We’ve bought chills and so they’re multiplying: Haunted locations in Singapore that’ll ship shivers down your backbone

In case you’re into stranger issues, these spooky spots and haunted locations in Singapore are ripe for ghostbusting adventures…

Whether or not you imagine it or not, Singapore has a rep for being haunted. And no, we’re not speaking in regards to the scare actors at Halloween Horror Nights or haunted homes in malls. That is the actual deal. We’re all for science and details, however once we’ve heard too many ghost tales, supernatural sightings and concrete legends surrounding explicit areas, it’s exhausting to shake it off. As a deal with for all of you ghostbusters, we’ve compiled a listing of probably the most haunted locations in Singapore. From derelict buildings to previous hospitals, these are not for the scaredy cats. Discover the spookiest spots in Singapore… provided that you dare!

Haunted locations in Singapore that give us the creeps

1. Spooner Street

Tucked away in Kampong Bahru, the 2 flats listed below are referred to as the oldest in Singapore. Constructed within the Nineteen Seventies, the blocks previously housed people who labored on the now-defunct Tanjong Pagar Railway Station. When the station shut down, the flats have been left unoccupied for a really very long time. Throughout that interval, it’s believed that spirits “moved in” and made the property their residence.

At this time, Spooner Street is used as rental flats for low-income people. Residents and courageous explorers have reported eerie issues reminiscent of odd sounds at night time and sightings of apparitions. That is one spooky spot it’s possible you’ll (or could not) wish to go to.

2. Changi Seaside

Changi Seaside is touted as probably the most haunted locations on the earth, so after all, we needed to give it a point out. With its grizzly historical past, it’s hardly a shock why it has this title. As the positioning of the notorious Sook Ching bloodbath, 1000’s of Chinese language males have been executed by way of a navy operation carried out by the Japanese. Suspected of being anti-Japanese activists, they have been tortured, killed and buried on the seashore. After WWII and Japan’s give up, the culprits of the bloodbath have been executed on the identical grounds.

It’s stated that if you stroll on the seashore at night time, you possibly can hear the sounds of screaming and crying. Some guests have even claimed to return residence with marks and scars on their our bodies. And in additional supernatural circumstances, headless our bodies are seen strolling the seashores. You may even encounter a ghostly execution happening. Yikes.

3. Pasir Ris Crimson Home

In case you’ve been to events held at chalets situated throughout the nooks of Loyang, you’ll at all times have that one good friend that means dropping by the Pasir Ris Crimson Home for a bit midnight journey. The Crimson Home was owned by Sir Percy McNeice, a British civil servant and Singapore’s first president of the Metropolis Council, and his spouse Loke Yuen Peng. It was later bought to Tang Chook Keng, the boss of Tangs division retailer. Nonetheless, by the Nineteen Nineties, it was left vacated and deserted.

Widespread spooky tales involving the home embrace a weeping doll sitting on a rocking chair, white shadows that seem throughout the space, and the stone lion statues that flank the gates turning to observe guests as they method. There’s even a hearsay {that a} mass homicide occurred on the property. Though it’s since been refurbished right into a preschool, you possibly can simply discover on-line pictures of what the home used to appear to be. Actually, these are spooky sufficient to scare us.

4. Former Nee Quickly Rubber Property

For the superstitious ones amongst us, the phrase rubber may already set off alarm bells in your head. For the uninitiated, the Nee Quickly Rubber Property was an enormous rubber plantation that lined the present Sembawang, Yishun and Seletar areas. Rubber bushes additionally occur to be the favoured hang-out for pontianaks.

Though the plantation has since been cleared to make manner for housing estates and industrial buildings, it appears they haven’t shaken off the spirits that lived within the rubber bushes. Residents have reported a determine ready on their balconies or doorsteps, and voices calling out to them. Speak about uninvited visitors!

5. Outdated Changi Hospital

While you consider haunted locations in Singapore, chances are high, the previous Changi Hospital instantly involves thoughts. The vacated colonial-style constructing shouldn’t be for the faint of coronary heart. Background: it was constructed as a part of a navy base the place greater than 50,000 prisoners have been detained throughout the Japanese Occupation. Crying and moaning sounds within the neighborhood, plus fearsome sightings of shadowy figures and pontianaks, have been reported. No surprise it’s named probably the most notoriously haunted spots on the earth.

6. MacRitchie Reservoir

Identified for its luscious greenery and climbing trails, MacRitchie Reservoir is definitely a hotspot for the paranormal. Deep within the reservoir lies a Japanese shrine from WWII. Syonan Jinja, constructed to commemorate Japanese troopers who died within the battle, now sees its remnants engulfed by nature. It’s stated to be haunted by spirits of the lifeless defending the shrine from outsiders (some have gotten misplaced whereas veering off the trail to search out it). Despite the fact that the Nationwide Heritage Board has declared it a historic web site, its darkish legacy continues to reside on…

7. Block 852 Woodlands Road 83

Constructed within the 80s, this housing property’s darkish historical past began with its abandonment within the early 2000s. It was later used as a Sars quarantine facility in 2003 earlier than availing its flats for leases. In 2009, it made headlines as the situation of a homicide involving a mentally unwell lady and her teenage daughter. Whereas individuals nonetheless reside there, the variety of frightful tales rising from this block is quite a few. Stuffed with tragedies and misfortunes, it’s the right setting for a haunted place in Singapore.

8. Yellow Tower at East Coast Park

This spot on the fashionable household vacation spot, East Coast Park, truly comes with a tragic historical past. Allegedly disturbed by the spirit of a homicide sufferer, Amber Beacon Tower close to Carpark C is an energetic web site for curious paranormal investigators. Passers-by have claimed to see a feminine apparition crying for assistance on some nights. Analysis reveals {that a} homicide truly befell on the beacon the place a younger woman died from stab wounds. May this be the ghost haunting the tower?

9. Bedok Reservoir

The positioning is comparatively well-known in Singapore… for being a suicide vacation spot. It’s morbid, we all know. However from 2011 to 2012, six suicides (and one tried suicide) occurred on the reservoir. Now, its popularity as one in every of Singapore’s most haunted locations is right here to remain.

The a number of suicides sparked authorities intervention when an inter-religious blessing was organised in November 2011. Non secular leaders from eight faiths took turns to bless the positioning. Mockingly, on the morning of the blessing ceremony, the sixth physique was discovered. The situation has since grow to be the topic of paranormal discussions. However, we predict probably the most chilling factor at Bedok Reservoir is the array of indicators displaying 24-hour disaster hotlines to remind you that life is treasured.

10. Haw Par Villa

The unusual theme park, often known as Tiger Balm Gardens, is simply as freaky in broad daylight. Simply have a look at its weird statues that depict Chinese language legends and folklore. The spookiest spot on the property? The Ten Courts of Hell, which present in grotesque element the torture and punishments for sins dedicated in a single’s lifetime. Hearsay has it that Haw Par Villa could also be one of many gates to hell. Safety guards have spoken about how the place comes alive at night time. We’ve additionally heard that some statues are lifeless people lined in wax or possessed by wandering spirits. Yikes!

11. The Matilda Home

Colloquially referred to as The Ready Palace or Ghost Home, this six-bedroom, single-storey bungalow in Punggol has a wealthy historical past. Named after his mom, it was inbuilt 1902 by Alexander Cashin as a present to his spouse. The home served as a weekend hideaway for the Cashin family.

Over the a long time, it was handed down from technology to technology earlier than the land was acquired by the federal government for residential growth in 1985. There have been spooky tales that the home “couldn’t” be demolished with supernatural forces in play. So it stood there for many years, worn down by time till it was transformed right into a clubhouse for the condominium, A Treasure Trove.

12. Sentosa

What, our State of Enjoyable is spooky? Properly, it has a darkish historical past as Pulau Belakang Mati. The previous identify of Sentosa roughly interprets to ‘Again Island of Dying’, the place executions befell on pristine seashores. There have been sightings of ghostly troopers haunting the quieter spots on the island. Psst: we hear one in every of them will be the Jurassic Park space at Common Studios Singapore. Guess you possibly can say Sentosa is certainly a State of Enjoyable for each the residing and the lifeless!

13. Bukit Brown Cemetery

Opened in 1922, Bukit Brown Cemetery is believed to be the most important Chinese language graveyard outdoors of China with about 100,000 graves. That info alone is sufficient to ship a chill down your backbone! Make your manner there with the assistance of the Bukit Brown Wayfinder (a self-guided path put collectively by the Singapore Heritage Society). You’ll uncover untold tales and study its position within the Japanese Occupation.

Enjoyable truth: there’s truly a non-operating prepare station within the neighborhood, a part of the Circle Line. Take a more in-depth have a look at the prepare map and also you’ll see the lacking station code “CC18” between Botanic Gardens and Caldecott. It’s believed the station can be up and working as soon as the place is totally developed. Extra causes to go to this place earlier than it turns into out of date!

14. Caldecott Hill

It’s no secret the previous Mediacorp headquarters is completely haunted. Anybody who’s labored there has at the least one creepy expertise on the sprawling grounds. Plus, it’s situated behind a fellow well-known paranormal hotspot, Bukit Brown Cemetery. From unusual voices calling your identify to ghostly figures in darkish corners, we’re fairly certain the Mediacorp gang are comfortable to be at their new shiny digs in Mediapolis now.

15. Woodleigh MRT

Singapore is a land-scarce space, so it’s no shock Woodleigh MRT sits atop what was once Bidadari Cemetery. What’s the spooky half? Properly, the prepare station was inbuilt 2003, nevertheless it solely opened to the general public in 2011. Hearsay has it that the spirits have been sad with the redevelopment. Commuters used to report white ghostly determine sightings when the prepare went previous the then-closed station.

16. Sembawang Park

Sembawang Seaside is an ideal spot for sun-soaking enjoyable throughout the day. However come dusk, the seaside park has an eerie chill within the air. Joggers have reported sightings of pontianaks and a few have caught a whiff of frangipani – an alleged signal of a feminine vampire within the space. Do you know the Japanese infiltrated the close by Beaulieu Home to make use of it as a naval headquarters throughout WWII? There’s additionally hypothesis of a hidden tunnel that results in a bomb shelter simply behind the park.

17. Neo Tiew HDB Property

This small public housing property located in Lim Chu Kang was vacated in 2002 beneath the Selective En Bloc Redevelopment Scheme. However, it stays empty and abandoned. Presently utilized by the Singapore Armed Forces for navy coaching, the low-rise HDB blocks are the topic of fixed gossip. Apparently, they’re rife with vengeful banana tree spirits. And residents within the space declare to have seen pontianaks outdoors their home windows.

18. Nationwide Museum of Singapore

Lovely because it appears, the infamous Victorian-style spiral staircase on the museum (which was inbuilt 1882) is probably the most haunted spot within the constructing. Guests and employees have claimed to see the wandering spirit of the previous museum director, a British physician and zoologist named Carl Alexander Gibson-Hill. He suffered from poor well being in his later years and dedicated suicide, based on the hearsay mill.

Others have described sightings of a priest-like determine and unexplainable chilly spots or drafts. Plus, there are reviews of individuals being stopped and tripped up by an unseen pressure after they try and climb it. That’s most likely why the stairway is sealed off to the general public.

19. View Street Hospital

This secondary psychological establishment was constructed to ease the overcrowding downside at Woodbridge Hospital in 1975. Later, it turned a overseas staff’ dormitory named View Street Lodge. However, this now-unoccupied property is alleged to entice each the residing and spirits of previous sufferers inside. An odd watchman, phantom scents, poltergeists and bloodstains are among the many spooky components which were reported.

20. Woodneuk Home

Tucked into the woods on the Holland Street and Tyersall Street space, Woodneuk Home or Istana Woodneuk was previously owned by a Sultan of Johor. Now lined by vegetation after a century of being empty, the haunted place is out of bounds to outsiders. You received’t discover it charted on any trendy maps of Singapore. As with all deserted locations, this one comes with creepy sightings and the like. However you could possibly say it’s the decay and deterioration of the home that’s scarier than anything.

21. Siglap

Actually that means ‘the darkish one’ after a photo voltaic eclipse that occurred in 1821, Siglap has undergone fairly the facelift to grow to be a hip and energetic neighbourhood within the East. That stated, it has a creepy historical past.

You may’t miss the Kubur Kassim cemetery alongside Siglap Street, with its vibrant yellow gates, lush bushes and sprawling grounds. The 90-year-old cemetery is the burial floor for Muslims who used to reside within the space. In case you handle to get in and have a look round, you might be able to spot grave plots devoted to the ‘Orang Bunian’, supernatural human-like beings from Malay folklore. On high of that, Siglap impressed the Malay traditional movie, Pontianak, due to such sightings within the space.

Received shivers down your backbone but? If not, it’s time to begin exploring Singapore’s creepiest haunted locations!