[1] In Islamic funeral, a shroud called a "kain kafan" (in Indonesian and Malay) is used to wrap the body of the dead person.

[1] Pocongs come in all shapes and sizes, depending not only on the physical appearance of the deceased at the time of death, but also on the state of the corpse's decomposition as well.

Despite this, judging from anecdotal records, most sightings of pocong indicate a "lone wolf" style attack, meaning they tend to act independently.

The plastic pocong's origin is traced to the purportedly true story of a pregnant woman who was murdered in cold blood by her boyfriend.

So much blood was pouring out that the hospital staff were compelled to wrap the corpse in plastic in addition to the traditional shroud, before burying her remains in an undisclosed location.

It is said to be born out of a person who wished to seek revenge for an unpleasant death, making it more akin to a vengeful spirit often found in many folklores in the West.

The red color of this pocong's shroud is associated with the feeling of bitterness, anger, and vengeance felt by the person during the final moments of life.

In the rural parts of Yogyakarta, the Code River is said to be inhabited by a massive colony of pocongs numbering in the thousands.

The colony itself is led by a very peculiar red pocong, who lived as an early 20th century local shaman specializing in black magic.

In death, the shaman swore revenge on the villagers who had slaughtered him in cold blood, and so his vengeful spirit, alongside thousands of pocongs he has 'recruited' over the years, has been haunting the Code River to this very day.

In the early 2000s (decade), TV stations in Indonesia purported to capture ghost appearances with their cameras and put the recordings on a specific show of their own.

There was also a movie Pocong (2006) directed by Rudy Soedjarwo, which was banned and censored in its French and German DVD versions due to the disturbing, scary, and terrifying scenes.

These films generally share the quality of the pocong playing a role similar to that of the Grim Reaper, in both comedic and dramatic situations.