In Indonesia, Patrols Dressed Up as Ghosts Scare People Into Staying Indoors

At first, the spooky tactic had the unintended effect of bringing curious people out, but organizers have since switched up their plan and instead do a surprise ghost patrol every few days, with village volunteers dressed in long white burial shrouds and their faces ghoulishly painted white and black, Reuters reported.

Pocong are meant to represent the souls of the dead, and are believed to jump out of graves in their burial shrouds to warn people that the soul needs to be released from the burial shroud.