Too Many Ghosts Nowadays

Our eyes sometimes plays tricks on us that the mind cannot comprehend. But what would you do if you faced such a situation? Would you follow what you saw, or would you turn the other way? In the first story, we recount the story of Chen in his younger days. Once, Chen and his friend snuck out of their school to play at a nearby industrial park. After a while, they noticed that there was a funeral...

Change can often be a good thing, especially if you're trying to get rid of something bad. But what if the bad things don't want to leave you?   In the first story, a family moves to a new place only to encounter numerous supernatural entities. But when they eventually decide to leave, they realize that the very same entities have been following them all along.   In the second story, a m...

Most people are skeptical their whole lives; others just have that one unexplainable encounter that changes their lives forever.   In the first story, we share a recent encounter from a policeman who meets a strange man while on the job. The man is wiry, frazzled, and appears drunk while shouting out the phrase "I am the only bull that bends". However, when the policeman approaches him, he su...

Some phone calls should never ever be picked up, especially when they come in the middle of the night from your hotel bathroom.   In the first part of this episode, Genesis relates some parts of her recent trip to Cambodia. But aside from the food and the ancient structures, what was most intriguing were the stories shared by her fellow travelers at their hotel. Including a mysterious taped u...

Sometimes misplaced things can just be due to forgetfulness; other times it could mean something more.   In the first story, our contributor tells us about her grandparents' previous home. After coming back from holiday, her grandma opens her room to find that her pearls had been placed in the corner of the room, even though the door had been locked the entire time.   In the next story,...

It isn't always the best idea to live facing a cemetery, but you never really imagine how bad it could be.   In today's story, J shares a tale from the past that took place in a remote village. They were living in a tight knit community with dozens of houses packed in together, when one of their members passed. This unfortunately, would spark the start of a series of bizarre incidents: bangin...

Some places are creepy for a reason, but others are creepy for reasons you might not expect.   In our main story, listener Mimi shares about an experience she had when she was younger. Her family had planned for major renovations at their home, and had to relocate to a new place. Except that when they got there, they started experiencing things that nobody could explain.   If you would l...

When you go into an empty room and sense that something's not right, you should probably look up.   In the first story, a house keeper comes in to clean a hotel room when she starts to feel a strange quiet looming over her. She continues her work, when she notices that the fruit on the table goes missing, and looks up to witness the shock of her life.   In the second story, a constructio...

Sometimes you treat a problem and it goes away. Other times it can come back even stronger. In this story, a family find strange things happening in their home and decide to call upon a spiritual healer to assess the issue. But after the consultation, they find that the haunting is now even more severe, to the point where they find human waste in their food, as well as curtains going up in flames....

Some things are too good to be true, and when someone tells you to move, you should probably take notice.   In the first story, Afiq moves into a small house in a remote location for work. But while the isolated environment suits his introverted nature, he quickly discovers that not all is right with the house. In the second story, a couple of young boys from a small village are playing outsi...

Some places are abandoned for a reason, others are abandoned for reasons that we may never know.   In the first story, a boy is playing with his friends in an open field when it starts to rain heavily out of the sudden. Since his home is furthest, he decides to take shelter in a nearby abandoned shrine before returning home; except he never managed to make it out.   In the second story,...

Some experiences are so creepy that it will leave you questioning if you are actually dreaming, or if you have just died.   In the first story, a couple of friends are having fun driving about at night when they miss a stop sign and are met with a thick wall of trees. And for a few moments, all goes black, the engine dies, the forest is silent, and the world seems to stand still, leading one...

Have you experienced something that you weren't meant to see? Or witness the world around you behave in an impossibly strange manner? What if you were experiencing a glitch in the matrix? In the first story, we recount the strange findings of a group of construction workers from China, who uncover a strange looking box from one of their dig sites. But when they pry open the box, they are bewildere...

Many of us can be curious, especially when strange things happen around us. But curiosity itself can be dangerous, just as much as how some secrets should be left untouched. In the first story, a man arrives on his first day at work at a factory and is brought to his accommodation. At night however, he starts to hear and see strange things in his room, and starts to question what is really going o...

Sometimes you can ignore the strange things that your kids see, until the strange things start happening to you as well.  In the first story, a man is perturbed when his child mentions a dark round figure around the house, but chooses to ignore it as a figment of imagination. However, when he finds some of his cash missing each day, he starts to question what really is going on. In the second...

When you live in densely populated cities, you can sometimes catch a glimpse of your neighbour through their window, especially if their buildings are closeby. Other times however, you can also catch a glimpse of your neighbour staring back at you. In this episode, we share a story of a woman and her strange encounter with her neighbour from the balcony across. From her room window, she sees a ski...

Helping out others is a virtue, but you should always be mindful of what you offer, especially if there's something trying to pay you back. In this episode, a listener shares a story about a man and his friend who come across a bar that they love. But during their visits, they keep seeing a strange lady standing outside and smoking incessantly, even if the freezing winter cold. And on one occasion...

While apps like Google Maps or Waze might be good at getting you to places, it may also sometimes take you to places that you probably shouldn't be at. In the first story, a group of boys decide to test their luck and play with a Ouija board during the middle of the Hungry Ghost Month. After a few nonsensical answers early on, the game starts to get serious when it correctly predicts the presence...

It's the time of the year again for the Hell Gates to open. Be careful not to stay out too late at night, in case you bring something else back home.  In the first story, a woman leaves work late on the first day of the Hungry Ghost Month, and immediately crashes on her couch when reaching home. However, she receives a phone call at 2am from her mother, except all she hears is a young man's v...

Sometimes it's best to leave creepy things as they are, especially if you start to see things that you shouldn't. In the first story, a listener shares a cautionary tale against offering prayers to random shrines overseas, as you might never know what you are actually praying to. In the second, a friend shares about the creepy experience she had when she went inside an old mall to use the bathroom...

In this episode, we dive into one of the most infamous urban legends from Shanghai, Linjia lane no 37. What started as the discovery of a grisly crime scene in 1956 would soon take a turn for the stranger as one of the bodies found had actually been pronounced dead 5 years ago. Later, testimonies from neighbours would uncover people who didn't age or strange symbols being drawn on their windows. A...

We all know the old adage of loving your neighbour as yourself. However, there might be times when you should probably take a closer look first. In the first story, a man living in a house with his family is perturbed when he keeps noticing a strange old lady in the house besides theirs. When he shares this with his family members, they say that the house is actually abandoned, and that the woman...

We all are in need of a good deal these days, especially in this economy. But some deals might just be too good to be true. In the first story, a couple enter a vintage store in London and are shocked to find a valuable piece of jewelry being sold at such a low price. They promise to return to purchase the item as they had no cash on them at the time, but when they actually do, they find that the...

Sleep is important for recovery, but unfortunately it is also the time in which certain entities choose to disturb us. In the first story, listener Ning shares a story about a mission trip to Cambodia in which she experienced disturbances in her sleep across five nights. Mysterious rustling of plastic bags, the sounds of children's laughter, and even random poking and prodding; there was only so m...

There is a famous saying that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, but who knew this could even apply to the afterlife? In the first story, rumours spread within a rural Indonesian village about a couple's sordid history surrounding extramarital affairs and domestic abuse. And some time after a tragedy happens, strange occurrences start to take place in the village itself, with some reportedly...