Variations: Hantu Bulong (Malay), Bulong, Spirit Bulong
Bès Bulong, the spirit Bulong or simply Bulong, is a bès or spirit from the folklore of the Jah Hut people of Malaysia. It walks around by night. If it sees anyone walking about between midnight and 6:00 AM, it will pull out that person’s soul and leave them unconscious.
References
Werner, R. (1975) Jah-hět of Malaysia, Art and Culture. Penerbit Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
A Book of Creatures 
The Malaysians sure make cool creatures.
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So..so is that soulless still alive?
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Presumably on a biological level only
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This thing is cute. Like what a parent would draw if their child asked what this spirit looks like. 🙂 Where did you get your description?
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The one source in the references is all I have! And yes, each spirit is represented with a short description and a photo of a wood carving of it. I put up the original on FB and tumblr, I tried to stay as close as possible to it because it’s so cute 🙂
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It’s always the ones that look the most innocuous,that are the most dangerous isn’t it ?
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When he standin
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pokemon or looney tunes
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I was thinking a Goomba myself.
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What does it want to do with the souls that it takes? What is the ritual to get them back (if there is one at all!)?
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The Bès in general are disease spirits, so presumably the shaman would know how to save such a soul
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its gondola
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…A Goomba?
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