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Phi Pop
Pop ( th, ปอบ) is a cannibalistic spirit of Thai folklore. It manifests itself as a that likes to devour human viscera. Pop is related to the Phi Fa spirit. Legends A traditional legend says that a long time ago a flower could take control of them. Once the prince said the magic words and entered the body of an animal. His servant overheard those words, repeated them, and entered the body of the prince. The servant fooled people into thinking he was the prince. Seeing this, the prince quickly entered the body of a bird and rushed to tell the truth to his wife. Upon hearing this, the prince's wife had the servant's body destroyed and the prince challenged the false prince to enter the body of an animal. When the servant foolishly entered and took control of the animal's body, the real prince re-entered his own body. The servant was unable to re-enter his body as it was destroyed. Henceforth, his revenant spirit goes from one body to another, eating its intestines. Village le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannibalistic
Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s .... Human cannibalism is well documented, both in ancient and in recent times. The rate of cannibalism increases in nutritionally poor environments as individuals turn to members of their own species as an additional food source.Elgar, M.A. & Crespi, B.J. (1992) ''Cannibalism: ecology and evolution among diverse taxa'', Oxford University Press, Oxford [England]; New York. Cannibalism regulates population numbers, whereby resources such as food, shelter and territory become more readily available with the decrease of potential competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Comics
Thai comics are comics written and produced in Thailand. History According to Thai media historian Anake Nawigamune( เอนก นาวิกมูล), the first example of Siamese comics art was published around 1906 in an issue of Samran Wittaya ( สำราญวิทยา) Enjoyable Knowledge], a publication founded by British-educated Kru Liam ( ครูเหลี่ยม). The graphic sequence composed of two drawings depicting a conflict between a Chinese pork seller and a dog, illustrated by a short riddle in a form of a poem. Nawigamune also mentions the publication in Chotmai Het Saeng Arun ( จดหมายเหตุแสงอรุณ) hronicles of the Dawnin 1907 of a woodcut cartoon (strip) with accompanying verse. The first woodcut strip to appear in Chotmai Het Saeng Arun olume 13, issue 5is composed of four panels depicting a daring photographer ingeniously escaping the attack of a lion wearing a royal cloak with ermin-embroidered edge. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krahang
Krahang ( th, กระหัง, ; or , ) is a male spirit of the Thai folklore. It manifests itself as a shirtless man, wearing a traditional loincloth, who flies in the night. Royal Institute Dictionary, 1999 edition, first printing (2003) ''Krahang'' uses two large ''kradong'' (กระด้ง), round rice winnowing baskets, to fly in the night in rural areas of Thailand. It also often rides a ''sak tam khao'' (สากตำข้าว), the long wooden pestle of a traditional manual rice pounder. Legends & sightings ''Krahang'' is a type of nocturnal ghost that is said to haunt the same areas as Krasue, a female spirit of the Thai village folklore, thus these two spirits are often mentioned or represented together. Legends of the Thai oral tradition say that this is an evil spirit that may harm people walking at night in out of the way areas. Like Krasue it lives the life of a normal villager during the day. But from the research in "Three Seals Law" (กฎหมา ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Television Soap Opera
Lakorn is a popular genre of fiction in Thai television. They are known in Thai as (, lit. "television drama") or (''lakhon'', , or ''lakorn''). They are shown generally at prime-time on Thai television channels, starting usually on, before or approximately at 20:25-20:30 hrs local time. An episode of a prime-time drama is between 45 minutes to two hours long including commercials. Each series is a finished story, unlike Western "cliffhanger" dramas, but rather like Hispanic telenovelas. The first television drama in Thailand is ''Suriyani Mai Yom Taengngan'' (สุริยานีไม่ยอมแต่งงาน, lit. "Suriyani refused to marry") starring Mom Rajawongse Thanadsri Svasti and Chotirot Samosorn with Nuanla-or Thongnuedee from the composition of Nai Ramkarn (Prayad Sor Nakanat) broadcast on January 5, 1956 on Channel 4 Bangkhunphrom (now Channel 9), the first Thai television station. It can be considered the broadcast was only two months after the establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pob Pee Fa (2009 Lakorn)
''Pob Pee Fa'' ( th, ปอบผีฟ้า; ) is a Thai period horror ''lakorn'', a remake of the 1997 lakorn '' Pob Pee Fa'' with the role of Pee Fah or Jao Nang Luang on Torn played by the awarding winning actress, Chiranan Manochaem (จีระนันท์ มะโนแจ่ม). Other scheduled cast members include Thana Suttikamul (ธนา สุทธิกมล) and the Thai-British model and actress, Buntitha Puwijarn Cowell (บัณฑิตา ภูวิจารณ์ เคาวเวลล์). Plot ''Pob Pee Fa'' is the story of a princess who is turned into an ogress (Pee Fah) after eating the past generations of Pee Fah nectar that caused by unrequited love. She starts hunting for raw intestines and fresh blood, which revolved for several generations with her love enemies. The real identity of Pee Fah is Phi Pop (ผีปอบ), a ghost of popular Thai folklore. Incidents during filming Several of the actors in ''Pob Pee Fa'' were involved in i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pob Pee Fah
''Pob Pee Fah'' ( th, ปอบผีฟ้า; ) is a Thai ghost story, made as a TV series (known as a ''lakorn'', the Thai equivalent of a soap opera). Set partly in the 19th century, it shares some plot details with an earlier series, ''Jao Nang'', which aired in 1990, and on which some observers believe it was based. ''Pob Pee Fah'' was considered by many to be one of the scariest of Thai lakorns, and actress Woranut Wongsawan, appearing in her first lakorn, claimed in a later interview that a real ''Pee Fah'' (a type of Thai ghost) appeared during the shooting of one of the scenes. The legend The story is based on an old Thai legend of a type of ghost or spirit known as a ''Pee Fah'' ( th, ผีฟ้า), or ''Phi Pop'' ( th, ผีปอบ). The ''Pee Fah'' needs to possess a host in order to live, and only leaves the host's body when the host is asleep. Before the host dies, the ''Pee Fah'' must find a new host in which it can reside, and that is achieved by inducing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mae Nak
Mae Nak Phra Khanong ( th, แม่นากพระโขนง, meaning 'Lady Nak of Phra Khanong'), or simply Mae Nak ( th, แม่นาก, 'Lady Nak') or Nang Nak ( th, นางนาก, 'Miss Nak'), is a well-known Thai ghost. According to local folklore the story is based on events that took place during the reign of King Rama IV. A shrine dedicated to Nak was constructed at Wat Mahabut. In 1997, the shrine was relocated to the nearby Suan Luang district of modern Bangkok. Common legend A beautiful young woman named Nak, who lived on the banks of the Phra Khanong canal, had an undying love for her husband, Mak. While Nak was pregnant, Mak was conscripted into the Thai Army and sent to war where he was seriously wounded (in some versions it is the Kengtung Wars, while others are not specific). While he was being nursed back to health in central Bangkok, Nak and their child both died during childbirth. But when Mak returned home, he found his loving wife and ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jao Nang
''Jao Nang'', also known as ''The Princess's Terror'' ( th, เจ้านาง; ), is a period horror Lakorn which originally aired in the mid-1990s and became known among Thai viewers as the most frightening lakorn. It starred Chakkrit Amarat (จักรกฤษณ์ อำมรัตน์) and Kavinna Suvannaprateep (กวินนา สุวรรณประทีป) in the leading roles. In 1997, BBTV Channel 7 released its hit lakorn, '' Pob Pee Fa'', which provided a plot similar to this lakorn, but with different characters and story details. This 1997 lakorn was later referred to as a remake by some viewers. The real identity of Pee Fah is Phi Pop (ผีปอบ), a ghost of popular Thai folklore Thai folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the Thai people. Most Thai folklore has a regional background for it originated in rural Thailand. With the passing of time, and through the influence of the media, large .... Plot A p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malevolent Spirit
In mythology and folklore, a vengeful ghost or vengeful spirit is said to be the spirit of a dead person who returns from the afterlife to seek revenge for a cruel, unnatural or unjust death. In certain cultures where funeral and burial or cremation ceremonies are important, such vengeful spirits may also be considered as unhappy ghosts of individuals who have not been given a proper funeral. Cultural background The concept of a vengeful ghost seeking retribution for harm that it endured as a living person goes back to ancient times and is part of many cultures. According to such legends and beliefs, they roam the world of the living as restless spirits, seeking to have their grievances redressed, and may not be satisfied until they have succeeded in punishing either their murderers or their tormentors. In certain cultures vengeful ghosts are mostly female, said to be women that were unjustly treated during their lifetime. Such women or girls may have died in despair or the suff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krasue
The ''Krasue'' ( th, กระสือ, ), known as ''Ahp'' ( km, អាប) in Cambodia; as ''Kasu'' ( lo, ກະສື, ) in Laos; as ''Kuyang'' ( id, Kui'yang), ''Leak'' ( id, lei'yak), ''Pelasik'', ''Pelesit'', or ''Penanggalan'' in Indonesia; as ''Penanggal'' ( ms, Pe'nang'gal, pron) in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore; as ''Manananggal'' ( tl, Mana'nang'gal, pron) in the Philippines; as ''Ma lai'' ( vi, ma lai, pron) in Vietnam; is a nocturnal female spirit of Southeast Asian folklore. It manifests itself as a woman, usually young and beautiful, with her internal organs hanging down from the neck, trailing below the head. According to Thai ethnographer Phraya Anuman Rajadhon, the ''Krasue'' consists of a floating head accompanied by a will-o'-the-wisp kind of luminescent glow. The explanations attempted about the origin of the glow include the presence of methane in marshy areas. The Krasue'' is often said to live in the same areas as ''Krahang'', a male spirit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chutima Naiyana
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Chutima Naiyana ( th, ชุติมา นัยนา), nicknamed Ae ( th, เอ้) (born August 10, 1967, in Chonburi, Thailand) is Miss Thailand 1987. She competed in the Miss Universe 1987 pageant held in Singapore. She continued working as a drama actress and musician. References 1967 births Living people Chutima Naiyana Miss Universe 1987 contestants Chutima Naiyana Chutima Naiyana ( th, ชุติมา นัยนา), nicknamed Ae ( th, เอ้) (born August 10, 1967, in Chonburi, Thailand) is Miss Thailand 1987. She competed in the Miss Universe 1987 pageant held in Singapore Singapore (), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
