The Viral "KKN Desa Penari" Twitter Story - Ataya

Indonesia has always been a place full of superstitions and myths, as it is a place with various cultures and beliefs. Recently, there has been one viral story made by the user @SimpleM81378523 on twitter. Rumor that the story is true arises after he claimed that he obtained the story straight from the source, even going as far as disguising the name of the people and the location involved.

The story revolves around a group of college students who experience paranormal activities on their mandatory community service in a secluded village. These experiences include hearing of a musical instrument Gamelan in an unlikely place, appearances of an eerie woman dancing in the middle of the forest, visions of something that wasn’t there and other ghostly appearance. It was revealed later that one of the students has made a deal with a supernatural being. The deal that he made failed, thus the group suffers several supernatural events that result in the death of some of the students.

People believed the story as the user tells it with such detail and clarity, that it must’ve been a true event that had happened. These people have even mentioned East Java as the alleged location, based on the description in the story, as well as finding an alleged picture of one of the students. Stories like these have popped up numerous of time in Indonesia, it is always up to you whether or not you believe them, whether the supernatural exist, or whether they’re not.

This article is written in a simple and short manner to allow easy understanding, as the people who reads them are most likely those who are only curious and wants a short basic summary of the whole event. This article also points out several factors on why this story is believable with the use of a “Based on a true story” narrative. “Evidences” such as “alleged” location and identities of one of the students are also used to further give the feels that this is a true story. This is done to appeal to those who are superstitious, thus easier for them to believe in myths and stories such as this.