How Thai ghosts evolve alongside the living

[PeteC]

An appropriate story for the day. Lengthly article with video and photos.

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/ente ... the-living

....."Due to the state of misogyny in Thai society, many ghost films are actually at heart the story of a woman wronged and abused – cheated on, raped, or otherwise suffering in their role as wife or mother, such as the popular story of Mae Nak who died in childbirth while waiting for her husband at war.".....

....."The ghostly revenge on people who wronged them also shows the influence of Buddhism, the country’s dominant religion. Sometimes they straight up tell a story of justice served, bad guys meeting bad ending in life, karma style. On other occasions they simply show the audience the suffering female characters had to endure."......