[1.09] The Penanggal

Published Jan 1, 2022, 6:12 PM

We return to find Tracy alone and trapped in her flat. Desperate and under siege from a mysterious assailant, Tracy must find a way to stay alive to protect herself and her unborn child. Fortunately, help arrives in the form of a familiar face.

This episode stars Lauren Sim, Rachel Chin, Azura Farid, and Shahid Nasheer. Production and direction by Danny Koordi, screenplay by Karl Gan, editing, sound design and mixing by David Chew, with assistance by Gareth Fernandez, Gabby Peng, and Nadarajah Bhairavan.

The overall story takes influence from “Shroud: Jinn”, as written by "Dina Damanhudi" and first published on Wattpad.com.

Finally, the After Dark podcast is an original Mediacorp production developed in partnership with Wattpad Studios, and recorded at IMDA Pixel. Your executive producers are Barry Toa and Sapna Angural from Mediacorp,  and Aron Levitz, Eric Lehrman, and Dexter Ong from Wattpad. Reproduction of any material associated with the podcast is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of Mediacorp.

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the following audio presentation features mention of prenatal depression and miscarriage, listener discretion is advised.

Hello, emergency hotline, this is police post. How many assists you?

Mhm

Hello?

Hello. Is anyone there? Hello?

What is it?

I'm not sure. Do you hear that

help?

Yes yes yes. Hi. Please state your emergency.

Something

is in my house. Okay. Okay. Okay ma'am, based on your call, cannot confirm that you are at

is that right?

Oh my God. Oh my God,

please, please

please ma'am, can you please confirm the address?

Yes, yes. Oh God, hurry

ma'am. We are helping you the best we can please find somewhere to keep yourself safe.

Okay, the nearest patrol car has been dispatched.

No. Call Inspector Sonia. What are you sure

now?

Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Oh my God. Oh my God.

Yeah,

mm hmm.

Welcome to after dark. A brand new horror audio drama podcast brought to you by Mediacorp.

We return to find Tracy alone and trapped in her flat, desperate and under siege. From a mysterious assailant Tracy must find a way to stay alive to protect herself and her unborn child.

Fortunately help arrives in the form of a couple of familiar faces.

As I stood there in the hallway that sounds

slowly emerged from the bedroom. It felt like sleep paralysis all over again. Except I knew I was fully awake. I knew that everything I was seeing was real and still.

I could barely move. What the hell was this thing?

One long intestine glowing A deep red slithered out of the bedroom towards me. It made this horrible sound

as if it was robbing or breathing.

And that was when I tried to make a run for it, I found my way to the bathroom

and slammed the door shut,

Pinching myself in the corner of the shower and trying to call for help. I tried Gavin 1st.

Come on you idiot. No, no, no. When that failed the police

and suddenly the sound of the intestines stopped right outside the door.

Hello? Is anyone there? Hello? What is it? I'm not sure. Do you hear that?

Help? Yes, yes, yes. Please state your emergency. Someone.

Something is in my house. Okay, Okay, Okay, ma'am, based on your call, cannot confirm that you are that right? Oh my God! Oh my God, please,

please, please ma'am, Can you please confirm the address? Yes, Yes. Oh God, hurry, ma'am. We are helping you the best we can please find somewhere to keep yourself safe.

Okay. The nearest patrol car has been dispatched.

No. Sonia. What are you sure?

No. Okay. Here

it busted the door wide open and slowly made its way towards me

and that was when I made a break for the other door. Another entrance from the kitchen. Another chance of escape.

As soon as I slammed that door, however, I thought I saw something in the distance, hovering in the air close to the ceiling. I hobbled over to the kitchen, praying that I could use something to defend myself.

I knocked over chairs, pots and pans, utensils, anything I could get my hands on and then as if on cue, the intestine slithered over right in the doorway, entering the kitchen,

moving towards me, knowing that there was nowhere else for me to run. At that point, I had already resigned myself to make a final stand. What are you?

What the hell do you want? But then it stopped just a couple of meters in front of me. Wasn't afraid. What's the matter? Are you afraid? Now? Leave me alone, You piece of sh it leave me alone. I honestly didn't expect it to listen. It began to retreat,

disappearing out of the kitchen and out of the hole. Was it over?

Was it truly gone?

Mhm.

The hallway was dark,

still lifeless.

There was no sound,

none of the horrible noises for Malia.

For a second

it seemed like the danger was actually over. Pick up, you idiot!

Pick up!

Come on, come on, come on, come on, pick up. Pick up Pick up.

Except it wasn't.

It wrapped itself around my wrist. It felt like I was burning, It was firmly attached to my forearm and it was melting my skin. I struggled but it was useless and then from the shadows I saw something moved, a black silhouette near the ceiling of a head, a single

woman's head. Her mangled hair swirled around in the darkness and below her neck was just arriving, massive organs and intestines just hanging there and connecting all the way to my arm I was done for? I couldn't break free. I was right there so close to the front door,

sc began to pull me in.

And that's when you arrived. Sonya

Inspector chances station I have just arrived at the address of the reported disturbance over roger.

Strange noises, huh?

Mm hmm.

Nothing strange so far.

What is that

okay?

Hello,

ma'am. Are you in there,

man?

No.

Let me go.

Ship ship ship, ma'am. I need you to stand back from the door.

Help. Please

God get away from her. I'm warning you don't make me shoot

123.

Mhm.

What?

What the hell was that,

ma'am, ma'am. Are you okay?

No

Inspector chances. Station Inspector, chances station. Please send backup and an ambulance. I repeat. Please send back up.

Hey, hey, it's okay.

It's okay. I'm here.

You're safe now. Okay.

That thing is not going to hurt you anymore.

Mm

It's okay.

It's okay

here. Have some water.

Thanks.

Are you feeling any better?

Mm hmm.

So we managed to get through to your husband. He should be on his way now.

What?

Where was he?

I think my colleagues mentioned that he was at his office?

Mm hmm.

I see.

Mrs stun. Please.

Tracy is fine.

Tracy.

I know this is too soon, but

I just need to ask

what,

What the hell was that all about?

That

was a woman's head right? A floating hit.

Yes. And those things that were wrapped around you.

What do you think they were?

They look like

intestines.

Yes.

May I have a look at your wrist?

Ah

That hat's Oh sorry sorry.

But these source

they look like acid burns.

There's more.

Oh my gosh!

How did this happen?

It's been like this for days,

maybe weeks now.

But they don't look like they're healing

inspector.

I'll be honest.

I don't know what that thing is

and I don't know why it's attacking me.

My husband told me that. I was just imagining things.

My doctor said it was an allergic reaction.

None of the herbs or ointments worked.

I was just seeing that thing in my dreams all the time.

And I will wake up with these sores all over my legs.

It's okay Tracy.

I believe you. I mean

it sounds so stupid. Right?

A single floating head with dangling intestines.

Even I thought I was going crazy.

But you saw it right.

Tell me you saw it.

Yes, I did. So what the hell does that thing want with me?

Tracy?

Mm hmm.

I need you to know that strange things happen in this world. Things that we can't explain things that don't make any sense.

And when these things happen.

Other people will be quick to judge you, Call you a liar or label you as insane. That's just the way it is sometimes you know.

And while

I don't have all the answers.

I can at the very least say that

I know better than to brush off these things

much less when they happen to the very people I'm supposed to protect.

Thanks

Inspector.

That means a lot.

You can just call me sonya,

Sonya.

What's going to happen to me?

What's going to happen to my baby?

Well, like I said,

I don't have all the answers myself,

but

I think I know someone who might

mm hmm.

Rayanne, Rayanne stop running

imran. Can you stop him please? If he falls down again and hits his head one more time, he's going to lose all his brains. I swear.

Hello?

Hey jess.

Guess who? So sonia is that you?

Oh my God, it's been so long. Too long. Have you been? I'm good. I'm good actually. I just joined the center to teach. Wow, that's great. Yeah. So now the students don't have to come to my house anymore. And how? Oh my God. Between you and me? That boy, he's getting to that age where he's such a handful. I tell you

anyway, you got promoted. Right. How is it any cool cases after the last time we met?

Yeah, I did. Uh that's the reason I called actually.

So I have this really strange case if you know what I mean.

Ah,

So that's why you called. Come on. Don't make me sound so bad. When have you ever asked me to hang out for a meal. Or to just sit around and drink tea chit chat. I'll remember to get something nice for you. Okay. And for a into I'm keeping you to your word, sonya. And my word is as good as gold. Right.

Right.

So what's this case about?

Well the victim's a pregnant housewife who says that she's been experiencing weird dreams and sores on her body.

Does any of this sound familiar to you? Babe? Everyone gets weird dreams and source from time to time you're going to have to be more specific. I mean like did you come across anything like this in that

book of yours? Again, more details would really help.

Um Well

what about a

floating woman's head?

Wait,

what did you say?

A

floating

woman's

hit with intestines dangling from it.

I know it sounds really weird but I literally just saw it with my own eyes.

You're sure about this. Yeah. Like 100%. No doubt in your mind at all. Sure about this. You know, I wouldn't mess around with these kind of things.

Just

just you there.

Okay. I just sent you an address. Meet me there in half an hour

and bring the housewife with you.

Yeah.

Emergency. That's uncle.

Say hi sonya. Hi uncle

Hello.

Yeah,

she needs help. Not her

say hi Tracy.

Uh huh.

Hello?

Ah

yeah. Yeah. Okay. So come in, come in.

Okay

mm hmm.

And you say honey,

this hit was there.

Yes.

Just one head

floating in the air

with intestines hanging from it.

And she

he was holding you would have been worse if I hadn't arrived on time.

Mm hmm.

For him. For him.

No wonder the source have not healed.

This looks the same like before can.

Oh yeah.

Yes. Yes. Like before

you mean.

You know what this thing is.

Mm hmm.

Yes.

Bend it to

MacCallum. That is Amman poor bob.

An ancient evil from long ago

in every village and town across southeast Asia.

There is a legend of a very young,

very pretty woman.

No one knows much about her. She is mysterious

but they have seen her around from time to time.

Either selling strange things or talking to women.

Mostly pregnant women.

Yeah, that's

she is no ordinary human. You see

she is a witch of black magic whose sole desire is to remain young and love

and nothing helps give away his youth and looks better than the blood of a pregnant woman.

Humanity has become

But

the ultimate goal.

The fountain of youth for the Which is the pregnant woman's unborn baby.

So I think I'll just go home

right about nine months is when the pregnant woman's baby carries the greatest power, you see

all the potential about to be born yet not born

so full of life yet so fragile. It is the ultimate expression of youth

and when the witch has sat on a victim,

she retreats to her house somewhere secluded where she cannot be disturbed and begins her ritual

because by feeding on the blood of all these women and unborn Children which has procured another ability,

the ability to remove her mortal skin that is her physical body.

The hate pulls free so that she can fly.

This is how she becomes a hunter in the night. In certain regions. It is said that the which is able to manipulate her organs such that they can be controlled,

sickened and mutated for her to capture her brain.

Hello.

And where her vile bandages touch day leaf source bloody source that will not heal so as to weaken her victim.

Mm hmm.

Hello?

And when she sees the opportunity

she strikes

unfolding her intestines to keep her victim pinned down as her tongue unfolds from her mouth and her sharp little truths

stabbing the victim through the world

and sucking the baby out.

Hey? Hey Tracy. Are you okay? Do you need to take a breather?

No,

tell me this isn't happening.

Mm hmm.

I think your friend has heard enough. Yeah, maybe we should come back tomorrow. Huh? Sonja, can you send her back?

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

I need to know what's happening. Are you sure?

Yes,

please

continue?

Mm hmm.

I thought.

Mm hmm. Okay,

okay.

After the which fits she can keep her powers very long. But maybe years

dolla mustard too. She does not need to fit again. But when the energy is finished

she will come out looking for God.

Does this thing have a name?

What are we dealing with here?

It goes by many names actually. But

Mhm.

Thank you for listening to this episode of After Dark. New episodes will be released every other friday at 10 p.m. And you can follow the podcast on the Millicent app, Spotify, Apple podcasts or google podcasts

episode nine. The was produced and directed by Danny Cordy. Screenplay was written by Carl Gone editing, sound design and mixing from David chiu with assistance by Garrett, Fernandez, Gaby Pang and Nadarajah by Ravan. The overall story is inspired by Shroud Jinn as written by Dina Damon hoodie

and first published on what Pat dot com Because for episode nine features Lawrence Sim as Tracy Bright on as Gavin Rachel Chin, as Sonia Azura. Farid as Jasmine and Shahid bashir as the Bmo.

Finally, the After dark podcast is an original media corp production, developed in partnership with studios and recorded at I. M. D. A pixel. Your executive producers are burrito and Sabrina Angora from Mediacorp and Aaron Levitz eric Lohman and dexter wrong from what pad

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