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