“Ghosts” wrapped in white sheets are roaming the streets of a neighborhood in Indonesia’s central Java province trying to spook people into staying home during the coronavirus outbreak.

According to Karno, the pocong stood by the entrance gate from 8 p.m. to midnight every day. They would do an ID check on every guest coming into the hamlet and ask about the purpose of their visit.

In Indonesian folklore, ghostly figures known as "pocong" are said to represent the trapped souls of the dead. Indonesia so far has about 4,500 cases and 400 confirmed virus deaths, according to ...

Caretaker: Mila (Acha Septriasa) pushes a dying child in a wheelchair in the horror film Jaga Pocong. The mystery of the pocong is never fully explained — it just appears, with scary makeup and all.

Bungkus and Pocong in the Modern Culture. As always, script writers and movie producers draw upon this popular Asian ghostly legend to produce award winning and popular horror films. ADVERTISEMENT. In ...

“Ghosts” wrapped in white sheets are roaming the streets of a neighborhood in Indonesia’s central Java province trying to spook people into staying home during the coronavirus outbreak.