The genre now dominates theatres after this folklore helped the industry rise from the grave at the start of the century.

Indonesia's film production "declined drastically ... A woman uses her smartphone past a horror movie poster at the Usmar Ismail Film Center in Jakarta on April 11, 2025. Alongside urban myths ...

Another movie enthusiast Ajeng Putri, 29, said films that drew inspiration from the ... Last year, Indonesia's largest cinema operator XXI recorded five of its top 10 movies as horror films, drawing ...