We love October. Not only for its pumpkin spice lattes and comfy fall vibes but for the upcoming spOoky Halloween season! Here are eight eerie hotspots in our very own sunny Singapore that will hit the spot for all you thrill seekers.
Feeling adventurous but Universal Studios’ annual Halloween Horror Night isn’t doing it for you anymore? Well, we’re starting off this Halloween season right here in our very own Little Red Dot. Leave the typical celebrations behind and make it a special one by creating a trail out of Singapore’s spookiest places! Be warned: this list is not for the faint of heart.
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1. Block 99 @ Bedok
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While most residential areas in Singapore might look and feel ‘clean’, the stories behind some might scare the bejesus out of you. As one of the most famous urban ghost stories, this HDB block at Bedok North Avenue 4 has got to be one of the scariest spots ever.
In the 1990s, an eerily famous suicide case occurred at this exact block. A mother had allegedly thrown her three-year-old son off the 25th floor. She soon followed after and jumped off the block after finding out her husband was having an affair and owed a considerable amount of money to loan sharks. However, before meeting her demise, she put on a red dress and left an eerie message, scribbling “it’s not over, darling” on the walls in her own blood.
Shortly after the unfortunate incident, the husband and his mistress moved in and they had a son. When the son turned three, he told his father about his imaginary friend — “Kor Kor” (a Mandarin term for ‘older brother’). Initially, the couple dismissed the idea and thought it was normal for a child to have a vivid imagination. However, things took a chilling turn one night when the son ran into his father’s room and told him that “Kor Kor” was bullying him.
Wanting to comfort his upset son, the father dismissed it as a figment of his imagination — until he heard a soft cry coming from the boy’s room. He immediately recognised it to be the exact cry of his late son. Although he was afraid, he told his son to stay put while he checked out the source of the sound. As he entered the room, the father discovered nothing out of the ordinary. That was until his little son started running towards the window and jumping off the building with his arms stretched out, yelling “This is for Kor Kor!”.
After that incident, neighbours and passersby report sightings of the deceased wife and son wailing as they travel through the residential estate at night. Truly a spine-chilling and unfortunate case.
Address: 99 Bedok North Ave 4, Singapore 460099
Spookiest Places In Singapore: Watch ghost hunters check out this haunted spot here
2. Woodleigh MRT Station
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Out of all the places in Singapore, who would have guessed that our public MRT stations would join this list as well?
Built in 2003, the purple-line MRT station was set to be open to the public but remained mysteriously deserted for 8 years. After officially opening in 2011, commuters would report seeing ghostly white figures on the empty platforms as their trains left the station.
The reason for this might be the fact that the station was built beneath the old Bidadari Cemetry, where around 150,000 graves were exhumed to make space for redevelopment. Urban legend has it that the spirits were unhappy with being disturbed and that pocongs (shrouded ghosts from Indonesian and Malaysian folklore believed to be the soul of a dead person wrapped in burial cloth) have been spotted in the vicinity.
While I might not have visited this station much, I can’t say I’m surprised.
Spookiest Places In Singapore: Watch this video on more allegedly haunted MRT stations
3. Hillview Mansion
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Once the most expensive residential property in the area, this 9,00 square-metre mansion is now one of three famous haunted colored houses in Singapore.
Nicknamed the Green House for its large patch of grass frontage, the Hillview Mansion belonged to the former chairman of Cycle & Carriage (C&C) Industries Pte Ltd — Chua Boon Peng. With the company expanding into the automobile industry in the 1950s, he decided to open a plant in Hillview after cinching an agreement with Daimler-Benz to sell Mercedes-Benz brand cars in Malaya (Malaysia and Singapore).
However, this came at a loss to the business, and Chua Boon Peng was forced to halt the construction. With this, urban rumours began spreading about the house – with the most popular story being that the owner’s mistress fell to her death from the balcony. While the mansion was later sold to an unknown property developer, urban explorers and ghost hunters who visited the site have claimed to hear the sounds of a lady weeping at night.
As creepy as it sounds, the owner suddenly ordered the demolition of the mansion in 2006, years after he had bought the land. That same year, a landslide hit the area where the house stood. As stabilisation work was attempted on the land, another landslide struck the same spot the year after, burying any remains of the large mansion. If that’s not a sign from the supernatural, then I don’t know what is.
Address: Jln Dermawan
4. Old Tampines Road
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An iconic location, the number of stories about this road will certainly be enough to keep the faint-hearted at bay.
Taxi drivers have claimed to see a disappearing woman who would always flag them down at the same juncture at the same time every day. If they choose to ignore her, they would no longer see her in the rearview mirror. For those who picked her up, they would notice a strong smell of frangipani at the end of the road and ominous sightings of bats late at night.
There was even an account from someone who had seen a human-made entirely out of bats, and how this figure could talk. While I’m a little skeptical about this story, the fact is that many people believe the accounts of sightings in this area, so much so that they had to build six temples just to make the area less spooky.
Spookiest Places In Singapore: Check out more on videos on the Old Tampines Road here
5. Matilda House
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Located in one of Singapore’s most up-and-coming towns – Punggol, the Matilda House is a sprawling century-old bungalow built in 1902 by Alexandar William Cashin for his wife. Named after his mother, Josephine Matilda Cashin, the one-story house features a distinct horseshoe-shaped driveway with two porches overlooking the sea. Due to land reclamation works in 1987, what was once a 350-hectare estate now stands as a 4,488-square-foot six-room bungalow. Originally, the estate contained rubber and coconut plantations, along with tennis courts, a horse stable, and a fruit garden.
Back in the day, villagers walking past the house would often report seeing a lady with long hair sitting on a nearby tree, guarding the house against any uninvited guests. Others have claimed to see a white mist floating along the corridors. While there have been no records of death or murders in the house, legend has it that the Matilda House is guarded by an ancestral spirit that stops anyone who tries to tear it down.
The Matilda House is currently located within a private condominium estate (Punggol Town) and is being used as a clubhouse. Although it’s no longer accessible to the public, you might catch a peek at the house from nearby towering BTO estates!
Address: 78 Punggol Walk, Singapore 822271
Spookiest Places In Singapore: Check out more on the Matilda House here
6. Spooner Road
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With hiking resurfacing during the pandemic as one of Singaporeans’ top hobbies, enthusiasts have definitely passed by this spooky estate. Situated in Kampong Bahru along the Rail Corridor, the estate at Spooner Road is home to two blocks of flats – Kemuning (Orange Jasmine) and Melati (Arabian Jasmine).
Seemingly stuck in time, these flats used to house Malaysian railway workers in the 1980s and had been deprived of the usual HDB upgrades as they were only handed over to Singapore by Malaysia in 2011. As a reminder of its past as a KTM outpost, the estate contains a now-defunct railway yard, a police post, and an abandoned railway building.
Known as one of the most haunted estates in Singapore, locals have recorded videos of supernatural encounters and documentation of real-life experiences. There were speculations that because the units were left unoccupied for long periods of time, spirits were attracted and decided to reside there. The moment that these flats were offered as rental units, the spirits felt that their peace was disturbed and that was when the hauntings began.
Spookiest Places In Singapore: Watch more on Spooner Road here
7. Bedok Reservoir
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Although famous for suicide cases, there have been many happenings at Bedok Reservoir that give people heebie-jeebies. From kayakers who suffer very bad cuts on their feet after falling into the water to sightings of floating bodies (both half and full bodies). I would say the creepiest thing about this large reservoir is the multiple signs hanging around telling you that life is worth living.
Famous for the string of suicides that took place between 2011 to 2012, the deaths at Bedok Reservoir started with a macabre case when a decomposing lower body of a man was found floating in the water. The authorities never found the upper body. Soon after, two bodies were found on the same day – one in the water and one on a park bench. After six suicides, religious leaders from eight faiths were asked to bless the site, only for another body to be discovered on the morning of the ceremony!
It is said that the restless spirits of those who passed at the reservoir still linger, and ghostly wails could be heard late at night. Be careful if you do plan to visit this place at night as people have reported sensations of being pulled towards the water!
Address: 901 Bedok Reservoir Park Singapore 479266
Spookiest Places In Singapore: Check out more videos on Bedok Reservoir here
8. National Museum Of Singapore
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A tale that most of us in Singapore would have heard is that of the haunted spiral staircase in the National Museum of Singapore.
Legend has it that the ghost of the former museum director, Carl Alexander Gibson-Hill, haunts the halls of the museum. After committing suicide days before he had to relinquish the museum directorship, his ghost could be seen wandering up and down the iconic Victorian-style spiral staircase.
Visitors of the museum have also felt cold spots around the place, and some have claimed to see a ghostly figure in priest-like robes wandering the building. While there has been no record of these sightings, we definitely do think this story adds a little spooky vibe to visiting an art museum on Halloween.
Address: 93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897
Spookiest Places In Singapore: Check out more spooky videos here
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