Quick review
The combined talents of Garlands of Moonlight's creators have produced an eerily stunning dark fantasy that skillfully blends vivid characters (the bold and challenging Hidayat questioning the traditional wisdom of the grandmotherly Marsiti); historically important events (colonial powers oppressing indigenous people); provocative ideas (how belief systems influence the perception of reality); and spine-tingling suspense when a supernatural creature from the legendary past sinisterly manifests in the midst of upheavals brought about by the clash of civilizations.