These pages cover Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Myanmar and Brunei. For the Philippines, start with the existing Philippine folklore guide linked at the end of the list. The articles repeat one pattern: the belief is real, the sightings are not verified. The krasue page says no independently verified case of a floating head has been confirmed, while the belief itself is attested in Thai temple murals and nineteenth-century records. The purple áo dài ghost of a Saigon school has no named student, no death record and no date. Some places carry a documented history that has nothing to do with ghosts. Old Changi Hospital was a British barracks and then a military hospital, closed since 1997. Lawang Sewu in Semarang is Indonesia's most-cited haunted building, and the article says its darkest chapters are documented. Each page below separates those two layers.
Articles
- Pontianak: Malaysia’s Vengeful Female Ghost: The vengeful female ghost, and the Borneo city that reportedly takes its name from the legend. (Label: Documented.)
- The Yellow Volkswagen of Malaysia’s Karak Highway: A driverless yellow Beetle on the Karak Highway outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's most-repeated highway ghost story. (Label: Partially documented.)
- Krasue: The True Story of Thailand’s Floating Head Ghost: A floating woman's head with organs trailing beneath, known as Krasue in Thailand. (Label: Documented.)
- Naga Fireballs: The True Story of the Mekong River Lights: Reddish balls of light that rise from a stretch of the Mekong in northeastern Thailand once a year. (Label: Disputed.)
- Suea Saming: The Weretiger of the Lao Hill Country: The belief among hill communities of northern Laos that some tigers were once people and some people can still become tigers. (Label: Unverified.)
- Ahp: Cambodia’s Floating Head Spirit, Explained: The Khmer floating-head ghost that Siem Reap residents say is not a Thai story. (Label: Unverified.)
- bokor-hill-station-cambodia: The empty French-era hotel above Kampot, with what happened there set apart from what people say happens there. (Label: Unverified.)
- Genderuwo: Java’s Hairy Shapeshifting Spirit Explained: A large, hairy spirit of old houses and shaded trees in Javanese folklore, said to copy a woman's husband. (Label: Oral tradition.)
- Orang Bunian: Indonesia’s Hidden People, Now on Screen in Urang Bunian: The hidden-people belief, brought back by a 2026 Indonesian horror film. (Label: Oral tradition.)
- Suanggi: Indonesia’s Shapeshifting Witch of the Eastern Isles: A witch that may take the shape of a cat, in parts of Maluku and Papua. (Label: Oral tradition.)
- Lawang Sewu: The True Story Behind Indonesia’s Most Haunted Building: Semarang's “Thousand Doors” building, Indonesia's most-cited haunted site, whose darker chapters are documented. (Label: Documented.)
- The Purple Áo Dài Ghost of Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai School: A schoolgirl in a violet áo dài said to walk a Saigon courtyard; no student, record or date attaches to her. (Label: Partially documented.)
- The Big C Hải Phòng Ghost: Vietnam’s 2009 Refrigerator Delivery Legend: The 2009 story of a woman who paid in full for a refrigerator at a Hải Phòng supermarket. (Label: Unverified.)
- Ong Ba Bi: Vietnam’s Sack-Carrying Bogeyman: Vietnam's bogeyman with a sack, who walks in the front door if you let him. (Label: Documented.)
- Old Changi Hospital: Singapore’s Haunted Landmark: An empty hospital closed since 1997, with an ordinary documented history as a British barracks and military hospital. (Label: Partially documented.)
- The Ghost Bridge of Pyin Oo Lwin’s Botanical Garden: A colonial-era presence locals say stays at a small footbridge in Kandawgyi National Botanical Garden, Pyin Oo Lwin. (Label: Documented.)
- Ponna Nya: Myanmar’s Ghost of the Irrawaddy River: A woman said never to have left the Irrawaddy, told by boatmen and villagers. (Label: Oral tradition.)
- Jong Batu: The Stone Ship of Brunei’s Ungrateful Son: A roughly twenty-meter rock in the Brunei River that looks like a ship from the bank. (Label: Oral tradition.)
- Philippine Folklore & Ghosts: The Complete Guide (2026): Existing guide to the Philippines: aswang, manananggal, tikbalang and modern ghost stories. Start there for the Philippines. (Label: Partially documented.)