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Pontianak

Pontianak


Pontianak's are the spirits of women who have passed away while pregnant, not to be mistaken with the Lang Suir, the lang suir are the spirits of women who died during childbirth.

The pontianak is pale skinned, with long flowing black hair, they have long curved black fingernails and often move with an unearthly grace.

Signs That a Pontianak is Nearby


There are a few warning signs that there may be a pontianak in the vicinity.

  1. A pleasant scent of Plumeria in the area, the aroma quickly changes to the smell of rotting flesh as the pontianak gets closer.
  2. The sounds of a baby crying, if the crying is a low soft sound, then the pontianak is nearby, if the sound is a loud wailing, then the pontianak is far away and closing in.
  3. A dog howling could be a sign that a pontianak is in the area, if the howling changes into a low whine, then the pontianak is very close by.

Pontianak Killing Methods


A Pontianaks favored method of execution is by disembowelment, it uses its long fingernails to gut and then disembowel its victims, it then consumes the victims internal organs. On some occasions it will first rip off a males genitalia with its bare hands, before disembowelment.
If a person sees a pontianak it will suck out the victims eyes and then proceed to kill them.

Highly Developed Sense of Smell

A pontianak has an amazing sense of smell, it is said that they target their prey by sniffing clothes that have been left out to dry. In rural areas where the people are more superstitious, you will rarely find people leaving their laundry out to dry overnight for this very reason.

How to Subdue a Pontianak


On the nape of a pontianaks neck there is a hole, if a nail is plunged in it, the pontianak will transform into a beautiful woman. Once the nail is removed, the spirit will revert back to its ghastly form.

Pontianak the City in Indonesia.


In Indonesia there is a city named after the Pontianak, it is said that the very first sultan who settled there was haunted by a Pontianak.

Pontianak In Malaysia


This is a tale that was told to me in Kedah, Malaysia by an old Malay hawker selling food in the local wet market. The old man claimed that this happened in his village many years ago, and that his father was one of the men who saw the apparition.

Many years ago in a small Kampung (village), there was a man who was fond of the ladies, on the other side of the village there lived a beautiful widow. At night, after his wife fell asleep, he would sneak out and visit the widow. One night while out walking he heard a baby crying softly, he thought that someone had abandoned a child in the nearby woods and he went to look for the infant. As he walked closer to the sound of the crying there was a strong aroma of flowers in the air, thinking nothing of it, he walked deeper into the jungle.

Nearing the river, he saw a shimmering white figure in the distance, in panic he realized that he had been tricked, he spun around to run, but the figure sped towards him at an unearthly speed. He tripped , falling face down, he felt hands turning him over, and had a glimpse of a white face rushing towards him, its mouth locked onto his left eye, he fought back, but it was too strong for him to fight off, the pain was excruciating, he screamed in agony as he felt his eye being sucked out of his head. His screams brought a group of villagers running to his aid, they claimed to have seen a ghostly apparition fly away from him as they approached, as they got closer they saw the mans face and that he had an empty socket where his left eye used to be, there was surprisingly little blood. They rushed him to the local clinic where he was treated, he survived the ordeal and it is said that he never cheated on his wife again or left his home after the sun set.
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