Old Changi Hospital—Changi, Singapore


Old Changi Hospital is not a name most people will know in the West, but in Asia, it's synonymous with being one of the scariest haunted hospitals in the world. This hospital gained its notoriety for tragedy when it was turned into a Japanese prison camp during World War II. 
During the height of the war, the Japanese military used Old Changi as a place to torture anyone that was deemed even remotely anti-Japanese. It also allegedly housed the headquarters of the Kempeitai—Japan's secret police faction. 
No one really knows what kinds of torture happened at Old Changi. Rumors of decapitation, rape, dismemberment, and more all have swirled over the decades. However, it's safe to say that the ruthlessness of the Kempeitai probably meant that few ever survived. 
After the war, Old Changi Hospital was given back to the British, where it served soldiers for a couple of years. Those who were treated claimed that they felt a strange pall over the hospital, and would often wake up with feelings of dread. 
Strange goings-on quickly began to crop up. People would hear disembodied voices, see shadows flitting from corners of the room, or even wake up to the feeling of being watched by invisible eyes. 
Some claimed to be pushed by unseen hands, see a woman surrounded by a black aura, or have dreams of being tortured by men in uniform. No one, not even doctors, seemed to feel comfortable in the building.
Due to its dark history, the hospital soon began to switch hands from the British to the new country of Singapore, until finally, it closed down in 1997. The ruins still remain, and though no people live there, it seems residents can't quite get themselves to leave. 
Apparently, once the building was abandoned, activity began to skyrocket. People claimed to hear screaming echoing from the empty halls, or even see full-bodied apparitions of bloodied people walking on the hospital campus. 
The strangest regularly-cited paranormal phenomenon happens to ghost hunters who decide to go to the building at night. Many go in a group, and have one member of their party missing for a short amount of time. 
In the missing member's eyes, they were following a friend to a remote part of the hospital. They then notice that the person they were following no longer looks like their friend, but rather, someone—or something—else. The apparition then tells them, "You don't belong here; it's dangerous. Please leave and do not come back," then vanishes.
All things considered, its reputation for being one of the scariest haunted hospital is well-deserved, no matter how you look at it. 

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