Originally, there was a prequel, which is why this movie is called Pocong 2 (2006), and it even has a page in IMDb, Pocong (2006). The prequel was banned due to its strong violence, and because it took a theme from real-life 1998 Indonesian riot in which many people of Chinese descent were raped and killed. SinemArt then decided to make a sequel with the same director to make up for the loss.
As the first movie is banned and unable to recoup its production cost, director Rudy Soedjarwo shot this in seven days to cut down the budget.