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The Skeleton Ghost

1957 · 82 min

A creaky old folk-horror ritual, thick with incense smoke and cackling dread, that unsettles more than it shocks.

Directed by
K. M. Basker
Genres
Horror
Starring
Aziz Jaafar, S. Kadarisman, Hashimah Yon
Overview
Chaos is unleashed in several villages by an old demonic witch who rises from the dead. In a creepy hut filled with kemenyan incense smoke, an old witch is performing a ritual with a skull on a pedestal. The skull then transforms into a talking head that laughs often! “Aku tidak mahu mati! (I don’t want to die)” she cackles, and the head grants her wish.

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Directed by
K. M. Basker
Genres
Horror
Starring
Aziz Jaafar, S. Kadarisman, Hashimah Yon
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • death
    • fate
    • madness
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror7
    Humour2
    Realism4
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    K. M. Basker
    Starring
    Aziz Jaafar, S. Kadarisman, Hashimah Yon, Aziz Sattar, S. Shamsuddin, Ibrahim Pendek, Siti Tanjung Perak, Malek Sutan Muda
    Runtime
    82 min
    Country
    Singapore
    Languages
    Malay

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