Pengabdi Setan (Satan’s Slave) is a remake from Indonesia classic movie with the same title directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra in 1980. The remake of the horror cult classic is directed by Joko Anwar (A Copy of My Mind, Kala, Janji Joni) and the movie is very detailed, also wickedly thrilling.
Pengabdi Setan tells a story of terrors from evil being to a family of five after the death of the mother. The movie is not telling its story hastily, so does in scaring the audiences. The movie doesn’t show a premature terror such as a ghost who suddenly appear in the early part of the movie. Pengabdi Setan patiently building momentum in a right pace.