Crunching popcorn and screaming, Indonesians are flocking to watch homegrown horror films in cinemas that draw on the country ...

The film archive and data centre, Sinematek Indonesia, counts just 456 movies made between 1990 and 2000. "Among them, 37 are horror films," said archive worker Wahyudi, 55. Yet the country's ...

Indonesian cinemas are experiencing a horror film renaissance, fueled by the country's rich folklore and urban legends. These homegrown productions, featuring iconic ghosts and monsters, now ...

"These tales are very close to us." A woman uses her smartphone past a horror movie poster at the Usmar Ismail Film Center in Jakarta on April 11, 2025. Photo by AFP According to the Indonesian Film ...

The film archive and data centre, Sinematek Indonesia, counts just 456 movies made between 1990 and 2000. “Among them, 37 are horror films,” said archive worker Wahyudi, 55. Yet the country ...