In January of 2010, a group of local filmmakers began exploring the famously
haunted Old Changi Hospital in Singapore with terrifying and tragic results.
This movie pieces together the original Haunted Changi film crew’s footage to
tell the full story of what happened.
The Hospital: What also adds to the authentic charm of Haunted Changi is the
background on Changi Hospital – a real place known as Old Changi Hospital or OCH
to Singaporeans.
After some research, I discovered the following facts:
OCH was originally built as a British military barracks in the 1930s and
is actually considered to be one of the most haunted places in the world.
The Japanese military, who gained control of the island in a 1942 WWII
battle known as “The Battle of Singapore,” used OCH as their headquarters from
1942-1945 and there were many rumors of secret tunnels, torture chambers and
executions of POWs conducted on the grounds.
In the 1950s, the former
military flashpoint was turned into a public hospital and officially named
Changi Hospital.
The Singapore government shut down operations at Old
Changi Hospital in 1997 and it has since been abandoned.
Framed by jungle overgrowth, the creepy old building, while ominous in the
daytime, is flat-out terrifying at night. And Haunted Changi is at its best and
scariest when the crew is wandering the halls of the cavernous rundown hospital
– it’s hard to imagine Hollywood creating a better haunted house set than OCH.
Haunted Changi is a movie that takes its time to build momentum, but
like Paranormal Activity, we are never bored. And the film’s disarming first act
beautifully set ups the tension-filled second act, which features some
unforgettable frightening moments.
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