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