The Villainous Pontianak? Examining Gender, Culture and Power in Malaysian Horror Films
The pontianak is widely recognised as the most dreaded supernatural being in Malay folklore and mythology. Often described as a fearsome mythical creature with vampire-like qualities, she is said to have fangs, possesses ghost-like traits and can only be subdued using a sharp object which is usua...
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Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2024%20(4)%20Dec.%202016/11%20JSSH-1425-2015.pdf http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2024%20(4)%20Dec.%202016/11%20JSSH-1425-2015.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/38723/1/The_Villainous_Pontianak._Examining_Gender%2C_Culture_and_Power_in_Malaysian_Horror_Films.pdf |