Hello everyone and welcome back to Most Amazing Top 10, my name is Danny Burke and this is
the Top 10 Scary Vietnamese Urban Legends - Part 2 … I was so happy to see how many
of our Vietnamese fans enjoyed the last video I did - hopefully I did a good job. I saw
a lot of encouraging comments and so thats why I thought I should return for some more
creepy stories from Vietnam. Lets get into it.
Starting of at number 10 now we have The Daughter of Hui Bi Hua. This is a famous story that
comes from Saigon. In 1934, 3 buildings housed the family and business of Hui Bi Hua - he
was a real estate magnate who reportedly owned about 20,000 properties in the city. Needless
to say, he was very rich. Of these 3 buildings, the main one was the family mansion. His daughter
contracted the leprosy and was confined to a bedroom on the upper floor for fear of it
spreading any more. Back then, many people believed leprosy was more of a curse than
a disease. Perhaps due to this reputation, the family made an announcement that the girl
had suddenly died from a -mysterious illness- … they quickly arranged a public funeral.
The girl was still alive though, her meals being slid under the door. She lied like this
for years until the loneliness drove her mad and she took her own life. These days, if
you speak to the right people, you can still visit that house. Its now the cities museum
of art. Visitors swear they see the ghostly figure of the girl roaming the halls of the
building - when night comes, they hear the sound of someone crying, it seems to come
from a room on the upper floor …
Next up at number 9 we have To Lich River. This river in Hanoi has always been known
as narrow and pretty dirty - but in 2001 it gained a much more sinister repuation. On
September 27th, a construction team was dredging the river near An Phy Village when they discovered
some strange ancient relics. They saw seven wooden panels buried under the river, positioned
so it resembled a polygon from above. There were bones nailed to them and between the
wooden piles they also discovered gold plated objects, some pottery, elephant bones, knives
and copper, all of which the crew pulled up. Then, strange things kept happening to the
construction crew. The construction work was affected when one of the crew mysteriously
plunged into the water, never to be seen again. Then, some of the workers present suddenly
fell to the ground and remained unconscious for hours. A week after the incident, a series
of catastrophic events started to happen to the team and their families which ranged from
accidents to illnesses to death. The remaining workers walked away from the project. A few
weeks later, the company invited four spiritual experts to the site to help solve the mystery.
It was revealed that the items they pulled out were part of a long buried ancient structure
guarding the area. A monk was called in to help but he died a month later from an illness.
Scientists were stumped as well. A local professor said that the skeletons and artifacts were
most likely offerings which had now been disturbed, resulting in a powerful curse. The villagers
restored the relics and put them back where they were found. Rumour has it that the curse
has been lifted, at least for now ...
Next up at number 8 we have Room 216. This one comes a forum user known as Taycaoco.
He said said that in early 2014, he was staying with his wife in the Vien Ngox Canh hotel
in Saigon. They were staying in room 215 and were woken up at 2:30 in the morning by an
argument next door: room 216. Voices shouted, objects smashed - there was banging on the
walls. They heard heard the door slam and someone run down the stairs. The other person
banged the walls a few more times and then, out of nowhere, tried to get into their room
- Room 216. They froze on their bed - the banging stopped - and then, a pouring sound.
It sounded like someone was emptying a bucket outside. He ran to the door with a bottle
in hand but when he suddenly opened it - there was nobody there - no liquid either. They
barely slept that night out of fear - in the morning he went to the front desk but they
said nobody has been in that room for days. They told them what they saw but the staff
insisted. They argued for a while until the staff said they suddenly remembered - another
guest had forgotten their key card and was banging around. They knew he was lying - he
looked down in shame. The waitress told them she overheard their conversation and said
they werent the first guests to complain about strange goings on. She told them there were
cameras in the hallway. They asked at the front desk and the staff agreed to show them
last nights tapes. At 2:30, nothing happened for 5 minutes, then at 2:35, he saw himself
open the door of the room and look out into the hallway before going back into the room.
They were freaked out, they knew they had seen something. What was going on in room
216, and why were the staff trying to hide it?
Moving on to number 7 we have the Da Lat house. This house has intrigues and scared locals
and tourists alike. The large, empty villa lies in Vietnams central highlands. Legend
says its a ghost house. They say that during the colonial French rule, French soldiers
who were stationed in the villa conducted despicable acts against the locals - their
pained souls now remain in the house. Then, during Americas Vietnam War, an army officer
was killed by the Vietcong. Her wife lived in the house when she heard the news. She
was so distraught she hung herself from the roof, adding her energy to the already creepy
building. In the years since then, there have been stories of people being taken there to
be murdered - to the point where shrines have been set up to honour the dead, which arguably
make the whole place even creepier …
Next up at number 6 we have Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School. This high school dates back
to over 100 years ago, built during the French colonization of the country. For many decades,
people have talked of the student ghost. They say its a girl, dressed in a purple ao dai
which is a piece of traditional Vietnamese costume. Its the ghost of a girl who supposedly
committed suicide at the highest floor of the clock tower situated at the schools center.
Rumor has it that an altar to the girl was put somewhere in the school but its location
is closely guarded. That may be because of the strange goings on around the school. Students
often report seeing the purple ghost along with strange lights at night and weird noises
coming from the rooftop. Recently, the school made major changes to the building which seems
to have curbed the ghostly sightings, at least for now …
Moving on to number 5 now we have The Footprints. This one was shared by a forum user known
as STR WRZ. He said that he was born in Australia but would often visit family in Vietnam when
he was a kid. On one such trip, he was staying with his great aunty. Her house was behind
a riverbank and got cold at night. One day, his parents and siblings went to a relatives
grave to pray. He chose to stay at home because he was ill and it was hot outside. He was
watched TV with hyis great aunt. She was falling asleep when suddenly she sat upright. He asked
her what was wrong. She said she had just seen someone walk through the front door and
go upstairs. He thought she was seeing things and didnt give much thought to it. That night
he and his siblings shared a room upstairs. He found it very hard to sleep and every time
he did he would wake up straight away. On the 4th attempt he woke up and decided to
get some fresh air. When he was done he walked through the front door to see a little girl
running up the last few steps of the stairs. He was shocked. When he got up the stairs
there were a pair of wet footprints outside the room they were sleeping in. There were
no footprints leading out either. In the morning his sister told him that everytime she had
fallen asleep she kept dreaming of a little girl opening the bedroom door and just standing
there until she would get scared and woke up. They asked some neighbours who told them
that the owners of the nearby farm lost their daughter in flash flooding a few years ago.
For them, that was settled, they had seen her ghost, and she had definitely seen them
…
Next up at number 4 we have The Delivery. In this story, a young girl visits a store
called Big C Hai Phong. She orders a refrigerator for her house and tells them to deliver it.
A little while later, the delivery man takes the refrigerator to her house and knocks on
the door. An old woman opens the door. She says there must be some mistake. She refuses
to take the refrigerator and said that nobody here ordered it. Naturally, the delivery man
is confused. He takes out his delivery notes and shows it to the woman. She cans the paper
and looks at the name, age and address of the girl on the receipt. Suddenly, she bursts
into tears. It was the name of her daughter who had died months before in a traffic accident.
The delivery man went back to the store and confronted the person who took the order - he
thought they were fooling around. The cashier swore the girl was real though, he even produced
the exact amount of money used in the transaction, proof, he said, that the girl had bought the
refrigerator her Mother so desperately needed …
Next up at number 3 we have Ho Da. In English, this place is called Stone Lake. Many first
time visitors report an uncomfortable spooky feeling when they first arrive - and there
may be something to that. Although it may seem pristine on the surface, some locals
warn against swimming there, saying its cursed. There have been an unusually high number of
deaths there. In a 5 year period, more than 24 people were found dead at the lake - far
higher than youd normally expect. Some say its just a dangerous hangout spot, that the
cliffs are very high and the water very deep. Others disagree though, they say that death
in this number must be the work of the paranormal - they say the lake is haunted, and a malevolent
spirit is pulling people to their watery graves …
Next up at number 2 we have The Organs. In 2009, a rumour began spreading around Vietnam
that police had found a grave of 7 children had been found in Gia Lam. The bodies had
no organs in. Legend says that some people were going round and killing kids on the street
in order to harvest their organs and sell them. One mother who was interviewed by the
media said she always went out alone to have breakfast but since the discovery of the grave,
she decided to take her children with her - even though their home was 150 meters away.
She wasnt alone in this fear - some communities are now acutely aware of these gruesome rumours
- they may not be true, but theyd probably tell you better safe than sorry.
And finally at number 1 we have The Rock Ape. This one comes from a book written by Kregg
P J Jorgenson. He was a Vietnam veteran who told a scary story from the 6 man unit he
was in during the war. One day, they were taking a break after a hike through the jungle
with their heavy backbacks. As they rested, they felt a strange presence in the jungle
around them. Everything seemed quiet - to used the old cliche - too quiet. Then, some
trees about 15 yards away began shaking violently. At first, they thought it was the enemy. The
soldiers readied their weapons and waited. However, instead of enemy soldiers, a head
emerged from the trees. It was oblong with a face covered in reddish hair. It had a huge
mouth and dark, deep set eyes. The startled soldiers watched the rest of the body step
forward - a 5ft tall muscular creature stood there on two feet, carefully watching the
men. At first they thought it must be some sort of very big orangutan - but then one
of them pointed out that orangutans arent native to Vietnam. As they argued about what
it was - the creature slinked back into the jungle.
Well guys, those were some more scary stories from the fascinating country that is Vietnam
- my brother lived there for like 6 months and he loved it - the more I hear about it,
the more I want to visit, maybe even visit some scary places - who knows - all I know
is to thank you as always for watching, my name is Danny Burke and Ill see you all in
the next video.