Whether it’s a gripping tale of family curses or familiar ghastly folklore rehashed, horror films have kept and will always keep Indonesian filmgoers on the edge of their seats. But throughout the years, as the American horror landscape churns out different kinds of scares—from serial killer slashers to a phosphorescent green activator—Indonesia’s horrors remain synonymously linked to religion and spirituality. Dominated by antagonists like kuntilanak and sundel bolong, these urban-legends-turned-silver-screen-terrors are rooted in real-life horror stories of violence against women. It begs the question: what does Indonesian horror reveal about our society’s treatment of women?