Krasue

Krasue

The krasue (or Kra-Sue) is part of Southeast Asian mythology and is part of popular folklore in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and Thailand. It is the floating head of a vampiric female ghost. Intestines hang out of the ghost's neck and trail behind the head. In Laos the Krasue is called Pi-Kasu.

Several Thai films depict the krasue, including "Krasue" ("Demonic Beauty") in 2002, 2006's "Krasue Valentine" by Yuthlert Sippapak, the Cambodian film, "Nieng Arp" ("Lady Vampire"), Hong Kong's "Witch with the Flying Head" (1977) and Indonesia's "Mystics In Bali" (1981). It was also comically featured in a Sylvania light bulb commercial for Thai audiences.

ee also

* Manananggal – A similar creature in Filipino mythology (called penanggalan in Malay culture).

External links

* [http://www.brns.com/thaifilms/pages/thai16.html Review of "Krasue"]
* [http://www.macula.tv/gallery/Illustration/gallery/krasue/gallery.htm Macula's illustration of (krasue)]


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