The “pocong” or “pochong,” is a ghost known in local folklore for haunting graveyards, which wears the remnants of a burial shroud, tied in a knot at the head and feet.

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 a traditional Malay funeral, a body is wrapped in a white cloth before it is prayed over and laid to rest. Now imagine driving back from work late and night and suddenly having to step on the ...

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 ...

“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.