TEROWONGAN CASABLANCA - The Legendary Scarriest Tunnel in Indonesia

One of the most scariest urban legend in Indonesia is the legend of Terowongan Casablanca (Casablanca Tunnel) that located in the center of Jakarta. This legend has been told and very popular around 1970's, and become urband legend when it's been made into a movie called Terowongan Casablanca (2007). Today, the

The Center of Casablanca Tunnel

haunted story still frightening everybody, especially people who pass the tunnell in the middle of the night.

So what is the legend say about this tunnell?

THE LOCATION OF CASABLANCA TUNNEL

Casablanca Tunnel is an underpass tunnel that located in Basuki Rahmat Street, near Kunian Area, East Jakarta Region. There is no complete details about the date of the tunnel has been built (judging from the structure of the tunnel, I assumed it's been built somewhere around 1980's). In earlier day, the location of Casablanca Tunnel was a graveyard. The graveyard had been moved to another place, near the tunnel. However, because it was not done in proper way,  the spirits were very upset and disturbing people who come across the tunnel.

The sudden shut-off's vehicles right after enteringCasablanca Tunnel

 

 

 

It's been told that since the tunnel been made and open for public, a lot of strange accidents happen within the tunnel. Some witnesses said that they saw a lady suddenly appeared and accross the street. To avoid it, they stop the car in a sudden that make the series of vehicles' crash.

Other witnesses told that their vehicles's machine suddenly stop in the middle of the tunnel, meanwhile the machine's condition is in good condition.

The legend become much more scarier when someone hang himself at the entrance of the tunnel. The incident happened around end of 90's.

THE RED ROBE LADY

Most of the witnesses who encountered the supernatural accident in Casablanca Tunnel, confirmed that they usually saw a lady in red robe. The lady either only stand still at the edge of the tunnel or suddenly appear and cross-over the street. Nobody ever saw her face.

According to Ki Joko Bodo, one of the most famous Indonesia's paranormal, the lady that people saw was called Kuntilanak Merah (The Red Kuntilanak. You can read about "Kuntilanak" in this link : http://theghost-zone.blogspot.com/2010/04/kuntilanak-revenge-of-beauty.html), the most scariest and fiercest ghost. The legend said that she was a girl who burried alive by her boyfriend after he found out she was pregnant after, they were sleep together. Soon the girl died and turn into The Red Kuntilanak, seeking for revenge.

Kuntilanak... not the real one...

People said that while you are entering the tunnel, if you want to avoid The Red Kuntilanak, honk the tunnel three times. By doing this way, you asked a permission to the spirit to entering "its territory". If you did not honk, either they will suddenly show up or your vehicle's machine will suddenly shut-off. Believe it or not, you should try it for yourself.

Kuntilanak - The Revenge of The Beauty

One of the most popular ghost story, folklore, and mythology in Indonesia is Kuntilanak. Until today, Kuntilanak is the most scariest ghost because it can kills her victim (usually men) brutally. In the past, people believe Kuntilanak only appeared in Thursday Night (Malam Jumat) and her power became more powerful if that night is mark as "Kliwon" night (based on the Javanese' calender). At that night, people prefer stayed at home and have no dare to go out after sunset. But in the present, people believe Kuntilanak is appearing every night and only haunted men who cheated their lovers or rapers.

There are several legend about the appearance of Kuntilanak. The popular legend about Kuntilanak is that she was a pregnant woman whose been raped by some guys and left in the jungle. The woman died after that and became undead, seeking revenge for the people who rape her.

Another legend tells that women who died during childbirth will became the undead Kuntilanak and living among people she loves to protect them. If somebody try to disturb her family, it will appeared and kill them brutally. Kuntilanak itself means "perempuan yang bati beranak" (she who has died in childbirth).

Kuntilanak usually disguises itself as a beautiful young woman and usually attract its victims. Its presence usually can be detected by "kembang kamboja" (Plumeria, a nice floral fragnance), followed by an awful stench afterward. Sometimes it laugh with scarcely and loud sound before appear in front of its victim. Another way to detect its present is listening to the barking of dogs. Dogs that barked with no reason or whining, usually indicated that Kuntilanak is close. But if they howling, it means Kuntilanak is far away.  

In its true appearance, Kuntilanak usually described as a beautiful woman in pale face and long black hair, wore a long white dress. Kuntilanak did not walk but mostly slide. That's why in Indonesia,  if  people met a nice young  lady walk alone at night, it is common if the first thing they look is the feet of the lady. If it is hold still on the ground, it means they met a true human. But if not touch the ground, then it is possible they just met a Kuntilanak.

A Kuntilanak usually kills its victims by digging into their stomachs with its sharp fingernails and devouring their organs. Sometimes she hold the organs and let its victims to watch their own organs till they die.

The legend of Kuntilanak has became very popular. Since 1970 till today, there are more than 100 movies that made based on this folklore. Malaysia has similar versions of this folklore and they called it as Pontianak, Matianak, or Buntianak

Another version of Kuntilanak legend is Sundel Bolong. The story is similar. The different is : Sundel Bolong has a hole at its back (literally in Javanese dialect, Sundel Bolong means "hole at the back").

So one day, when you visit Indonesia and you notice a very beautiful girl, with long hair, wore a very nice dress, and walk alone at night, pay attention to her step and her back. If she was flown and she has a very big bloody hole at her back..... RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.....!!!!