LADY TEMPLER HOSPITAL, CHERAS

Apparently haunted by a ghost of an old lady, the Cheras Policlinic (as it’s also known) may be inhospitable for the intrepid ghost hunter- some eyewitness accounts place the ghost as unwelcoming to ‘cari pasal’ ghosthunters. 

MALAYSIA'S MOST HAUNTED PLACE

Bungalow (Mona Fendy’s house), Behind Leisure Point, Cheras For those who don’t know, Mona Fandey was a popular bomoh back in the 90′s, and reportedly used black arts to help many politicians achieve power. She was executed in 2001 for murdering politician Mazlan Idris in 1993 while conducting a ceremony to invest him with power. It’s reported that Mona, along with her husband, had Mazlan lie down while they conducted a ceremony, before dismembering and partially skinning Mazlan. At her execution, she claimed “I will never die,” and her house is supposedly haunted due to the black arts she practices there

Villa Nabila, Johor Bahru Situated on a hillside facing Johor’s popular Danga Bay, Villa Nabila is prime property, which may lend credence to the stories that it’s haunted, as a prime property house like that isn’t commonly abandoned. Apparently the family home to a rich family, the house was robbed and the occupants killed, leading to it’s current haunting at the hands of the restless souls within. Some intrepid ghost hunters have reportedly gotten ‘lost’ in the villa, only to escape at dawn, and no sooner

THE KELLIE'S CASTLE

Unfulfilled dreams dating back to the 1920s lead to strange hauntings in Perak’s Kellie’s Castle today.

IT was a little after nightfall when a film crew arrived at the mysterious Kellie’s Castle. A cool, refreshing breeze blew as the crew members shuffled around, setting up their filming equipment before shooting a scene for an upcoming documentary – about the famous mansion located near Batu Gajah, Perak. To bring the owner of the mansion, the late William Kellie Smith, back to life (at least on screen), the actor wore a neatly pressed black suit and a classic white shirt with a bow tie. He walked along the granite corridor at the top floor of the mansion before the director yelled a resounding “Cut!”, wrapping up the scene and moving on to the next.As the team packed up, ready to leave and film another scene, a dark, shadowy figure suddenly appeared, treading on the same corridor the actor had just walked on minutes ago. Upon closer inspection, the crew realised that the strange apparition bore a striking resemblance to ... Smith himself. The story goes that Scottish planter William Kellie Smith arrived in Malaya in 1890 and made a fortune from his rubber tree plantation and tin mine. As his business flourished, Smith decided to head home to marry his lover Agnes before bringing her over to Malaya.But Agnes, said to be a wealthy heiress, grew restless staying at the newly developed Kinta Kellas Estate, as various wild animals and insects surrounded the property. As such, the devoted husband promised to build her a home that would resemble the greatness of his love for her, which in Smith’s terms meant an extravagant Moorish, six-storey tower known as Kellie’s Castle today.Unfortunately, this fairytale love story came to a tragic end when Smith travelled to Lisbon, Portugal, in 1926 to collect a custom-made elevator designed for the mansion (you read that right). The Scotsman never returned. Smith contracted pneumonia along the way and died there, leaving the construction of the mansion unfinished.Decades have gone by, but many believe that Smith’s spirit still lingers between the Greco-Roman embellished walls of Kellie’s Castle. Among them is 53-year-old Tajuddin Yaacob who has been in charge of taking care of the mansion since 2006. The Perak native, who shared his supernatural encounter when helping the film crew, believes that Smith’s spirit resides in the mansion although he had died in Portugal.“This was the noble dream of a husband who wanted to build a castle of love for his wife. As this dream was not fulfilled, his spirit may have returned to complete it,” he offers. Helping to resume construction of Kellie’s Castle seems to be a family affair as Tajuddin reveals that other members of the Smith clan have also been spotted in the mansion before. “Back in 2006, a family from Kelantan visited the castle one afternoon. While they were strolling through one of the rooms, they saw the spirit of a young Scottish girl with curly hair in a white blouse. Two months later, two women entered the room and saw the same girl,” Tajuddin relates, adding that the young girl might have been Smith’s daughter, Helen. These spooky tales are just some of many other real-life, paranormal experiences featured on the new six-episode documentary, My Ghost Story Asia, by Bio. The series takes viewers on a spine-chilling, goosebump-inducing journey to various haunted locations around Malaysia and Singapore. What’s more, most of these stories are accompanied by genuine footage that go along with re-enactments of the ghostly encounter, so viewers can judge for themselves the validity of these stories. The series also enlists the help of experts in assessing the existence of these unseen forces. For instance, Malaysia Paranormal Research investigator Arwin John joins Tajuddin at Kellie’s Castle, where he sets up infrared cameras around the mansion. Hoping to catch a glimpse of Smith, the equipment faced an unexpected glitch instead. “Arwin installed cameras in four locations around the mansion. They were programmed to begin recording at midnight but just 30 seconds before the clock struck 12, three of the cameras blacked out. Nevertheless, the one remaining camera managed to capture an apparition floating along the infamous corridor,” Tajuddin says. Speaking to Tajuddin, one cannot help but get the feeling that he is not the least bit affected by these strange hauntings. The former marketing executive knew the mansion was haunted before taking up the job as caretaker six years ago but felt compelled to develop Kellie’s Castle into an international historical icon. Guided by his spiritual beliefs, he explains that these spirits are also “creatures of God” whom people need not be afraid. Should one be faced with these mystical beings, Tajuddin suggests saying a prayer, advising against running away or talking to it lest they aggravate the spirit.