The most haunted places in Chennai

A mention of haunted places in Chennai might raise some eyebrows given its reputation as a modern, fast-developing city that hardly has an underbelly comparable to that of Delhi or Mumbai to speak of. Yet, the list of spooky places to visit in Chennai is quite long. The city has a lot of horror tales to tell, right from the largely deserted De Monte Colony and the ghost town of Karikattu Kuppam to a bridge that leads to nowhere. Keep reading to delve into the haunted stories in Chennai; Goosebumps assured!
Where there’s a city and a mankind that’s been living on it, there are things of the past that do come back to haunt everyone. More often than not, it is the dead that come back to haunt the living. That said, there are haunted places in Chennai that can scare the hell out of most of us. There is more than just a ghost house in Chennai that tells the tale of many a spirits that have been haunting some of the oldest houses and buildings in the city. The haunted stories in Chennai can send a shiver down the spine of anyone, be it a believer or a non-believer. In fact, Chennai is even home to entire neighbourhoods that have been vacated or kept empty for years because they are believed to be haunted and vulnerable to incidents that can scare the hell out of most of us.

De Monte Colony

The De Monte Colony in Chennai is a fine example of how hauntings can leave an entire colony of residents abandoned because of some spine-chilling haunting incidents. Situated right off the bustling St Mary’s Road, the colony is home to two lanes that are lined by trees and dilapidated houses alongside. If the stories from these place are anything to go by, this colony was deserted by its residents after some strange happenings, which include stories of night guards and pets that went missing from the place. It is said that it is the spirits of a business named John De Monte and his family that haunt this colony post their demise due to an unhappy life, at a time when they were themselves residents of this colony.

Blue Cross Road
Similarly, the Blue Cross Road is also another place in Chennai which is believed to be haunted. It has earned such a reputation over the years after the place became witness to a number of suicides, thus leading to the spirit hauntings of this place. Adding to the chilling factor of this place is the dense cover of trees that make this place a perfect place for haunted sightings. Commuters have reported the sightings of a white, human-like figures darting across the road at night. It is advisable to stay away or even avoid driving on this road during the night time.

Karikattu Kuppam


Karikattu Kuppam is yet another haunted place in Chennai with its own set of spine-chilling stories of hauntings. The place started gaining its infamous reputation of being haunted after the brutal Tsunami of 2004 which hit this fishing hamlet and left it in a state of nothing more than destruction and death. Although not too many people were reported to be dead from the calamity in this place, but then more than 1000 were left homeless. With abandoned houses and deserted buildings, the place looks eerie these days while the people believe that the neighbourhood is haunted by the spirits who died in the disaster.

Madras Christian College


A college campus haunted by a jilted lover - does that sound straight out of the movies? Well, this one is reported to be quite true for the said ghost has been witnessed walking the corridors of Chennai’s Madras Christian College. The ghost that, supposedly, haunts the college is believed to be of a guy who committed suicide in the campus after his relationship proposal was turned down by a girl. Students have confessed of hearing strange laughs, furniture that rattles on its own and taps that run open right after you have turned them off! A jilted lover’s ghost sounds like the perfect lure for all the ghostbusters out there.


Broken Bridge
A bridge to nowhere. Yes, a part of this bridge over Adyar River collapsed due to strong water currents and has never been repaired. A popular sunrise point, it gets deserted right after the sun sets owing to its fame as a haunted place. The road that leads to this bridge is itself quite poorly lit. Add to this the many stories of a wailing woman’s ghost who, as they say, roams around the bridge at night. As per their story, the woman was murdered near the bridge some years back and has been haunting the place ever since then.

Chennai is a city full of similar other haunted sites. These places are mostly deserted and are believed to have been the witness to some of the worst incidents and deaths in the past, thus leading to the hauntings that linger them now. Some of the other popular haunted places in Chennai include the Madras Christian College and the Broken Bridge among many other places spread across the city.

Some other places that might fit the bill of haunted places in Chennai are Valmiki Nagar, the East Coast Road, Anna Flyover and Besant Road. Visit these at your own discretion for most of these places are quite deserted and attract everyone from vandals and bootleggers to drunkards.