Nightmarks in Manila
14 nightmarks documented
The Grieving Professor of Far Eastern University
The spirit of a professor who died by suicide continues to lecture in empty classrooms at this historic Manila university
Battle of Manila Ghosts at the Central Post Office
Gunfire, Japanese commands, and the smell of cordite replay nightly in this Manila landmark, a fierce WWII Japanese strongpoint
The Restless Dead of Intramuros, Manila
Four centuries of death haunt Manila's Walled City — from Spanish dungeons to the 100,000 who died in the 1945 battle
The Massacre Ghosts of De La Salle University
The 1945 Japanese massacre of Brothers and refugees at this Manila university left spirits that still pray in the blood-stained chapel
Hospital Ghosts at the COMELEC Building in Arroceros
COMELEC election workers hear phantom gurneys and see patients in hospital gowns in their offices — a former hospital
Poltergeists and the Caroling Ghost Children of Barangay 629
Ghost children sing Christmas carols while poltergeists rearrange furniture in this Manila barangay hall after hours
The Casket-Shaped Clock Tower of Manila City Hall
Manila's casket-shaped City Hall concentrates WWII-era ghosts in its clock tower — paranormal investigators confirmed the activity
The Suicide Ghost and Self-Operating Rooms of Manila Hotel
A suicide victim's ghost roams the upper floors while lights and A/C operate themselves in empty rooms of this storied Manila landmark
The Sixth-Floor Spirits of Luneta Hotel
Renovation of this Manila heritage hotel required an exorcism after sixth-floor ghosts began hiding workers' tools
The Lady in Black and the Phantom Performances of Manila Metropolitan Theater
Phantom orchestras and ghostly actors perform full shows in this restored 1931 Manila art deco theater after dark
The Presidential Ghosts of Malacañang Palace
Three dead presidents, a black lady at the window, and a kapre in the heritage balete tree haunt the Philippine presidential palace
The Ghost of Ramona Gonzalez at the Demolished Ermita Apartments
The original owner's ghost inspected her own postwar Manila apartment building like a spectral landlord until its demolition
Wartime Internment Ghosts and Student Suicides at the University of Santo Tomas
Asia's oldest university housed 3,800 WWII internees — their starving ghosts and student suicide spirits haunt the 1611 campus
The Janitor's Suicide and the Hospital Ghosts of UP Manila
A janitor's ghost still cleans at night while spirits of the recently dead walk the wards of the adjacent Philippine General Hospital