Here is a personal experience. Think it was 2-3 years ago, when Singapore was screening the movie, The Ring. I dun keep track of the start and end of the hungry ghost festival and coincidently, I watched it on the last day of the “festival”.

Being the lone driver, I had to send my friends home after the late show. I then made my way back home. After locking the car the car, I had a feeling that I was being watched, as I walked along the void deck of my house. I took a glance around me, but there was nothing. Usually, I’m not frightened by scary movies or supernatural occurrences, but this time, I could feel a chill running up my spine. I shrugged it off as my wild imagination and took the lift up to my level. Even along the corridor, I could feel a stare directed at me.

I quickly open my door and went straight to the toilet the moment to take a leak. In the midst of my business, I heard a female’s voice calling my name from outside my toilet and I replied “Wait sis, I’m still using the toilet”, thinking it was my sister. There was no reply…. Which was strange, as my sister would usually reply with a “hurry up lah…” When I got out of the toilet, there was no one around. I checked my watch and realized it was already past my sister’s bedtime, she would have been asleep hours ago (She teaches morning session and had usually slept early). Furthermore, her room door was closed. I would have heard it if it opened or closed. I keep on telling myself that it was probably my imagination hearing that voice and I went straight to bed.

About half an hour passed, I tossed and turned about in my bed, finding it really hard to sleep. The images from the tape shown in the movie, kept on replaying in my head. Just then, I could distinctly hear pots and pans clanging (not so hard until bashing) just outside my door. It didn’t seem possible, as my kitchen was downstairs!! It was really frightening as I was trapped in my room and no where to go!! The thought of what was creating such a racket was scary, but the thought of “it” coming into my room was even more scary!! I said my prayers asked for protection and at the same time, forced myself to sleep while the disturbing sounds went on. Think I was really tired, because I fell asleep while saying my prayers.

The next morning, I was telling my mum and my friends about what I encountered. My mum told me it was probably my imagination, but she did admit she had never seen me so frightened by something supernatural before……. Then, one of my close friends told me that I shouldn’t have watched the movie. Apparently, his catholic priest warned him and his friends that the movie The Ring was a cursed show, and those watching it would be cursed.

Thus, was the whole episode due to the “curse” of the show or could it have been that the spirits, knowing that they had to “book in” to where they had to go, decide to have some fun on their last day free?