Widespread
Kuntilanak
Vengeful Female Danger 4 of 5 · Dangerous
- Form
- Spectral female
- Origin
- Maternal mortality origin
- Behavior
- Echoing laugh or weeping
- Diet
- Blood / Fetuses
- Culture
- Pan-Indonesian
- Region
- Archipelago-wide
- Sampling
- In the original 61-taxon tree and in this one.
Coded characters
◆ Some traits filled by folklore synthesis. Sex: Female.
| Human-like | Humanoid, witch, or human spirit |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Death or birth origin | Death, childbirth, or infant origin |
| Incorporeal | Ghost, spirit, or undead |
| Flight | Grounded |
| Burial | None or weak |
| Children | Child spirit, child theft, or infant targeting |
| Blood and organs | Targets blood, flesh, or organs |
| 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 | Widespread across Southeast Asia |
| Body plan | Spectral female |
| Diet | Blood |
