Every city is unique and has the pages of history boxed in the memories of the older generation. Those grandma stories at bedtime about the witch and those Saturday night horror films with friends are exciting enough to know what’s dark around us. Do we really know if the places that are haunted are truly housed with the ghosts from the history? The true Chennaiites know that the city is a lot more than just that. Not everybody knows of the city’s sinister areas, the places parents warn their children not to go to. So here we present to you, the top five haunted places in the city.
DEMONTE COLONY
This place is on top of our list mainly because it is currently one of the most talked about places in the city. After the movie with the same name released, daring youngsters from all over the city have been attempting to break into the famed haunted house in the deserted Demonte Colony, only to be chased away by policemen, who have now close off the area to public owing to trespassing and destroying the peace in the neighborhood. Nevertheless, the roads in the colony themselves are eerie in the night and are bound to give you the chills.
BESANT AVENUE ROAD
Anyone who lives in and around the Besant Nagar area would surely talk about this road at least once. This road has been claimed to be haunted by a couple of lovers who committed suicide by hanging from a tree bark that overlooks the road. Regardless of whether the claims are true or not, the road certainly does have a spooky character to it. When you ride your two-wheeler through that road, you would easily be able to sense the perceptible change in temperature. The road has very low lighting and sharp turns, flanked by a tall compound on one side and trees on the other. It is certainly not a place you’d want to be alone at.
BROKEN BRIDGE
Not very far from the previous place on the list, Broken Bridge is a very shady area in the city which also doubles as a popular spot for photo shoots for budding photographers and models. The place isn’t as haunted, than being scary. This is mainly due to the rumor that the area is supposedly home to illegal activities. But even then, it hasn’t stopped people from coming to this place to just hang out with their friends.
KARIKATTU KUPPAM
This fishing hamlet on ECR was hit hard by the tsunami in 2004 where numerous people lost their lives. Since then, this place has been deserted and unoccupied due to the eeriness of the place. There is even a temple in the area which people don’t visit, owing to the haunted feeling that exists. Local rumors say that the ghosts of an old man and a child who drowned in the tsunami still surround the area at night
BLUE CROSS ROAD
Chennai’s Blue Cross has been doing some really good work over the past few years, which hasn’t gone unnoticed. But what many people don’t know is that the Blue Cross Lane is supposedly haunted. In fact, it is even considered one of the most haunted places in India due to the high number of suicides that have been committed on this road. Trees cover this road and there is very little sunlight even during the day. People have reported incidences of seeing white apparitions on the road, which account for the spookiness of the road.