During this Halloween period, the whole island is buzzing with all things supernatural. iProperty.com.sg takes a second look at properties that have long been plagued with urban legends of ghostly activity, and a couple of new sites we think will be on everyone’s lips in the years to follow.
(Certain Singapore properties illustrate a few ghostly tales from the past. Image courtesy of thinkstock.)
1. Old Changi Hospital
Synonymous with Singaporean paranormal activity, Old Changi Hospital is the first property to come to mind when one thinks of haunted areas in Singapore. Not surprisingly, it is also a frequent haunt by daredevil youths around this time of the year. In fact, it has already been covered in our previous article ‘Singapore’s Most Haunted’. What gives this dilapidated building – supposedly the site where British troops where massacred during World War II – its staying power among Singapore’s ranks of haunted sites are the ‘no trespassing’ signs, and the hair-raising anecdotes of those who did not take heed.
2. Matilda House
One of the oldest houses in Singapore, Matilda House was built in 1902, and granted conservation status by the Urban Redevelopment Authority in 2000. Its grave contrast to the brand new buildings in the youthful district of Punggol is what makes this forlorn-looking house so eery. Photography buffs that flock to the desolated house for an artsy shot or two have claimed to hear angry banging noises.
3. Bedok Reservoir
Currently hogging headlines is Bedok Reservoir, which has seen five deaths in the past year. The bottom half of the body of male Chinese national was found in June, while September saw the death of a woman and her young son – both in dressed in red. While the Bedok Reservoir deaths are tragic, the sudden nature has locals questioning if the reservoir is indeed haunted. Yahoo user Jonn says, “It's more ‘ghostly’ than cemeteries. It's a living watery graveyard.” Fellow user Yahoo Fan agrees, suggesting “Perhaps we should set up an SOS booth there.” Allegedly, the area surrounding the reservoir itself has seen its fair share of suicides. One such spot is a wooden hut found at its hilltop.
4. Bukit Brown Cemetery
The famous Bukit Brown Cemetery will be making way for a new road and apartment towers. Opened in 1922 and closed in 1973, this 0.86 sq km plot of land is now an abandoned cemetery home to some 100,000 moss-stained tombs, including the resting places of Chinese pioneers like Chew Joo Chiat, Gan Eng Seng and the mother of Eu Tong Sen. The oldest of which dates back to 1833. Last month, it was announced that a road adjacent to Lornie Road will be carved out from the cemetery, earning concerns from locals about disrupting the sleep of those buried there. Said Yahoo user Yankee, “Forget about [making] way for houses, they will all be haunted.”
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Related Categories: Country Guide - Singapore, Others
Tags: Bedok Reservoir, Bukit Brown Cemetery, Eu Tong Sen, Halloween, Halloween in Singapore, Haunted, Lornie Road , Matilda House, old changi hospital, Punggol, Supernatural, urban redevelopment authority
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