Java
Hantu Rumah Darmo
Undead / Revenant Danger 4 of 5 · Dangerous
- Form
- Haunted-house revenants
- Origin
- Surabaya's Rumah Hantu Darmo: a pesugihan-ruined family's mansion, abandoned after the family died at sea when their wealth-pact came due, in the city's defining haunted-house legend.
- Behavior
- The house itself is the phenomenon — visitors report pressure, voices, apparitions.
- Deterrents and vulnerabilities
- None; a cautionary pesugihan tale made architectural.
- Diet
- Life force / Soul
- Culture
- Surabaya urban
- Region
- Java
- Sampling
- Added in dataset v3–v5; first placed on a tree here.
Coded characters
◆ New entry coded by folklore synthesis. Sex: Unspecified.
| Human-like | Humanoid, witch, or human spirit |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male, unspecified, or variable |
| Death or birth origin | Death, childbirth, or infant origin |
| Incorporeal | Ghost, spirit, or undead |
| Flight | Grounded |
| Burial | None or weak |
| Children | None |
| Blood and organs | None |
| Theft and mischief | None |
| Hair or fur | None |
| Animal form | None |
| Detached head | None |
| Fire or light | None |
| Water | None |
| Forest | None |
| Settlement | Village, house, hospital, or road |
| Black magic | No strong sorcery motif |
| Widespread | Localized |
| Body plan | Humanoid spirit |
| Diet | Life force or offerings |
