Recently, a lot of horror movies—especially those made in Southeast Asia—have topped lists of people's favorite shows. Some of them are Pengabdi Setan (Indonesia), others include The Medium (Thailand), Danur (Indonesia), Shutter (Thailand), Pee Mak (Thailand), and Munafik (Malaysia). When investigated in socio-cultural studies, horror films that depict the horrifying experience of the emergence of non-human beings can be associated with the apparent cultural commonalities of each country in Southeast Asia in addition to being a popular form of entertainment. It is not surprising that socio-cultural studies in Southeast Asia can also be examined from spooky horror stories from each region that exhibit parallels in stories and patterns as people from Southeast Asian countries generally do have roots that are near to or even the same.

In episode 8 this time, Lucky Kardanardi, ex-Programme Intern at ASC UGM together with Natasha Kuswanto who is a movie enthusiast, and also experienced as a Data Administrator at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, discusses how horror films can be an aspect in the study of social behavior and behavior. culture in Southeast Asia.

This 7th Episode of The ASEAN PodQuest is broadcasted in Bahasa Indonesia and can be listened through Spotify, Anchor, and Apple Podcast.

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