Number 10: Battleship Island Hashima, better known as the Battleship Island,
truly looks as creepy as its name would suggest.
To reach it, visitors have to take a speedboat off the port of Nagasaki.
It’s not a long ride, but arriving at the island feels like traveling back in time.
Hashima is a small island, only about 6.3 hectares wide and it was once well known for
its undersea coal mines.
There are wrecked and abandoned buildings around this deserted island, and they all
tell a dark story of the atrocities that took place during WWII.
The place resembles a battleship lost at sea and, with buildings lacking any windows and
doors, it’s a haunting sight.
The island was home to countless slave laborers during the war, and dozens of people are said
to have died there.
It was one of the many sites where forced labor was institutionalized.
Chinese and Korean prisoners were forced to work from dawn to dusk in terrible conditions.
Many of those who died under slavery perished due to malnutrition, exhaustion, or because
of the dangerous working environment.
This location is also known by an alternative moniker, one that quickly displays how grim
and grey the site truly is.
It’s called “Midori nashi Shima” which translates into English as “the island with
no green”.
Number 9: Old diplomat hotel in the Philippines There are few places considered more haunted
by locals than the Old diplomat hotel in the Philippines.
Throughout its long history, it was used in various circumstances.
It began as a college but lacked enough students to make it profitable.
During World War II, the government used it to grant refuge to citizens escaping from
Japanese attacks.
When the war was over, the building went through a massive reconstruction and was reopened
in 1948.
This time, it was transformed into a hotel, but it would only host regular customers for
a short while.
During the 1970s, a faith healer by the name of Tony Agpaoa turned it into a sinister retreat.
He performed psychic surgeries, a practice many referred to as a hoax.
Agpaoa claimed he only used his hands and left no scars behind.
In the early 1980s, the hotel was abandoned.
This didn’t keep new administrators from attempting to make a profit from it.
None were successful.
Clients claimed to experience strange sightings and noises.
They reported paranormal phenomena, such as seeing several headless ghosts roaming the
hallways.
Hearing screams seemed to have become a regular and creepy occurrence.
It’s not known if the spirits are victims of Agpaoa’s scams or refugees of WWII.
There are plenty of conspiracy theories on the matter.
In 2013, the site was declared a historic building.
Taking advantage of people’s fascination with morbid locations, a few entrepreneurs
decided to rent it out as a venue for weddings and social events.
Number 8: Old Changi Hospital in Singapore The Changi hospital was built back in 1935
and operated in the grand military base.
During WWII, the Japanese army occupied the city.
They decided to use the building to torture and murder prisoners of war; both civilians
and military personnel.
Untold cruelty was endured by those forced to remain on these supposedly cursed grounds.
The hospital’s creepy history doesn’t stop there.
After the war was over, the very soldiers who’d hurt so many prisoners during the
mayhem were executed on its grounds.
The government attempted to restore it as a hospital, but it eventually closed its doors
in 1997.
The spirits of the restless souls that were tortured in the hospital are said to still
roam the building.
There are rumors that entities locals refer to as shadow people still inhabit the hospital.
Visitors claim to have seen shadows and heard strange footsteps during the night.
It’s not considered a safe place to step into.
The Changi hospital’s creepy atmosphere has inspired several horror movies, including
a feature entitled “Haunted Changi”.
Some people insist that there are underground passages hiding beneath the building.
As of the making of this video, the rumor has neither been confirmed nor denied.
Number 7: Bhangarh Fort in India Bhangarh Fort is rumored to be one of the
most haunted locations in India.
It looks beautiful, surrounded by green landscapes, but there is a dark history lurking just beneath
the surface.
It was built centuries ago, back in 1613, by King Madho Singh.
It’s said that the Fort was cursed soon after construction had begun.
A wise man named Baba Balak Nath, who resided in the area, had placed a spell many years
before.
He declared that any builder who dared craft a home taller than his own would suffer some
gruesome consequences.
The curse was cast against the building instead of the man who’d created it.
Ever since then, strange occurrences have been reported in the area.
Nowadays, the building is considered so dangerous that tourists are prohibited from remaining
in the area in the hours between sunset and sunrise.
Darkness is supposed to make the curse even more powerful, and thus, more dangerous to
people who dare enter the building.
Locals believe that whoever is foolish enough to stay within the fort’s walls during the
night will never be seen again.
Number 6: Lawang Sewu in Indonesia Back in 1919, the grand Lawang Sewu was built
for the massive Dutch East Indies Railway Company.
It was meant to be the company’s main headquarters in the country.
Unfortunately, this didn’t last for long.
It was considered such a massive building that its name can be translated into English
as the “Thousand Doors.”
This is due to the multiple doors and arches that were included in the design of the structure.
This may seem creepy enough on its own.
Still, after the occupation of the Japanese soldiers during WWII, it became the perfect
location to hide prisoners in.
Stories of horrible and brutal tortures and even mass executions occurring in Lawang Sewu
have been told ever since the war ended.
There are many ghosts inside the building, according to local folklore.
Most famously, a Dutchwoman who committed suicide and a dangerous vampire, known as
a kuntilanakare, are said to roam the Lawang Sewu’s corridors.
There are reportedly countless entryways to the basements, and getting lost within them
can be deadly for those who visit the building.
Number 5: Karak Highway in Malaysia and Balete Drive, the Philippines
Highways and dark roads seem to be the favorite spots for apparitions and ghosts to lurk around.
This is especially true in both Malaysia and the Philippines.
Each country has its own cursed roads, but none more so than Karak highway and Balete
drive.
Locals in Malaysia have a simple recommendation for travelers driving through Karak Highway,
which is to never stop for anyone or anything.
The highway was opened back in 1977, and it stretches for just over 37 miles, connecting
Kuala Lumpur with Pahang.
This road is particularly windy and has been the spot of many lethal accidents.
Several creepy sightings are said to occur at nighttime.
A yellow Volkswagen will drive slowly along the road.
When any driver overtakes it, they’ll soon encounter it again and again further down
the highway.
There’s also a young schoolboy wandering alone, searching for his lost mother.
It’s not a wise idea to stop and offer him help.
The Philippines’ Balete Drive is no friendlier to tourists or locals either.
Since it was built back in the 1950s, motorists have claimed a young woman clad in white asks
them for a ride to the city.
Those who agree to drive her are shocked to realize that she mysteriously disappears from
their car, just a few miles later.
People in the Philippines believe that ghosts and spirits continuously lurk near the trees
surrounding the road.
It’s not considered a good idea to stop among the foliage after dusk.
Number 4: Aokigahara forest in Japan Aokigahara is a dark and gloomy forest, and
it’s easy to get lost in it.
Visitors are not only warned about the presence of spirits among the trees but of something
even more sinister.
This location is well-known by people in Japan as the Suicide Forest.
For some unknown reason, it’s the island’s most popular spot for people who want to end
their own lives.
During 2004, in what was considered one of the most tragic years at Aokigahara, over
108 people killed themselves amid the forest’s dark foliage.
There might be an intrinsic darkness to Aokigahara that sends out a beacon to those who wish
to die.
It’s not so far-fetched, when considering the forest’s history.
Before the 19th century, it was the preferred location for families to abandon their sick
relatives.
Locals claim that though during the daytime the forest is eerily quiet.
However, at night, visitors can hear the whispers of all those who died there.
It’s not recommended to travel through the woods while going through difficult times.
It’s rumored that any sadness and frustration people experience before going in will only
become greater among its tall trees.
It’s believed that every single person who died within the forest has remained there
as a yurei or ghost.
Number 3: Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts, Vietnam
Though nowadays the massive building hosts the popular Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine
Arts, in Vietnam, it wasn’t constructed for this purpose.
Initially, it operated as the home of real estate tycoon Hui Bon Hoa.
The property was built with a colonial-era style and featured several ornate decorations.
Bon Hoa fathered many sons, but only had one daughter, and it was known that he cherished
her.
It all changed, however, when an epidemic of leprosy took over the area.
Neighbors claimed that they heard sobbing and screams coming from inside of the mansion.
Soon the family announced that their only daughter was dead.
Rumors began to spread like wildfire, and it was widely believed that the young woman
had contracted leprosy.
She was said not to have died straight away but rather been locked away in a bedroom to
hide her disfigurement.
A worker hired at the mansion described there being a beautiful room on the top floor.
After the girl’s death was announced, he noticed a servant delivering a tray of food
through a hole carved into the door.
There have been countless reported sightings of the distressed girl inside the museum over
the years.
This legend even inspired a horror movie, “The Ghost of the Hua House.”
Number 2: Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand The Suvarnabhumi Airport was constructed over
cemetery grounds.
This was considered a bad move by the city's most superstitious and religious locals.
In order to placate the spirits who might be angered by the disruption of their resting
place, there are several shrines located in different areas of the airport.
Workers claimed that they would continuously hear chanting and screams that seemed to come
out of thin air.
Several fatal accidents were reported during the construction of the airport.
This led to 99 Buddhist monks being summoned for the inauguration, in order to cleanse
the area and placate the angry spirits.
The monks prayed on the premises for nine weeks.
In Thailand, the number 9 is considered to be a sacred number.
The cemetery's caretaker, a man by the name of Poo Ming, is said to still roam the airport,
scaring employees and visitors alike.
It’s said that the angry spirits are responsible for several incidents plaguing the location,
including a plane losing control during landing, back in 2013.
There are also an unusually high number of suicides that happen within the airport.
It became such a frequent occurrence that glass barriers were placed around the terminal
areas to keep visitors from jumping off them.
Number 1: The Grand Paradi Towers in Mumbai, India
The Grand Paradi Towers are a series of high-end and stunning housing buildings.
In spite of their beauty, the structures are known to have a dark past.
The buildings have been the site of an eerily high number of suicides, to the point that
they’d been dubbed “The towers of death.”
Built back in the 1970s, the towers housed wealthy families due to the stunning views
of the city, as well as the prime location they’d been built in.
The suicides are all quite similar, with people jumping to their deaths from the highest levels
of the towers.
More eerily still, three generations of the same family killed themselves in strangely
similar ways.
The first were Vasadeo and Tara, an elderly couple.
Their suicide note made it clear they took this drastic decision after dealing with their
son’s harassment for years.
Next, their son and his wife took their lives in similar fashion.
They jumped off the very balcony Vasadeo and Tara had had years before.
Unfortunately, there was more to the tragedy.
Their 19-year-old daughter jumped with them, holding her parents’ hands.
People have tried to make sense of the many suicides occurring in the towers.
It’s reported that the ghosts lurking inside the buildings push the residents into the
desperate decision to end their lives.
Locals claim to have heard voices, as well as seen creepy apparitions during the night.
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