Originally Beautiful, These 12 Indonesian Actresses Turned Scary When Acting in Horror Films

Playing as kuntilanak in the movie MANGKUJIWO (2020), the performance of Asmara Abigail, who in real life is a model, transformed into a terrifying figure with messy long hair and a mysterious smile, successfully gives you goosebumps.

The next beautiful actress is Ayu Laksmi, known for her role as a mother named Mawarni Suwono in the remake of the movie PENGABDI SETAN (2022), who was a diva in the 1970s but fell ill and then died. 

Next is Aulia Sarah, an actress and beautiful model from Indonesia who portrayed the terrifying character Badarawuhi in the phenomenal horror movie KKN DI DESA PENARI (2022).

Karina Suwandi who has appeared in the movies SEBELUM IBLIS MENJEMPUT (2018), KUNTILANAK 2 (2018), and MANGKUJIWO (2020). In fact, through the movie SEBELUM IBLIS MENJEMPUT (2018) where she played the character Laksmi, Karina was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at FFI 2018 and won the same category at Piala Maya 2018.

Luna Maya previously played the role of Suzanna in the remake film titled SUZZANNA: BERNAFAS DALAM KUBUR (2018). In her latest film titled SUZZANNA: MALAM JUMAT KLIWON (2023) which will be released in August, Luna is reported to have hired a makeup artist from Russia to transform herself to look very similar to the late Suzzanna.

Senior actress, Farida Pasha, who is the grandmother of Ify Alyssa from BLINK, is best known for her role as Mak Lampir in the movie and soap opera MISTERI GUNUNG BERAPI (1998).  

Christine Hakim, a beautiful senior actress since her youth, is known for her role as Misni in the film PEREMPUAN TANAH JAHANAM (2019).  

Tara Basro, an actress and model who has also been dubbed as the queen of Indonesian horror, some of which are PENGABDI SETAN (2017), PENGABDI SETAN 2: COMMUNION (2022), and PEREMPUAN TANAH JAHANAM (2019), which became the most successful Indonesian film and brought her several prestigious awards.  

Ruth Pellupessy, who plays the character Darmina, the source of terror in the film PENGABDI SETAN (1980), acts so terrifyingly that it scares the audience when she is depicted visiting a cemetery and then resurrecting the dead. The visuals in horror films are really scary, KLovers!

This is not less terrifying, the figure of Elsie in the movie HANTU JERUK PURUT (2006) and RUMAH PONDOK INDAH (2006) is played by Asha Shara who in the real world is a model. So it's really shocking.

Next there is Shareefa Daanish who also successfully portrayed a spooky and mysterious figure in the movie RUMAH DARA (2009). His skill in acting in the film even won Best Actress at the Puchon Choice Feature International Competition in 2009.

Sara Fajira, known for her popularity in the song Lathi (2021) collaborating with Weird Genius, started her career as an actress in the series HITAM (2021) as a terrifying half-zombie. Next, she had the opportunity to star in several other horror films such as KABUT (2021), BAYI AJAIB (2023), and PARA BETINA PENGIKUT IBLIS (2023). So those are 12 beautiful Indonesian actresses who transform into terrifying figures when transformed in playing roles in horror films. According to KLovers, which one makes you the most shocked and scared?