Five Haunted Places in Jakarta that were Made into Film
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VIVA – Jakarta has some places that have horror stories and are famous for being haunted. Not infrequently, these scary places become the talk of the public.
Not only that, there have been many films in Indonesia that have made this place the setting background or storyline of the film. Well, here are places in Jakarta that were made into a film.
1. Casablanca Tunnel
Terowongan Casablanca, Jakarta.
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The Casablanca Tunnel is located in the Kuningan area, South Jakarta. This tunnel has its own mystical story. Many said, the Casablanca Tunnel was often a place for supernatural beings to appear such as kuntilanak, old grandmother, big black creature.
Starting from these scary stories, this became the setting of a film in 2007 called 'The Tunnel of Casablanca'.
2. Langsat Mayestik Park
Film Taman Langsat
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Langsat Park is a sports facility behind the Barito bird market which is filled with activities of people from morning to evening, the presence of many trees that protect residents from the hot sun is one of the factors that makes these places crowded.
Unfortunately, this place has a scary story. The story from the security guard and the tavern keeper there made Director Eka Katili try to visualize the story in a film entitled 'Taman Langsat Mayestik'.
This 2014 film stars Metta Permadi, Ki Joko Bodo and Fauzi Imam. Apart from being a player in this horror genre film, Ki Joko Bodo was also asked to supervise the disturbances of creatures during the shooting process.
3. Potato House
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The Potato House in Jakarta has a very scary story. Local people often smell the strong stench of boiled potatoes, and the cries of small children can be heard from inside the house.
It was said that in this house there was a small child who fell into a cauldron that was being used to boil potatoes. It was the restless spirit of the little boy who spread the smell of potatoes.