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 “Don’t step on joss paper”, “come home early”, “don’t go swimming”, “say excuse me”. My grandparents and parents would remind me of this every time hungry ghost festival comes round.  I have no recollection of this, but apparently this tale I’m about to tell made me quite the legend amongst my neighbors. I was 12 years old and living at Blk 627 Bedok Reservoir Road.  Back in those days, the kampong spirit was strong with the community. Different families would take turns to organize an outing for the neighbourhood kids. One of these outing was a BBQ at East Coast Park, and as you might as guessed, this took place around the 7 month hungry ghost festival. It was around 5pm, I remember. While the adults were setting up the pit, the children were on the beach, being children. Being the gung ho one of the lot, I always had to have a one up on the rest of the kids. So when someone kicked the cheapo plastic ball into the sea, I was the first to swim out to get it.  The more I swam, the further the ball went, until my feet were no longer touching the sand, and you could feel the difference in water temperature. That’s when I felt the cold wrapped around my ankle and tugged me downwards. Gently at first, as if my foot got trapped in a floating plastic bag. I started to get a little uneasy and wanted to swim back. But then the grip tightened and started pulling me downwards. I had the chance to take one full breath before my head went under. I reached down to untangle whatever it is that was pulling me and I felt fingers around my ankle. Close your eyes now and run your fingers over the back of your other hand, and observe how it feels. Distinct knuckles and fingers.  That’s what it felt like. Except it was slimy. I screamed on instinct but water only filled my lungs even faster. I didn’t know how long I was in the water or which way was the surface anymore. The salt water stung my eyes. I just thrashed around blindly.  

 Jane Franklin, co-host of Supernatural Confession shares a story she hasn't told anyone before. You're hearing this for the first time. The experience from this story still haunts her and you can hear her mood change in this podcast recording.  

Remember the old Iluma shopping centre at Bugis? You might have heard of rumours that the toilet there is haunted. Guest Edgar Saradetch had a first hand experience.   Also in this episode, Edgar shares how his family was too poor to move out, so they lived with the haunting in their old Toa Payoh flat for 10 years.  This recording was done in his car while we were driving around.   

We all have our fair share of ghost stories during our national service days, but most of these were tales past down by oral tradition. Very few of us can actually lay claim to having had a first hand encounter with the paranormal. [note: If you did, we want to talk to you!]  Shawn Khan was a firefighter in the Civil Defence Force and for his graduation test, he had to go into a building called the Furnace to simulate a rescue mission. Instead of people, he had to rescue lifelike mannequins that were designed to look as realistically human as possible. At around 4am, something strange happened to him. He went missing and no one could locate him. His partner, who was the only with him in that room, claimed that Shaun was dragged away and simply...disappeared. 

 The very talented actor Chris Buckon shares two supernatural experiences in his life. One in which he was saved from a near fatal accident and the other was a ghostly encounter in a rented HDB room in Clementi.  We sat on a stone curb at the top of Pearl's Hill,  in the dark lit only by the glow of old fashioned park lamps. I sensed a few spiritual entities crowding around us, curious. I broke into cold sweat, and Bucko's hair stood on ends. The sound of distant mid town traffic provided some form of comfort.  

Some scars remain long after the incident has passed. All it takes is driving by the location where the supernatural experience took place to bring back memories long forgotten. Celebrity Chef Bob takes time off from the kitchen to share an experience that has affected him since his teenage years.

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In this episode, we caught up with Denisha who shared a personal story about a ghostly childhood friend who returned many years later to claim her unborn child. During the interview, we could see that Denisha was visibly disturbed by the memories.   

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In this episode,  we catch up with another local paranormal investigator to find out what happened to her old team. We heard rumours that she almost died from a mysterious illness after her last investigation. Midway though the interview, Jane thought she saw a disembodied hand behind my right shoulder. We should have known that recording this interview in a well known haunted location wouldn't be smooth sailing. 

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