Ghost buster 1: NOEL BOYD left With close to a decade of experience under his ghost hunting tool belt, Noel is the founder of online paranormal show Ghost Files Singapore GFS , which started as a web series to entertain thrill-seekers but has since morphed into paranormal consultancy. Affluent people from across the region hire Noel to detect paranormal activity in their homes and offices, based on scientific evidence, rather than the more primitive and unscientific shamanism.
The year-old Eurasian is also the author of Ghost Files: Singapore , a collection of horror stories based on his real-life encounters. When he's not busy hantu -hunting, he's a corporate event emcee. Aside from paranormal science, he spends his time researching on jazz theory and music mathematics.
Founded in , SPI is the first local paranormal group. These EMF are believed to be paranormal energies of spirits, ghosts and other supernatural entities. And I had one myself at this hotel. I heard a female voice a few times in my room and the faucet in the toilet was turned on fully twice. I took it as a ghost wanting me to know that I was not alone. The hairs on the back of my neck stood for a good hour.
A staff member even showed me a video she took one night that showed multiple orbs of various colours flying around. After all, alcohol is considered a sin in some religions. Bedok has earned a rep for being a ghost town, literally. But among the many hauntings in that area, this real-life suicide case will give you the chills. Dr Yasser recounts the tale of a resident-turned-ghost which continues to haunt the neighbourhood She was wearing her red Chinese wedding dress.
This was caused by marital problems between her and her husband [who gambled and abused his family]. Also, the husband was seeing another woman. The husband continued to stay in the house and even took in his mistress, and eventually married her. A few years later, she bore a son.
We detected high amounts of paranormal energy at the foot of the block where the bodies landed. Hell hath no fury like a jilted wife, indeed. Neighbours of that particular flat have reported hearing a woman crying and the laughter of a woman and a young boy, even though that home is now vacant. Or is it? Located a skip and a hop away from the Lim Chu Kang cemetery, is it any wonder that there are horror tales in the HTA waiting to be told?
A police officer told me that he has seen a long-legged, long-armed woman being covered in long black hair sitting in the bleachers near the firing range. This same police officer has also seen someone walking outside his office window.
The problem was that his office was on the 4th floor! The green and leafery of Marsiling forest hides an old war-time British bunker used to store rations. Some energies were left behind by the actions of humans while they were there.
One of our agents also reported seeing a face in the darkness coming towards him. Think Pontianaks are an urban legend? Think again. Jalan Mempurong, located in Sembawang and near Bottle Tree Village, used to be home to a fishing village… and now, blood-thirsty banshees.
Some have even claimed to see the legendary Pontianak. I know for a fact that shamans discard entities they have caught in this area. People from all walks of life throw their mandi bunga prayer flowers at the nearby canal too. Nestled in the quiet town of Bukit Batok, this tropical haven aka Little Guilin offers a slice of suburban serenity in the concrete jungle of Singapore.
But the flora, fauna and foliage of this vista belies its dark past. The most high profile case is the murder and rape of Linda Chua in Her murderer has never been caught and the case is unsolved till this day. Our evidence includes a voice of a female ghost and we even captured an entity on camera.
Scenic running trails and boardwalks lure nature lovers and joggers by the droves to MacRitchie Reservoir daily. But how many would, um, run away after knowing that the place houses several water tombs and one former Shinto shrine pictured? But it was destroyed during the British reoccupation of Singapore. Today, the ruins of the mystical shrine is tucked in the bowels of the dense MacRitchie forest, forgotten by the masses save for a few curious thrill-seekers. The story behind it While there is no official recorded history — as with most ghost stories — many riders and cyclists have said to feel 'extra weight' when passing through the long and quiet stretch late at night.
On top of that, there is always a sweet, floral scent lingering in the air during these incidents. Accessibility The road has been upgraded and a lot of the spooky trees have been cut down but you can cruise through at 2am if you dare. Haunted by No one actually knows! There were rumours that there was a lady with long hair in the trees in the surrounding area and that some workers actually died while working at Matilda House.
The story behind it Matilda House was built in by Irish lawyer Alexander Cashin for his wife — and was named after his mother. The house stayed in the Cashin family for a while until it was left abandoned before the government acquired it.
Legend has it that the house 'refused' to be demolished with stories saying unexplained forces would always get in the way of tearing down the house or any major renovations.
Accessibility In the end, Matilda House was incorporated as the clubhouse of a private condominium in Punggol. We haven't heard any spooky stories Haunted by Spirits of girls who committed suicide in toilets, shadowy figures especially in the Design and Technology block , Pontianaks with a penchant for education.
The story behind it There really is no science behind it but every school in Singapore seems to have its own spooky stories. Just ask your friends about their own school horror stories and you'll notice there will be some parallels. Accessibility You won't walk into someone else's workplace so don't be dropping by other people's schools. Haunted by The wandering spirit of former museum director, British doctor and naturalist Carl Alexander Gibson-Hill whose death was regarded as suicide.
The story behind it We don't know the exact tale but many have claimed to have seen and felt unnatural forces at the notorious Victorian-style spiral staircase which has a reputation for being the most haunted spot in the century-old museum.
Accessibility Visit the museum all you want but the staircase are closed off to visitors. We wonder why. Haunted by The restless souls that took their lives at this infamous reservoir. The story behind it Considered a suicide destination, Bedok Reservoir has met six suicides between to where the sixth body was found on the morning of an inter-religious blessing ceremony. The blessing ceremony was organised to rid the evil that surrounds the area. Accessibility Still a popular jogging spot, with a bunch of suicides to its name.
Haunted by The 'Orang Bunian' — a s upernatural human-like creature from Malay folklore. It's also said that a Pontianak resides here and was the inspiration behind the Malay classic film Pontianak. The story behind it If the name doesn't strike you as uncanny, get this: 'Siglap' literally means 'the dark one'. Aptly named after an incident that involves a solar eclipse in , the quaint neighbourhood has a dark, creepy past and is home to Kubur Kassim, a year old Malay cemetery.
And if you look hard enough, you'll be able to spot grave plots dedicated to the 'Orang Bunian'. Haunted by The ghostly soldiers that are seen at quieter spots on the island. Many executions took places on the island's pristine beaches during World War II when Singapore was under the Japanese Occupation which explains the sightings.
Haunted by Creepy sightings that include random shadows, spirits, poltergeists and even phantom scents. The story behind it Previously known as Istana Woodneuk, this now-abandoned house is located in the deep woods of the Holland Road and Tyersall Road area. It was once occupied by a Sultan of Johor, but now remains empty and covered in vegetation and decay. What's creepier is the fact that the spot is not charted on the map of Singapore and is, therefore, out of bounds.
Unless you've got stellar hunting skills, of course. Accessibility Don't do it, the house is state property and you can and will! Haunted by The restless souls of those who were tortured to death or executed by the Japanese during World War II, as well as a security guard who used to work there.
The story behind it Used by the Kempeitai Japanese military police to hold more than 50, Allied prisoners-of-war and as a torture chamber during the Japanese Occupation, it was vacated in , four decades after it was first built, when the new Changi General Hospital was opened. The abandoned building still stands and occasional ghost tours are held there, which has added to its reputation of being one of the spookiest places in Singapore. Accessibility Don't get caught for trespassing!
But you can still observe from afar or from Raintr33 Hotel which used to be part of the hospital. Haunted by The restless spirit of a young woman who was supposedly raped and murdered there still lingers on the steps of the spiral staircase. The story behind it A local couple was stabbed by two unknown assailants while chatting on the steps of the tower in The woman, then only 21, died before the police arrived, although there was no evidence to suggest that she was raped.
The murder remains unsolved to this day. Haunted by Pontianaks, Singapore's favourite female spirit. The story behind it Bukit Brown Cemetery, otherwise known as Kopi Sua, is one of the oldest Chinese cemeteries in Singapore and is home to over , tombs. So it makes sense that this place will give you the heebie-jeebies. Accessibility Overgrown and hidden, it's not easy to get to most parts of Bukit Brown. If you're game, download the self-guided trail from Singapore Heritage Society and get exploring.
Haunted by A pontianak a spirit of a banana tree — one of the scarier supernatural beings in Malay folklore who has been trapped there since a gambler refused to remove the seven pins placed in the tree to coerce it into helping him win the lottery.
The story behind it Named after the businessman who helped develop the Lim Chu Kang area in the early 20th century, the abandoned estate — comprising a trio of three-storey blocks, a wet market and a playground — was built in and is currently used for urban warfare training by the Singapore Armed Forces after being sold en bloc in Accessibility The area is now restricted but you can still look at it from afar. Still creepy, we admit. The story behind it Built in by British prisoners-of-war and Japanese soldiers, the shrine was dedicated to the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu and used to commemorate fallen Japanese soldiers.
Haunted by Phantom passengers who do not cast any reflections on the windows and, according to construction workers who built the station, a funeral procession on the train tracks with a headless ghost. The story behind it The station and the surrounding housing estates were built on the site of the former Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng, one of the largest Chinese cemeteries in Singapore before it was exhumed in Haunted by As if they weren't scary enough during the day, the wax statues depicting condemned souls are said to come to life at night, filling the infamous Ten Courts of Hell exhibit with tortured screams.
Accessibility It's still a popular and interesting place to visit if you like exploring offbeat Singapore. Haunted by The spirits of drivers who were killed while trying to navigate this tricky hairpin bend. The story behind it Part of the race route of the original Singapore Grand Prix — which was held from to until it was discontinued due to its high fatality rate — the poorly-lit stretch is still a favourite haunt for illegal street racers and thrill-seekers.
The most recent accident claimed the lives of two passengers when the car they were travelling in plunged into a ditch in Accessibility Sure you can drive through the area but please be alert and careful.
Haunted by Numerous sightings of headless apparitions have been reported at the underpass linking it to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore building. The story behind it Another MRT station built on the grounds of a former cemetery. In this case, its history is tied to its name, which originated with the weekly Catholic novena prayer sessions held at the nearby Church of St Alphonsus also known as the Novena Church.
It was used as a Jewish cemetery until its exhumation in Accessibility A popular spot for families, the picnic crowds and just to chill out. There are several beach areas to hit and parking lots if you're driving. Singapore is haunted. And it must be true — with volumes upon volumes of books published about schools inhabited by dark shadows, long-haired female spirits that flag down taxis and the souls of those who died a violent death We reached out to Seekers Paranormal Singapore , established in , to find out more about Singapore's spookier side.
They are a group of individuals who have more experience and guts than us with the other world. Clumps of hair, pieces of burnt fabric and a burn mark on the ground were found at the scene, but the full body of the female victim remains to be found till today. They also found a banana tree with its blossom — known as a heart — intact.
It is believed that banana trees with its heart attached are a favourite haunt of pontianaks, or vengeful female spirits. The whole area underwent en-bloc in and its residents moved to Jurong West. Once it was vacated, the estate fell into disrepair. While they were there, it was a hotbed of paranormal activity. They heard a baby crying, sounds of someone cleaning up the area and things dropping on the floor. These days the location is protected by the SAF so don't even try to sneak in.
It contains the graves of many prominent Malays and Muslims from the 19th and 20th centuries. The cemetery is made up of three sections: one plot reserved for Malay royalty, an adjoining site for Muslim burials that came under the care of the Aljunied family, and a third area originally designated for Indian-Muslims that became popular with Bugis and Banjar merchants.
Because snakes feature a lot in dark magic and the occult, the team believe that it was not an ordinary python but a guardian of the cemetery, forbidding them from entering as the grounds are sacred. With more wildlife than people on the island, there's bound to be ghostly tales and sightings, especially after the sun sets.
The team investigated an abandoned kampong, which the local residents claim to be haunted. As soon as they entered one of the houses, they heard the voice of an old lady telling them to go away in Mandarin.
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