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Tale Of The Pontianak

2025/6/25
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The Pontianak, a vengeful female vampire spirit from Indonesian folklore, is said to be the ghost of a woman who died violently during childbirth or while pregnant. Modern encounters claim sightings near banana trees and graveyards, along with distinct signs like the smell of frangipani or jasmine and the sound of a crying baby.
  • Pontianak is a vengeful female vampire spirit from Indonesian folklore.
  • It is said to be the ghost of a woman who died violently during childbirth or while pregnant.
  • Signs of its presence include the smell of frangipani or jasmine, the sound of a crying baby, and a sudden coldness in the air.
  • It mainly targets men but can also attack women and children.
  • Protecting oneself involves avoiding certain actions at night, such as whistling in wooded areas.

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We begin this week with an especially terrifying creature from Indonesia known as the Pontianak . Dan will share the lore of the Pontianak and then a handful of supposed modern encounters with this vengeful, angry, female, vampiric spirit. Next, Dan shares Ontario, Canada’s Baldoon Mystery. A good ol’ fashioned poltergeist story with a very strange twist from the 19th century. For stories three and four, Lynze brings us a ouija board double whammy, unintentionally. Her first story is one we can all relate to at the start as we begin by sleeping in the basement. Then, a family has a bizarre connection to Charles Manson and he brings some paranormal horror to their lives! 

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Opening Sumerian protection spell (adapted):

"Whether thou art a ghost that hath come from the earth, or a phantom of night that hath no home… or one that lieth dead in the desert… or a ghost unburied… or a demon or a ghoul… Whatever thou be until thou art removed… thou shalt find here no water to drink… Thou shalt not stretch forth thy hand to our own… Into our house enter thou not. Through our fence, breakthrough thou not… we are protected though we may be frightened. Our life you may not steal, though we may feel SCARED TO DEATH."

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