Java
Hantu Rumah Kentang
Undead / Revenant Danger 3 of 5 · Frightening
- Form
- Child ghost of a house
- Origin
- The 'Potato House' of Dharmawangsa, South Jakarta: legend of a child who died in a pot of boiling potatoes, whose crying and the smell of potatoes haunt the empty house.
- Behavior
- Audible and olfactory haunting of one famous address.
- Deterrents and vulnerabilities
- None; the house stood empty for decades on the legend's strength.
- Diet
- Non-consumptive
- Culture
- Jakarta urban (Dharmawangsa)
- 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 | Non-consumptive |
