Variations: Hantu Kepala Berduri (Malay), Spiky-head Spirit
The Bès Jě’la Kòy, “spiky-head spirit”, is one of many bès or spirits from the folklore of the Jah Hut people of Malaysia. It lives on top of termite hills and knows how long every person will live. If it judges that a person’s lifespan is too short, it will take them into the termite hill to be friends with it forever.
A spiky-head spirit takes one person a year into its termite hill.
References
Werner, R. (1975) Jah-hět of Malaysia, Art and Culture. Penerbit Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
A Book of Creatures 
What a cheeky smile this lad has
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I’m starting to become less and less sure about whether I want to meet this guy not.
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*or not
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Depends on your opinion of termites
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Ah yes, the enigmatic giraffe termite
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bro, I would wanna be friends with this lad.
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I don’t know if being friends with this thing is a blessing or a curse and if I’m better off dying.
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Wow, I’m so glad you got your hands on a copy of this book! It’s such a crucial piece of one of my favorite monster research sagas on the internet: http://eirikrjs.blogspot.com/2017/08/kcn-liii-mystery-demons.html. Hope to see some more bès eventually.
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Thank yoouu! And yes it’s awesome. Which of the spirits would you like to see? I can’t possibly do them ALL, will have to stick with the more memorable/unique ones.
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