1. The haunting ghost of Krasue: Krasue was a girl whose marriage was arranged to a Siamese nobleman. However, Krasue was secretly in love with a soldier of low ranking. One unfortunate day, she was caught red - handed with her beloved. Consequently, death sentence was announced on her, and she was supposed to be burnt to death. Even today, as reported by the eyewitnesses, the ghost of Krasue meanders at night hunting for flesh, blood or the excreta.
2. Naga – the semi - divine beings: In Thai Temples, a certain snake - like statue attract attention of onlookers. However, they are neither snakes nor dragon – they are underworld deities or semi - divine entities mentioned in both Hindu and Buddhist scriptures.
3. Mae Nak – the wife turned ghost: It so happened that once upon a time, a woman named Mae Nak lived with her husband in a certain village in Thailand. As fate would have it, Nak’s husband went away to fight a war leaving her pregnant. However, Nak died during childbirth along with her unborn infant.
There is a shrine dedicated to Mae Nak next to Klong Phra Khanong, at Wat Mahabut.
4. Mountain of a jilted princess: Long ago, a pretty princess got married to a man who abandoned her while she was expecting their baby. Lonely and betrayed, the damsel looked for him everywhere but in vain. She walked hither and thither for many days and came to a point when she cried out in distress and fell on the ground. Thus she breathed her last. After her death, the body of the princess grew so large that it ended up taking the form of a ghost.
5. Krahang – the shirtless sorcerer: A man known as Krahang when alive practiced black magic and sorcery. He continued to inflict harm on people even after his death.
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