From zombies to vampires to vengeful women, here are some of the scariest figures from Asian folklore. A pontianak is a vampiric, vengeful female spirit said to have died during childbirth.

The series centers on two Pontianaks – bloodthirsty female vampires from Malay folklore – who leave Singapore in search of a new home in Taiwan. Creator, co-writer, executive producer and ...

A Pontianak, the vengeful spirit of a woman who died during childbirth, is awakened when a foreman and a construction worker attempt to bury the body of a dead girl instead of burning her.

The series centers on two Pontianaks – bloodthirsty female vampires from Malay folklore – who leave Singapore in search of a ...