New wave of horror flicks puts Indonesian cinema on map

After years in the shadows, the genre makes a monstrous breakthrough in Southeast Asia

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A still image from 2019 Indonesian horror film "Perempuan Tanah Jahanam." Directed by Joko Anwar, it was released internationally as "Impetigore." (Courtesy of Joko Anwar)

MARCO FERRARESE, Contributing writer

JAKARTA -- You know that the nightmare is not over when the Queen of Black Magic picks up her severed head and slots it back onto her neck as if nothing has happened.

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