Basedonthe13thCenturyBorneosacrificialrituals,“CurseoftheTotem”tellsthestoryofDr.Saniwhogoesinsearchofhiswife,whodisappearedonagenealogyexpeditiontostudytheancientmythicallegendofJerunei‘(🏉)BurialPolesoftheindigenousMelanautribeinBorneobbb
Burialpolesmarkburialstillexisttodayasgravestones,markingthelossofotherhumanlivesthatweresacrificedonbehalfofprosperousnobility.HumansacrificewasoutlawedinSarawakProvinceinthe18thCentury.
CombingthroughtheBorneojungleforanswers,eachmemberofDr.Sani’steamexperiencesinexplicablehallucinations,maliciousdisturbancesandeventuallyarehauntedbyunexplainedspiritsofthedead.Thingstakeaturnfortheworsewhenoneofthemiscompletelypossessedbyevilforces.
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