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WORLD CINEMA HORROR CLASSICS #1 - Indonesian Horror - MYSTICS IN BALI - 1981 - Flying Head Demon!

Visit my website: https://pissblood.com To support my channel - https://paypal.me/pissbloodfilms   / pissblooddotcom   Mystics in Bali (originally released as Leák) is a 1981 Indonesian supernatural horror film directed by H. Tjut Djalil. Based on the novel Leák Ngakak by Putra Mada. Stars Ilona Agathe Bastian, Yos Santo, Sofia W.D., and W.D. Mochtar. The film focuses on black magic and borrows from Southeast Asian folklore and Balinese mythology, specifically the Leyak and the Penanggalan, spirits that appear in the form of a flying head with organs and entrails still attached. The film has been called a cult classic of Indonesian horror cinema. PLOT: In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Indonesian government saw films as a possible source for foreign revenue. As a result, low-budget Indonesian exploitation films were produced and exported to international markets. The most successful films in overseas markets were generally produced by any one of three studios—Rapi Films, Parkit, or Soraya Intercine Films. Mystics in Bali was directed by H. Tjut Djalil, who would go on to direct the 1989 film Lady Terminator. The film draws from elements of Southeast Asian folklore and Balinese mythology, incorporating the mythological Leyak, which takes the form of a flying, disembodied head with entrails and internal organs still connected and hanging down from the neck. There are variations of this legend among different cultures, with it being known as a Penanggalan in the Malay Peninsula and a Krasue in various countries in Mainland Southeast Asia, such as Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. The film's lead, Ilona Agathe Bastian, was not an actress prior to the film's production. Rather, she was a German tourist visiting Bali who was chosen by the wife of one of the film's producers to portray the female protagonist. Filming took place on the Indonesian island of Java rather than on location in Bali, as Hindu locals were too superstitious to allow the black magic rituals shown in the film to be performed there. RELEASE The film was not widely released on VHS, being distributed only to Indonesian and Japanese markets, yet it has achieved a minor cult status among horror fans. The film was released on DVD in 2003 by the label Mondo Macabro, though this version has since gone out of print. In October 2007, Mondo Macabro re-released the film with a new high-definition transfer from the film's original negative. In 2016, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in South Lamar, Austin, Texas offered a free double feature screening of Day of Wrath (1943) and Mystics in Bali, in preparation for the release of The VVitch. CRITICAL RECEPTION Stuart Galbraith IV of DVD Talk called the film "a landmark of Indonesian horror", but noted that the film "isn't as daffily entertaining as Mondo's other Indonesian titles, notably Lady Terminator and Virgins from Hell, though it has its moments". Madelyn Sutton of Silver Screen Riot called the film "a raw horror romp that embraces its supposed unbelievability to playful, gory effect". In their Best of the Worst webseries, Jay Bauman, Jack Packard, Mike Stoklasa, and Rich Evans of RedLetterMedia all selected Mystics in Bali as being superior to the films Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park and Killer Workout, with Bauman stating "it's not a great movie, but it's incredibly entertaining". Production In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Indonesian government saw films as a possible source for foreign revenue. As a result, low-budget Indonesian exploitation films were produced and exported to international markets. The most successful films in overseas markets were generally produced by any one of three studios—Rapi Films, Parkit, or Soraya Intercine Films. Mystics in Bali was directed by H. Tjut Djalil, who would go on to direct the 1989 film Lady Terminator. The film draws from elements of Southeast Asian folklore and Balinese mythology, incorporating the mythological Leyak, which takes the form of a flying, disembodied head with entrails and internal organs still connected and hanging down from the neck. There are variations of this legend among different cultures, with it being known as a Penanggalan in the Malay Peninsula and a Krasue in various countries in Mainland Southeast Asia, such as Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. The film's lead, Ilona Agathe Bastian, was not an actress prior to the film's production. Rather, she was a German tourist visiting Bali who was chosen by the wife of one of the film's producers to portray the female protagonist. Filming took place on the Indonesian island of Java rather than on location in Bali, as Hindu locals were too superstitious to allow the black magic rituals shown in the film to be performed there.