Bès Bulong

Variations: Hantu Bulong (Malay), Bulong, Spirit Bulong

Bes 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.

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The Malaysians sure make cool creatures.

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posted October 7, 2019 at 10:13 AM by Hex g27629 Reply
So..so is that soulless still alive?

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posted October 7, 2019 at 12:19 PM by What a Fine Halloween! Reply
- Presumably on a biological level only
  
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  posted October 7, 2019 at 12:54 PM by abookofcreatures in reply to What a Fine Halloween!Reply
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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posted October 9, 2019 at 8:33 PM by Christopher Bartling Reply
- 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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  posted October 10, 2019 at 2:07 PM by abookofcreatures in reply to Christopher BartlingReply
It’s always the ones that look the most innocuous,that are the most dangerous isn’t it ?

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posted October 10, 2019 at 4:48 PM by William Radford Reply
When he standin

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posted October 10, 2019 at 8:33 PM by Gorillinus Reply
pokemon or looney tunes

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posted April 28, 2020 at 12:45 PM by Scarier Reply
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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posted June 30, 2020 at 8:21 PM by the Jophur are Misunderstood Reply
- The Bès in general are disease spirits, so presumably the shaman would know how to save such a soul
  
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  posted July 1, 2020 at 1:12 AM by abookofcreatures in reply to the Jophur are MisunderstoodReply
its gondola

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posted September 14, 2020 at 3:55 PM by anon Reply

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