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There's no doubting the amount of love that Singapore and Malaysia have for the pontianak. Pontianak films in the region have a long history – and now, Singaporean and Malaysian co-directors Glen Goei ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some warn of a Pontianak's presence through barking dogs, the sudden waft of sweet floral scents, and the eerie echoes of female ...

The last time 8 DAYS spoke to Glen Goei was in 2009, back when he was busy promoting his second directorial feature, The Blue Mansion. That Adrian Pang-starring dysfunctional family black comedy was ...

Sebuah rekaman video memperdengarkan suara tawa wanita yang memecah keheningan malam. Rekaman tersebut dibuat pada pukul 1:48 dini hari di sebuah pemakaman Cina di daerah Sungai Petani, Kedah, pada ...

The video recording doesn't show any figures or apparitions, but you can hear the laugh of a girl breaking the quiet of the night. The recording was made at 1.48am at an old abandoned Chinese cemetery ...

Singaporean director Eric Khoo recently gathered with his fellow filmmakers to discuss their latest shared project, a horror-themed television series for HBO Asia. Called "Folklore", each episode of ...

The pontianak, or kuntilanak, has long been a staple of Malay horror. The pontianak, or kuntilanak, has long been a staple of Malay horror. In addition to serving as an allegory for the tension ...

SINGAPORE - The Revenge Of The Pontianak, a horror movie co-directed by Singaporean film-maker Glen Goei, has scored the highest-grossing weekend take of any Malay-language movie in recent years.

Sun, January 22, 2012 Published on Jan. 22, 2012 Published on 2012-01-22T07:00:00+07:00 ontianak lies on the banks of Indonesia’s longest river, the Kapuas, which rises about 1,140 kilometers upstream ...