Editing Amok syndrome (section)

== In popular culture ==
The Malaysian mythology surrounding ''[[Hantu (supernatural creature)#Types|hantu belian]]'' possessing humans and killing at random is a crucial plot point in ''[[The Night Tiger]]'' by Yangsze Choo.

In [[John Brunner (author)|John Brunner]]'s novel ''[[Stand on Zanzibar]]'' amok became the typical event due to the overpopulation. One of the characters describes the possible mechanism of such behavior.

Indonesia's descent into chaos following the [[30 September Movement|1965 coup attempt]] is the background for the third part of [[Christopher Koch]]'s novel ''[[The Year of Living Dangerously (novel)|The Year of Living Dangerously]]'', entitled 'Patet Manjura: Amok.'

In music, German band [[Ledernacken]] released their first single [[Amok (song)|"Amok!"]] based on the syndrome in 1983, which peaked at number 29 in US's [[Billboard Dance Chart]] in March 1984.<ref>https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Amok!+by+Ledernacken&id=86347#gsc.tab=0</ref>