Pontianak: Malaysian Vampiric Ghost

The Pontianak is a vampiric ghost of Malaysia; it is believed to be a woman's spirit who died while pregnant. It is different from another Malaysian Vampire, Polong, which is more like a familiar of a person practicing witchcraft. The Pontianak was said to be related to another vampire creature that died from giving birth.  There is also a city in Indonesia named after this creature.  Pontianak was believed to haunt the first sultan who used to settle in that place.

 

What is a Pontianak?

 

Pontianak is a pale woman with long hair and usually wearing white.  They typically look beautiful since they seduce young men.  Some experts believed that this Malaysian Vampiric Ghost is only created by random housewives hoping that it will stop their husbands from having sexual encounters with different women.

 

It is believed that a Pontianak is present if you hear a cry of a child.  If the cry is loud, then the Pontianak is still far, and if it is soft, the creature is near.  Some people base it on the dog's howl, while others detect its presence by the fragrant scent followed by an awful stench.

 

How Does a Pontianak Attack?

 

The Pontianak will eat your internal organs by drilling your stomach using its sharp fingernails.  If it wants to enact vengeance on someone, the Pontianak will rip off the sex organs using its bare hands.  You also have to close your eyes once the Malaysian Vampiric Ghost is near since it will suck its eyes out of your socket if you keep it open.  Malays would not leave any of their clothes outside; they believe that the Pontianak would locate its prey by sniffing the dried clothes left outside.

 

How to Kill a Pontianak?

 

The locals believed that this Malaysian Vampiric Ghost dwells on banana trees during the daytime.  To kill a Pontianak, you must insert a nail on the hole of her neck that will make her a beautiful woman again.  However, remember that it will return to being a blood-sucking creature once you remove the nail.