Hantu Demon

Infobox Philippine mythology


title = Hantu demon
description = Philippine ghost demon
gender = Male/female
region = Philippines
equivalent = A Hantu demon is a legendary evil spirit or demon in Philippine mythology.

They are notorious in the Philippines for allegedly possessing people and driving them insane.

"Hantu" is the Malay word for ghost and Pulau Hantu translates as "ghost island."

There are many types of hantu:
*Hantu Ribut: storm demon
*Hantu Rimba: deep-forest demon
*Hantu Kubor: grave demon
*Hantu Belia: tiger demon
*Hantu Pusaka: Malaysian demon
*Hantu Kangkang: One is said to haunt the gateway to the Istana Maziah in the Kuala Trengganu harbour.
*Hantu Kongkek: A female counterpart of the Orang Minyak, who is storied to rape males at night and drain their life-force.
*Hantu Jarang Gigi: legendary ape-men who roam the southern rainforests of Malaysia, known as ghosts with widely spaced teeth
*Hantu Pocong: Indonesian ghost that is said to take the form of a body enshrouded in coffin cloth. The legend comes from a burial ritual in Islam where the body is enshrouded in white coffin cloth ("kain kafan" in Indonesian). The body is tied at several places of the body to keep the coffin cloth during the transportation to the grave. When the body is laid down inside the grave, the tie keeping the coffin cloth is typically removed. A dead body is said to become a "pocong" if the tie is not removed. The legend is that the pocong will haunt until the tie is removed.
*Hantu Penyardin: Malaysian vampire
*Hantu Tinggi (in West Malaysia): A legendary ghost that is said to be as tall as the tree-tops, and whose legs are indistinguishable from tree trunks.