INDONESIA GHOSTS

Other Ghosts / Urban Legends

Wewe Gombel

Wewe Gombel also called Grandma Gombel is a term in Javanese tradition, which means evil spirit or a ghost who likes to kidnap the children, but does not harm them.

According to the story, the myth of Gombel Wewe was used to scare children so they do not wander around at night. Because in the past, the dark is very dangerous since wild animals may enter the village in darkness. Therefore, Wewe Gombel was created to save them from the threat. Wewe Gombel usually depicted as a wrinkled old lady figure with breasts that looks long and hanging.

Sundel bolong

In folklore, Sundel Bolong is said to be the soul of a woman who died when she was pregnant and therefore gave birth in her grave, or who died during childbirth and the baby came out from her back (this is the reason why the hole was created in her back) which is concealed from men by her long black hair.

Sundel Bolong is also said to be a sensitive spirit and, if rejected by a man, she is said to castrate him.

In Indonesia mythology, Sundel Bolong are the spirits of women who were raped and murdered.

Sundel Bolongs according to myth, also likes to steal babies who are born recently (probably to eat them).

Sundel Bolongs are reportedly ashamed of the holes on their back and would always try to cover it up with their hair. Sundel Bolongs are said to manifest as a beautiful woman walking alone on the road. Probably the myth was first created and deployed on the archipelago to scare men (specifically rapists) into avoiding women walking alone in the countryside at night who are intent of doing evil things.

Suster ngesot

Another famous ghost in Indonesia is called Suster Ngesot. Suster means nurse and ngesotmeans crawling.

She known as Suster Nira in Semarang and Suster Gepeng in Surabaya.

Noone knows her real name, but here is her story:

Once upon a time a beautiful female nurse was working the night shift in an old hospital.

The night was quiet and as she walked to the laboratory the doctor on duty sprung on her and raped her.

He then mutilated her legs so she couldn’t walk and had to crawl with her hands while dragging what was left of her legs behind her.

She died that night and has haunted hospital corridors ever since.

Most people agree that the hospital was Cipto Mangunkusumo Public Hospital (RSCM) in Jakarta, because that was the last place Suster was allegedly seen alive. But another story claims she was a Dutch nurse who was gang-raped and as she fought back the injuries she got caused her feet to be amputated.

Another myth claims Suster Ngesot first appeared at a nursing home in West Java. There was a half Dutch, half Indonesian nurse named Norah who had a sixth sense that she used to kill the patients to avenge a past wrong done to her. People crushed her legs and thus she became Suster Ngesot.

Palasik

Believed to be a manifestation of high-level black magic witches in some areas in Sumatra, Indonesia. Palasiks are known as blood sucking creatures. The Palasiks eats infants while they are still in their mother’s womb or a newborn baby. They are often seen digging on a dead baby’s grave.

Many believed that being a Palasik is hereditary. When someone in a family is known as a Palasik practitioner, their son or daughter will become a Palasik too. To maintain their secrecy, their community would hold unholy rituals to mate and wed their children to other Palasiks and live in secluded villages far from others. The curse of a Palasik through the practice of witchcraft can persist through seven generations

Palasik practitioners appear to be a normal people in general. The difference is when they begin to release their heads along with their internal organs to reveal their original appearance. In an attempt to end this evil, entire families of the curse would be either banished or executed.


Source :
https://aminoapps.com/c/paranormal/page/blog/marie-lives-the-horror-true-paranormal-ghost-stories-episode-10/o3kn_6KGIduBaKkZNaVxoLMemG5Xbe3Vkd2