There are several version
of the orang minyak (literally means 'oily man'). During
the 1960s, the orang minyak existed around several towns
of Malaysia raping young women. They covered their nude
body with oil so that it would be difficult for anyone to
catch them. Although the orang minyak of the 1960s were
definitely human, there were countless stories of the
orang minyak that was related to the supernatural as well
as black magic. Below is an account of such story
contributed by Blue Oyster.
The orang minyak is
actually a normal person but he has to rape virgin women
to accomplish certain powers of the black arts. He would
be nude and covered himself with oil. Anyway, this
particular orang minyak I am going to tell you about is
the one terrorising a higher education institute in Shah
Alam. The story goes like this.......
One night, Minah was
studying for her exams with her roommates. As the night
fell deeper, Minah decided to turn in for the night and
go to bed. She almost fell asleep when she suddenly felt
someone on top of her. She opened her eyes and she saw
this huge nude man forcing himself on her. He had a very
dark complexion and he had strong, deep eyes. Minah tried
to scream but no voice came out. She tried to push him
off, but she didn't have the strength for he was a big
man. He was all over her and she was just helpless. She
felt weak and hypnotised. Subsequently, she was raped.
Minah knew her roommates
were still in the room but why didn't they come and help?
It angered her that her roommates would just sit there
while she was being raped by this stranger. After
everything was over, Minah finally found strength to cry
out loud. Her roommates rush to her bedside and asked her
if she was all right. Minah cursed them for not coming to
her aid. They were puzzled by her sudden outcry. They
calm her down and then asked her what went wrong. Minah
was pale and still in a state of shock. Minah then asked
them why they did not come to her aid when that man was
raping her. All of them went stark white. They never
thought that it was the orang minyak's doing. In fact,
none of them see the orang minyak. Perhaps the orang
minyak has magic powers so that no one will be able to
see him or perhaps he is not human after all.
To Minah, it was an
experience that will haunt her for the rest of her life.
The authorities were not able to capture this orang
minyak who terrorised the Institute. The institute's
management decided to bring in a bomoh (Malay medium) to
'chase' this orang minyak away.
