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#112: Hungry Ghost Month 2024 – Angry Child Spirit - GHOST MAPS - True Southeast Asian Horror Stories

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A narrator sits in a haunted coffee shop during Hungry Ghost Month, ready to interview a family of spirits.

This episode of Ghost Maps features host Kyle Ong interviewing spirits during the Hungry Ghost Month from a coffee shop in Selita, Singapore. The host has recently gained the ability to see spirits and is speaking with a large, multi-generational family of ghosts. The first spirit to share a story is a young boy named Jeffrey. Jeffrey died as a child after accidentally eating a mothball his mother had stored in a cupboard. His spirit remained in his family's flat even after they moved away, leaving him feeling abandoned. The flat was later converted into a space for students from a nearby institute to use for events or overnight stays. Jeffrey would often play minor pranks on these students, like giggling near them or moving a computer mouse, to scare them. During the Hungry Ghost Month in 2014, a group of ten students reserved the unit, including a young man named Eugene. Eugene mocked the idea of ghosts and loudly dared any spirit to show him a sign. In response, Jeffrey decided to scare Eugene, claiming he initially made sure it didn't hurt. Eugene left the unit and, about an hour later, video-called his friends in a panic. He showed them five distinct claw marks running down his back, which were not bleeding heavily but appeared malicious. The other students quickly packed and evacuated the unit, leaving Jeffrey alone again. Jeffrey expressed guilt, stating he only intended to frighten Eugene, not physically harm him. Since that incident, Jeffrey says he has learned to better control his temper and generally leaves students alone. He now only amplifies his giggling when someone directly challenges his existence. The host experiences this giggle, which contains both a child's laughter and a deeper, feral growl. The spirit named Henry then leads Jeffrey away, and a woman dressed in 1970s fashion steps forward to presumably share the next story. The host breaks his own rule by introducing himself with his real name to help the child spirit feel more comfortable. He also uses a notebook to record the story, as electronic devices are said not to capture spirit voices. The episode maintains a conversational and immersive tone, blending personal reflection with narrated supernatural accounts. The style is narrative and atmospheric, aiming to build tension through detailed storytelling. Listeners who enjoy firsthand paranormal accounts and culturally specific ghost stories from Southeast Asia would appreciate this episode. Those who prefer factual investigations or are skeptical of supernatural narratives might choose to skip it.

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