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Like one hand, he was carrying his head, and another one he was holding a leash that tied to a black dog.

And when he turned around he saw that ghost.

Today we have an account from Indonesia,

where ghost tales are steeped in history, tragedy, in the lingering presence of colonial trauma.

My name is Edwin, and here is Sarah's true, scary story.

In Indonesia, what makes the country unique is the fact that their history also tied in with mysticism, and the way people remember also ties in with anything related to ghost spirits. It's a country that is predominantly

Muslims and also belief in superstitions. Although these ghost stories are really sad,

they're also giving up a very creepy, non-jump scary scene.

Then these all happen to my family members.

Jakarta is actually a very busy bustling place. There's a lot of people. It's highly populated. Traffic everywhere. But ghosts still exist because when it comes to ghosts, it doesn't matter where you are in Indonesia. If there's a place that is dusty, dark, and moist, they will definitely

be there. But also Jakarta has like a rich history of being the capital city where the Dutch government

used to reside and now the Indonesian government reside.

It used to be the capital city of Indonesia, but now they moved to Pontian.

Because the Dutch government ruled the place, it's... There will be mentions of executions, there will be mentions of massacre,

there will be mention of anything that is a brutal part of history that end up becoming ghost stories.

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