popcorn and screaming, Indonesians are flocking to watch homegrown horror films in cinemas that draw on the ... traditions and monsters" like Pocong, a ghost still wrapped in a burial ...

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In Indonesian folklore, ghostly figures known as "pocong" are said to represent the trapped souls of the dead. Indonesia so far has about 4,500 cases and 400 confirmed virus deaths, according to ...

"We wanted to be different and create a deterrent effect because 'pocong' are spooky and scary,” said Anjar Pancaningtyas, head of a village youth group that coordinated with the police on the ...