One of the strange myth and legend from Malaysia is about Orang Minyak. Literally, Orang Minyak means "oily man", and has been known as a man who was cursed in an attempt to win back his love with magic. Somehow, he turn into oily black man. To gain and expand his power, Orang Minyak must raped 21 virgins within a week.
Actually the legend of Orang Minyak was popularized by a 1956's movie (Sumpah Orang Minyak / The Curse of The Oily Man, starring and directed by P. Ramlee). Somehow, people believe Orang Minyak really exist.
The legend of Orang Minyak become well-known starting 1960's when there was a sequins of unexplained rape cases in several Malaysian towns, such as Taman Keladi and Taman Angsana in Sungai Petani, Kedah. Orang Minyak usually described as naked human covered with oil, and invincible. In short, Orang Minyak is a supernatural rapist that is hard to see and hard to catch.
Some people speculated that Orang Minyak is just a regular rapist who uses black grease to camouflage (since his acts was made at night, the black grease can make him unseen). The grease also make the pursuers difficult to catch him. But somehow, another questions appear that make explanations are difficult to make, such as : How Orang Minyak can appear in lock room and can escape from it? The question still remain unexplained.
The appearance and the report about the appearance of Orang Minyak still continued till today, but in reduced frequency.
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