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The Krasue ((タイ語:กระสือ)), known as ''Ahp'' ((クメール語:អាប)) in Cambodia and as ''Kasu'' in Laos, 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.〔''Essays on Thai Folklore'', Editions Duang Kamol, ISBN 974-210-345-3〕 The explanations attempted about the origin of the glow include the presence of methane in marshy areas.〔(Mthai News Reporter )〕 The Krasue is often said to live in the same areas as Krahang, a male spirit of the Thai folklore. This spirit moves about by hovering in the air above the ground, for it has no lower body. The throat may be represented in different ways, either as only the trachea or with the whole neck.〔(Krasue film posters )〕 The organs below the head usually include the heart and the stomach with a length of intestine,〔(Movie poster )〕 the intestinal tract emphasizing the ghost's voracious nature. In recent movie Krasue Valentine, this ghost is represented with more internal organs, such as lungs and liver, but much reduced in size and anatomically out of proportion with the head.〔(Krasue representation )〕 The viscera are sometimes represented freshly daubed with blood,〔(''Krasue Sao'' book cover )〕 as well as glowing.〔(Glowing Krasue )〕 In contemporary representations her teeth often include pointed fangs in yakkha ((タイ語:ยักษ์)) or vampire fashion.〔(''Krasue Sawath'' ("กระสือสวาท"), Thai dubbed version of Hong Kong movie "Witch with the Flying Head" film poster )〕 In the movie ''Ghosts of Guts Eater'' she has a halo around her head.〔(''Ghosts of Guts Eater'' scene )〕 ''Krasue'' has been the subject of a number of movies in the region, including ''My Mother is Arb'' ((クメール語:កូនអើយ ម្តាយអាប)). Also known as ''Krasue Mom'', this Cambodian horror film has the distinction of being the first movie made in the People's Republic of Kampuchea after the absence of locally-made movies and the repression of local folklore in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge era.〔Konm Eak Madia Arb film poster〕 The Krasue is also found in the popular mythology of Malaysia and Indonesia, where it is called the ''penanggalan'', ''hantu penanggal'' or ''leyak'', among other names. This spirit is also part of Vietnamese folklore as ''ma lai'' via the minority ethnic groups of Vietnam's Central Highlands. In the Philippines there is a similar ghost, manananggal, a local spirit that haunts pregnant women. ==Legends== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Krasue」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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