The Hantu Raya is a type of familiar spirit in Malay folklore that acts as a double for black magic practitioners.
If a man were to have an extra-marital affair, the Hantu Raya could stay with his wife in his place Normally the Hantu Raya feasts on ancak, an offering made for the spirits, containing yellow glutinous rice, eggs, roasted chicken, rice flakes and a doll.
[5] Jangan Pandang Belakang (meaning "Don't Look Back") is a Malay horror movie based on the Hantu Raya.
The story is about a young man named Darma (Pierre Andre) who tries to find out the truth about the death of his fiancée, Rose.
A Malay family has a familiar spirit in the form of a hantu raya which can make them richer, stronger or whatever they desire, but it asks something in return.