The Haunted
99 Door-Mansion at Nibong Tebal
Byram Estate(The 99-door mansion)
The area is known to be
the perfect place for black magic. Some locals report having heard inhuman
growls and unexplained sounds coming from the surrounding areas of the building.
*shudders*
MY
STORIES
The
Mystery of 99-Door Mansion
Within the Caledonia
House's decayed walls from continuous years of neglect lurks a wealth of
history and mystery. Located on the Byram Estate in Nibong Tebal, this
158-year-old mansion is known as the 99-Door Mansion due to the odd arrangement
of five to six doors fitted into each room.
The Haunted 99-Door Mansion Has Been The Cause of
Possessions, Curses, and Evil Magic For Over 50-Years
Hidden deep in the overgrown woods of Malaysia’s Nibong Tebal,
lies one of the world’s most haunted plantations, famously nicknamed The
99-Door Mansion. Completely surrounded by an overgrown forest of oil-palm
trees, the ornate mansion has been the subject of some of Malaysia’s most
terrifying legends since it was abandoned over 50 years ago.
The massive
manor house was built in the late 1800s, and once belonged to the Ramsden
family, who came to Malaysia to grow their already extensive fortune by growing
rubber trees. Fortunately for the Ramsden’s, the gamble paid off and the
plantation became massively successful, and with all that cash, the wealthy
family built themselves a sweet crib that included a weirdly specific number of
doors – 99 to be exact.
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Ramsden family continued to grow their fortune grew substantially until
tragedy struck in 1948, when their grandson, John St. Maur Ramsden, was
viciously murdered on the steps leading into the home. Shot twice in the head,
John’s killer – and the motive – were never discovered, though many
suspected it was retaliation from a jealous competitor.
After the
murder, there were quite a few wild speculations that cropped up locally, one
being that the Japanese secretly took over the rural manor, killing the
Ramsden’s altogether. The only thing for certain is that it was right
around this time, the 1950s, that the 99 Door Mansion began to exhibit some
very strange paranormal behavior.
Locals will
swear up and down that the entire Ramsden family were killed on the property
and have continued to haunt the building to this day, but they aren’t the
ghosts you have to worry about. According to the legend, once the 99-Door
Mansion was left abandoned, it became the perfect hideout for a local Bomoh, a
Malaysian witch-doctor, who used the house and its mystical 99 door rooms as
his personal airport for the dead.
Those from
the local village who considered themselves brave enough would make the
trek through the overgrown rubber trees to visit the local Bomoh in order to
seek out magical revenge on their enemies. If you needed some kind of
retaliation, spell-casting, or a telephone to the dead, the 99-Door Mansion was
exactly where you went, and some say, still go.
Over the
years, brave visitors have reported hearing the sounds of inhuman growls,
tortured screams, and ritual drums being played inside the house and emanating
from the surrounding woods. Many who have visited the 99-Door Mansion have
reported being possessed by the evil sprits which are so ingrained in the
land. In fact, no local will stay at the mansion after 6pm for fear of the
Bomoh and his evil spirits, who are often described as being black-eyed,
soulless, and cursed.
Local legend
states that at 12am every night, the manor’s mysterious 100th door
appears and opens, allowing the Bomoh’s who have passed on to the other side
access the human plane, where they are free wreak mischief and mayhem on
unsuspecting victims once again.
With legends
like those attached to the haunted 99-Door Mansion, it’s no surprise that
loads ghost hunters have traveled to the abandoned property for a
night of intense paranormal investigation. A few years ago, Malaysian reality
television show S.E.E.K.E.R.S not only captured some
interesting evidence on their visit, but one of their team members also claimed
to have become possessed by a Bomoh from the other side. He’s not the first,
either, as many investigators often report the strange feeling as if they’re
becoming overwhelmed by something often described as “evil”, and many are
forced to flee the 99-Door Mansion.
The
paranormal legends surrounding the abandoned 99-Door Mansion one of the
most-visited haunted locations in all of Malaysia, and with the reputation that
it has built for itself, courtesy of all the possessions, scratches, and
bizarre paranormal evidence, it’s also become one of the most avoided locations
as well.
Over the years, Penang Heritage Trust and Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai have pushed for conservation efforts in recognizing the century-old Caledonia House as a heritage site. However, the mansion is still neglected, sitting on a private property. Today, S.J.Lee owns the Byram Estate where the abandoned mansion is located and managed by caretaker S. Muniamah.
