Hanief Boyratan

Following a localized string of youth abductions and homicides, a cynical newspaper editor forms a desperate alliance with a law enforcement officer and three investigative journalists to track a missing child, uncovering a malevolent force that forces them to choose between self-preservation and lethal sacrifice.

Oyin, a Malaysian woman, falls in love with Jiwo, an Indonesian man. Because their relationship is not approved by Oyin’s mother, Oyin decides to run away and marries Jiwo in Yogyakarta. Living in the house left behind by Jiwo’s parents, Oyin begins to be terrorized by supernatural beings. She often dreams that the child she is carrying will be struck with a pestle. The terror intensifies when Yuli, a student at the dance studio, becomes possessed by the spirit of Mbok Fatimah and drives Oyin away. Oyin herself suffers a miscarriage after being visited by the spirit of Mbok Fatimah. Jiwo, while digging into his family’s past, discovers that his mother, Rahayu, had once made a dark pact—sacrificing a fetus in exchange for wealth. With the help of Mbah Jereng, Jiwo, who is trying to break the curse, finds the grave of an unborn baby beneath the floor of his house.

The story goes that Mara was being courted by a mysterious man named Thomas. Thomas’s promise to give her a beautiful, colorful life ended in a horrific, blood-soaked tragedy for the woman.