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A '''pontianak''' or '''kuntilanak''' (as known in Indonesia, sometimes shortened to just '''kunti''') is a type of [[vampire]] in Malay folklore. | |||
==Main Belief== | |||
The pontianak is usually a woman who died during childbirth then returns as a revenant, seeking revenge and terrorizing villages. | |||
People believe that having a sharp object | People believe that having a sharp object (such as a nail) will help them to ward off potential attacks by pontianaks. It is believed that when a nail is plunged into the back of a pontianak's neck, she will turn into a beautiful woman, until the nail is pulled off again. | ||
It is believed that when a nail is plunged into the back of a pontianak's neck, she will turn into a beautiful woman, until the nail is pulled off again | |||
The pontianak is a '''viscera sucker'''; she prefers to kill pregnant women, by stabbing the woman with her talons. | |||
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She often appears as a beautiful woman, usually accompanied by the strong scent of frangipani. | |||
Men who are not wary will be killed when she [[shapeshifter|morphs]] into a hideous vampire, she will also eat babies and harm pregnant women. | |||
===Langsuir=== | |||
'''Langsuir''' is a version of '''pontianak''', popular in Malaysia as one of deadliest banshee in Malay [[folklore]]. | |||
'''Langsuir''' differ from a pontianak because sucks the blood off their victims from the inside, slowly causing a fatal end. | |||
It is believed that langsuir are from women who had laboring sickness (meroyan) as a result of suffering the death of their children and who themselves died afterwards. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Banshee]] | |||
*[[Lamia (monster)]] | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[Manananggal]] | *[[Manananggal]] | ||
*[[Vampire]] | |||
* [http://www. | ==References== | ||
*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0816046859/ref=sr_11_1/103-7608354-6061403?ie=UTF8 Guiley, Rosemary Ellen ''The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters''] | |||
[ | ==Links== | ||
[ | *[http://www.spi.com.sg/spi/spi_files/pontianak/ Singapore Paranormal Investigators] | ||
*[http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/elltrw/History/Pontianaks%20&%20Verisimilitude.doc Pontianaks And The Issue Of Verisimilitude In Singaporean Cinema] | |||
{{wikipedia}} | {{wikipedia}} | ||
[[Category:Asian mythology]] [[Category:Corporeal undead]] | |||
[[Category:Vampires]] [[Category:Shapeshifters]] |
Revision as of 14:13, 13 July 2006
A pontianak or kuntilanak (as known in Indonesia, sometimes shortened to just kunti) is a type of vampire in Malay folklore.
Main Belief
The pontianak is usually a woman who died during childbirth then returns as a revenant, seeking revenge and terrorizing villages.
People believe that having a sharp object (such as a nail) will help them to ward off potential attacks by pontianaks. It is believed that when a nail is plunged into the back of a pontianak's neck, she will turn into a beautiful woman, until the nail is pulled off again.
The pontianak is a viscera sucker; she prefers to kill pregnant women, by stabbing the woman with her talons.
Appearance
She often appears as a beautiful woman, usually accompanied by the strong scent of frangipani. Men who are not wary will be killed when she morphs into a hideous vampire, she will also eat babies and harm pregnant women.
Langsuir
Langsuir is a version of pontianak, popular in Malaysia as one of deadliest banshee in Malay folklore.
Langsuir differ from a pontianak because sucks the blood off their victims from the inside, slowly causing a fatal end. It is believed that langsuir are from women who had laboring sickness (meroyan) as a result of suffering the death of their children and who themselves died afterwards.
See also
References