Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A pontianak is a type of vampire in Malay folklore. The pontianak is usually a woman who died during childbirth and becomes undead, seeking revenge and terrorizing villages. She often appears as a beautiful woman and there will be a strong scent of frangipani. Man who are not wary will be killed when she morphs into a ugly vampire, she will also eat babies and harm pregnant women. People believe that having a sharp object like a nail helps them fend of potential attacks by pontianaks. Pontianak is also a town in Borneo, Indonesia, notable primarily for being located precisely on the Equator. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.