Asians are creepy

[tinhuvielartanis]

I mean it in the most complimentary way. I chanced upon this clip of two pathetic Singaporean soldiers getting the holy hell scared out of them by a Pontianak. I'd never even heard of the Pontianak until I saw this, which shames me no end because, apparently, Pontianak is the Malaysian/Singaporean Lilith archetype. I don't know if this clip is real or fake, but the sound the woman-creature is making makes the hair on my toe knuckles stand on end and do the Wave.

So then I do a search for other fun ghost stuff out of Singapore and I found this.

What's with the gimpy granny? Why do all these Asian ghosts move so freaky? Do you have to have a physical handicap to be a card-carrying Asian ghost? The hell?

What with Japanese ghost movies like Ju-On and Ringu, and now Live on You Tube: Haunted Singapore!, I don't think I'll ever have a good night's sleep again. Just the thought of doing an Asian ghost tour makes me want to poo a little in my skivvies.

Comments

[purple-leatherc.livejournal.com]

I'll cop to being creepy, but I make up for it by having a very talented tongue.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

I love creepy, but extra talents never hurt a soul.

[polypolyglot.livejournal.com]

Good to know, Mistress!

[morriganwind.livejournal.com]

I tend to be a ghostie naysayer...but that sound freaked me out.

Lucius was not pleased with the noise either.

Crap why are asian ghosts so darn creepy ... I guess we can always see if they've been revealed as hoaxes.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

I may be wrong here, but I think that Asians have the corner on the ghost market on planet Earth. They just need extra handicapped parking when they have conventions.

[morriganwind.livejournal.com]

Yup...I'm glad they walk so slowly...gives me a better chance to get out! ehhehe

[furnacechant.livejournal.com]

I, on the other hand, have plenty of belief in ghosts and other Asian supernatural beings( having met a few myself, though not the nasty kind), but I know they used to sell gadgets that made almost that exact sound in Spencer's gifts at the mall every Halloween throughout my teen years( maybe they still do, I've not been to one in years), so I'm not overly concerned by this particular vid. It is an annoying screech, though, and I always felt rather sorry for the poor retail workers who had to listen to it nearly non-stop for several weeks at a time.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

I have the feeling that I'm gonna wake up to this sound some time in the night. Whether it came from Spencers or the nearest banana tree in hell, it distresses me no end.

[chardarkminion.livejournal.com]

Do you wanna see something thats REALLY scary?

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

Sure, Dan. Sock it to me! ::hums "midnight special"::

[chardarkminion.livejournal.com]

I give you The Wyoming Incident (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBHkW0aKHRc).

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

Bizarre.

[beechelfromhell.livejournal.com]

I just love that you use the word "skivvies". It's a very common word in my house and no one else I know uses it.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

It's a good word and should be used by everyone, IMHO.