When aging women become monsters: The horror trope we can’t escape

Yohana Belinda

Aging women are increasingly portrayed as monsters across the horror genre, both local and global. The trope isn’t just frightening: It reflects deep-rooted sociocultural fears of women whose power no longer depends on beauty, youth or submission.

Inside Indonesia’s grave seekers: Tracing ancestors to find belonging

Sheena Suparman

When family trees end in a lopped limb, a new generation of descendants is turning to cemeteries to recover their history, relink their lineage and rediscover what it means to remember those who came before.

Phantoms of the metropolitan: Five spooky spots around Jakarta

Josa Lukman

Urban legends abound in this sprawling city, but some can serve different kinds of horror depending on who’s asking.

Fantasy in the flesh: Inside Indonesia’s booming costume economy

Aqraa Sagir

From anime icons to Halloween commissions, Indonesia’s costume makers are turning play into profession.