Alluring Monsters: The Pontianak and Cinemas of Decolonization by Rosalind Galt

Alluring Monsters: The Pontianak and Cinemas of Decolonization

Rosalind Galt

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The pontianak, a terrifying female vampire ghost, is a powerful figure in Malay cultures, as loved and feared in Southeast Asia as Dracula is in the West. In animist tradition, she is a woman who has died in childbirth, and her vengeful return ups...

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