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After moving her bed to face the closet mirror, a 23-year-old student in Chiang Mai began to notice strange things—whispers at night, shadows that only appeared in the glass, and a reflection that blinked... wrong.
In Thai culture, mirrors aren’t just reflective surfaces. They’re thresholds—especially dangerous when placed across from the bed.
This episode explores the chilling true account of Lila, a Thai-German exchange student, and the supernatural descent that followed a simple shift in furniture.
With insights from spiritual forums, Buddhist monks, and Thai real estate discussions, we uncover a belief rooted deep in Southeast Asian tradition—and what happens when it’s ignored.—
📚 Sources:
– Thai Paranormal Forums (Pantip, 2014–2023)
– Informal interviews with monks at Wat Suan Dok
– Chiang Mai rental groups
– Spirit Mediums in Modern Thailand by Pattana Kitiarsa🎧 New episodes weekly.
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There’s a room in Bangkok that doesn’t exist.
Not on the elevator. Not on the emergency exit map.
But locals know. And they warn you: “Don’t ask for Room 313.”In this episode of Shadows of Siam, we uncover the urban legend and spiritual dread behind Room 313—a space erased from hotel records but never forgotten by those who survived a night inside.
We’ll explore:
The backpacker’s eerie journal found in a Sukhumvit alley
Thai numerology and why the numbers 3 and 13 are feared
The maid who left barefoot and never came back
Hidden hotel architecture and the theory of “ghost rooms”
Spiritual sealing rituals, mirrored gateways, and a psychic’s warning
The vlogger whose footage glitched… and later suffered a stroke
This isn’t just a haunting.It’s a place where reality warps—and something else waits.
🔗 Sources & References
This episode draws from:
📚 Thai folklore archives, anonymous staff testimonies, travel forums, and spiritual practitioner interviews
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#ShadowsOfSiam #ThaiGhostStories #HauntedHotels #Room313 #ParanormalThailand #TrueAsianHorror #BangkokMysteries #SpiritualHaunting #GhostRoom #UrbanLegendsAsia
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In this episode of Shadows of Siam, we travel to Chiang Mai’s Old City, where in June 2006, a French energy healer named Séverine Charbonnier vanished after a late-night appointment at a home rumored to be cursed.
No struggle. No blood. No body.
Just her journal. Her crystals. A cassette recorder.And one final line—
“The house resists.”We’ll explore:
Who Séverine was, and why her healing work drew clients from all over the world
How she became entangled with a powerful Thai businessman
The dark reputation of the house on Soi 7
Her chilling journal entries—and the last words ever found
The theories ranging from cover-up to spiritual retribution
This isn’t just a disappearance.It’s a collision between belief and power.Between energy and resistance.Between a healer… and something that didn’t want to be healed.
🔗 Sources & ReferencesThis episode draws from:📚 Chiang Mai City Life archives, Le Monde’s 2008 feature on Séverine, and French24 Asia reports🎤 Anonymous interviews with spiritual practitioners in northern Thailand
📓 Translated excerpts from Séverine’s scanned journals📲 Follow the Podcast for Updates & Behind-the-Scenes:
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In this episode of Shadows of Siam, we travel to the misty hills of Chiang Rai, where in June 1993, a forest monk named Luang Pi Anan stepped into Wat Luang Cave for a silent meditation retreat—and was never seen again.
No body. No signs of struggle. Just a candle. A folded robe. And a silence that still hums through the cave today.
We’ll explore:
Who Luang Pi Anan was, and why he was revered across northern Thailand
What happened during his final tudong meditation retreat
The mysterious findings inside Wat Luang Cave
The local beliefs about naga spirits, sacred cave energy, and “the great disappearance”
Why villagers believe the monk didn’t vanish—he transcended
This isn’t just an unsolved case. It’s a spiritual enigma that blends ancient beliefs, sound phenomena, and the boundary between life and enlightenment.
🔗 Sources & ReferencesThis episode draws from:📚 Thai monastic oral history and field notes from a 2001 Chulalongkorn University cave acoustics study📰 Chiang Rai newspaper archives and ThaiPBS spiritual travel interviews🎤 Eyewitness accounts from monks, villagers, and spiritual pilgrims
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🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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In August 2000, 23-year-old Kirsty Jones set out on the adventure of a lifetime—a solo journey through Southeast Asia. Intelligent, compassionate, full of life, she arrived in Chiang Mai hoping to soak in the calm beauty of northern Thailand. But within days, she was dead.
Raped. Strangled. Left in her guesthouse room with no witnesses… and no answers.
For nearly 25 years, the murder of Kirsty Jones has haunted investigators across two continents. Promising leads vanished. DNA sat unmatched. And key evidence—including the guesthouse logbook—mysteriously disappeared. Was this a random attack by a stranger? Or did the killer walk those narrow halls unnoticed… and trusted?
In this episode of Shadows of Siam, we return to Room 4 at the Aree Guesthouse, retracing the final hours of Kirsty’s life, the investigation that unraveled in real time, and the haunting question that still lingers:🔹 Why was her case mishandled so badly?🔹 Who had access to her locked room?🔹 And why, decades later, has no one been held accountable?
Step back into the shadows of Chiang Mai—and into one of Thailand’s most chilling unsolved murders.
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It began with a janitor and a vacuum cleaner bag. It ended with four dead, billions lost, and two nations torn apart.
In 1989, a Thai worker pulled off the biggest jewel heist in Saudi Arabian history, stealing nearly 91 kilograms of royal gems—including a 50-carat blue diamond. But when the jewels surfaced in Thailand, what followed was a storm of corruption, murder, and an international scandal that became one of Thailand’s darkest true crime cases.
In this episode of Shadows of Siam, we expose the twisted tale behind the infamous Blue Diamond Affair—where missing jewels, murdered diplomats, and crooked cops collided to spark a decades-long diplomatic war.
🎧 You’ll learn:
Who killed the Saudi diplomats investigating the theft?
Why the case led directly to Thailand’s elite police force.
And what happened to the missing blue diamond.
This isn’t just a heist story. It’s a true crime mystery soaked in greed, cover-ups, and conspiracy, still unresolved over 30 years later.
Listen now to uncover the scandal that shattered international relations—and the diamond that may be cursed.
Sources include:• Wikipedia: Blue Diamond Affair, Saudi Arabia–Thailand relations• Secret Siam: “The True Curse of the Blue Diamond”• Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs• Thai and international news archives (1990–2022)
🔎 Follow for more: @ShadowsOfSiam on Instagram🗣 Share this episode & leave a review—it helps uncover the truth.
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In 2017, 30-year-old Elise Dallemagne’s journey through Southeast Asia ended in tragedy. Found deep in the jungle of Koh Tao, her death was quickly ruled a suicide—but the details tell a different story. Mysterious movements, a fire that forced her into hiding, and a rushed investigation that left more questions than answers. Was Elise running from someone? Was she silenced? And why does Koh Tao, a so-called island paradise, have a dark reputation as Death Island?
In this episode of Shadows of Siam, we unravel the enigma of Elise Dallemagne’s final days, exploring the theories, cover-ups, and eerie patterns surrounding Koh Tao’s growing list of unexplained deaths.
🔹 Was Elise hiding from a dangerous truth?
🔹 Why were key details of her case ignored or covered up?
🔹 Is Koh Tao a paradise with a deadly secret?
Listen now as we step into the shadows.
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💬 Share this episode & leave a review—help keep the truth from being buried.#ShadowsOfSiam #TrueCrimePodcast #KohTaoMystery #DeathIsland #EliseDallemagne #UnsolvedMysteries #ThailandCrime #MysteriousDeaths #TrueCrimeCommunity #ColdCase #ConspiracyTheories #TrueCrimeAddict #PodcastRecommendations #InvestigativeJournalism #CrimePodcast
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🚨 A man is walking down the street. He is talking on the phone.” And then… he is gone.On June 4, 2020, Thai activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit was abducted outside his apartment in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In broad daylight. Witnesses heard his final words—“I can’t breathe”—before he was forced into a black SUV. No body. No arrest. No answers. Authorities called it “fake news.” The Thai government? Silent. But silence speaks volumes.🕯️ Where is Wanchalearm Satsaksit? 🕯️In this episode, we dive deep into Wanchalearm’s life, his fight for democracy, and the chilling pattern of enforced disappearances that continues to haunt Southeast Asia. This isn’t just one man’s story—it’s a web of silence, corruption, and fear.
🎧 Episode 7 drops Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 7AM
🎧 Listen on all major platforms. 💫 Love the show? Leave us a 5-star review—it helps more listeners discover Shadows of Siam. ✨ Subscribe now & be the first to hear it.💥 @ShadowsOfSiam
#WhereIsWanchalearm #ShadowsOfSiam #TrueCrimePodcast #EnforcedDisappearance #Thailand #Cambodia #HumanRights #JusticeForWanchalearm #TrueCrimeCommunity #PodcastTeaser #Disappearances #PoliticalActivism #DarkHistory #TrueCrimeStories #NewEpisode #TrueCrimeAddict -
🩸 “No funeral. No grave. No record. As if he never existed at all.” 🩸 In this harrowing episode of Shadows of Siam, we uncover the chilling disappearance of Siam Theerawut, a pro-democracy activist who dared to challenge Thailand’s military-backed regime. In 2019, Siam vanished without a trace after being deported from Vietnam. No arrest records. No official acknowledgment. Just silence. But how do you erase a person—not just their body, but their entire existence?
In this episode, we explore:
🔸 Siam’s early life and his path to activism🔸 His involvement in The Wolf Bride—a play that became a political lightning rod🔸 His years in exile, fighting for change from afar🔸 The mysterious circumstances of his disappearance🔸 The endless search for answers by his mother, Kanya🔸 The broader, haunting reality of enforced disappearances in Southeast AsiaThis is not a ghost story. This is what happens when power decides who gets to exist—and who doesn’t.
🎧 Listen Tuesday March 4, 2025 at 7AM on all major platforms.
💫 Love the show? Leave us a 5-star review—it helps more listeners discover Shadows of Siam.
Because in Thailand, sometimes… silence is the loudest crime of all.
Sources for this episode:
Human Rights WatchAmnesty InternationalNew NaratifBBC World NewsVOA Asia🕯️ Because silence doesn’t erase the truth.
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Would you invite a spirit into your home… if it promised you wealth, power, and protection? In Thailand, there’s a ritual that blurs the line between devotion and darkness—one that begins with a child’s whisper… and can end in tragedy.
Meet the Kuman Thong — the "Golden Boy." What looks like an innocent figure hides a chilling history. Rooted in ancient Thai black magic, these statues were once believed to house the spirits of unborn children, bound through forbidden rituals. Kept in homes, they were offered toys, sweets, and even whispered to like living children—all in exchange for good fortune.
But there’s a catch. Neglect them, and they grow restless. Disrespect them, and they turn. Stories tell of Kuman Thong statues that moved on their own, demanded offerings, or worse… sought revenge when forgotten. This week, we dive deep into the terrifying truths behind Thailand’s most haunted talisman, the Kuman Thong, and the cursed rituals that should never have been performed.
Thank you to my incredible research team for unearthing the dark corners of Thai folklore and magic for this episode.
🎧 Episode 5: "The Cursed Rituals of Thailand – Forbidden Practices That Bring Death" Available Tuesday February 25, 2025 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your true crime fix.
#Hashtags:#TrueCrimeThailand #KumanThong #ThaiFolklore #DarkRituals #CursedObjects #BlackMagic #Haunted #SpiritualThailand #DeathRituals #ForbiddenMagic #Occult #MysteryPodcast #CreepyStories #DarkHistory #ParanormalThailand
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🌿 Not all who enter the jungle come back. Some are lost. Some are taken. And some… simply vanish. Thailand’s ancient forests are more than just wilderness—they are places of mystery, legend, and fear. Stories of hikers disappearing without a trace, entire villages erased from history, and whispers of spirits that guard the land have haunted locals for generations. Are these just superstitions? Or is there something lurking beyond the trees, watching… waiting? In this chilling episode, we uncover the disappearances, legends, and terrifying truths hidden within Thailand’s most forbidden places.
🎧 Episode drops Tuesday, February 18 in the afternoon on all major podcast platforms.
🔔 Follow @ShadowsOfSiam for updates & more immersive storytelling.
🎼 Music: Dark Fog by David Fesliyan
📚 Sources: Investigative reports, historical records, and firsthand accounts
🎬 Produced by: Aku Bone Media
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Thailand is known as The Land of Smiles—but not all smiles are friendly. Some are warnings. Some are masks. And some… belong to something that shouldn’t exist at all. In this episode of Shadows of Siam, we step into one of Thailand’s most chilling urban legends: The Smiling Man. A figure seen on empty streets, train stations, and dimly lit alleyways. He does not run. He does not speak. He only watches… and smiles. Through firsthand encounters, cultural context, and eerie patterns of disappearance, we explore the mystery behind the Smiling Man. Is he a supernatural entity? A predator in disguise? Or something far worse—something that lingers at the edges of reality, waiting for you to see him?
Because once you do… he never really leaves.
Podcast Disclaimer:
"The following podcast contains discussions of graphic violence, murder, and crimes that may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion is strongly advised."
"While we strive for accuracy, the details of these cases are based on available records, investigative reports, and firsthand accounts. Some elements may be speculative or remain unsolved."
"This podcast is intended for informational and storytelling purposes only. We do not glorify the actions of violent offenders, nor do we seek to exploit the suffering of victims and their families."
"If you or someone you know has been affected by violent crime, we encourage you to seek support from professionals and local organizations."
Credits:
📡 Podcast: Shadows of Siam
🎙️ Presented by: Aku Bone Media
🔪 Hosted by: [Mysterious Anonymous Host]
🎼 Music: Dark Fog by David Fesliyan
🎬 Produced by: Aku Bone Media
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🎙️ Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violent crimes. Listener discretion is advised.
🕵️♂️ Next Episode: Episode 4: The Forbidden Places – Thailand’s Cursed Jungles and the People Who Disappeared
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Bangkok’s canals have always carried more than water. In the early 2000s, they began giving up their secrets. It started with a single black garbage bag. Torn at the edge. Inside—human remains. Then another. And another. Severed limbs. No names. No missing persons reports. No connection. The police called it an isolated case. Until the pattern emerged. Every detail was precise. Methodical. The cuts. The wrapping. The disposal.
Someone knew what they were doing. A butcher? A surgeon? A killer who liked to take people apart? As panic spread, theories followed. Organ trafficking. Underworld retribution. Or something worse: a thrill killer who vanished without ever being seen.This episode reconstructs the silent terror that haunted Bangkok’s waterways—where the only thing more terrifying than the bodies… was the sudden silence that followed.
No arrests. No answers.And maybe—no ending.⚠️ Podcast Disclaimer:
This episode contains descriptions of real violence, dismemberment, and unsolved murders that may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.
While based on public reports, firsthand accounts, and known case details, this story is a reconstructed narrative meant for informational and storytelling purposes only. Some elements remain unsolved or speculative. We do not glorify violence or those who commit it, and we encourage respect for the victims at the heart of every case.🎙️ Credits:
📡 Podcast: Shadows of Siam
🎙️ Presented by: Aku Bone Media
🔪 Narrated by: Anonymous
🎼 Music: “Dark Fog” by David Fesliyan
🎬 Produced by: Aku Bone Media🔔 Follow & subscribe to Shadows of Siam for more forgotten true crime from Thailand’s darkest corners.
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In the premiere episode of Shadows of Siam, we uncover the haunting case of Somkid Pumpuang—dubbed by the media as “The Thai Jack the Ripper.”
A manipulative predator, Somkid charmed his way into the lives of women working in Thailand’s service and nightlife industries, only to strangle them with terrifying precision. Between January and June 2005, five women across five provinces were murdered. He was caught. He confessed. He was sentenced to death.
But justice didn’t stick.
In 2019, Somkid walked free—released on parole under the guise of rehabilitation. Two weeks later, another woman was dead.
This is the story of a serial killer who slipped through the cracks… and the system that let it happen.
🎧 Follow the trail from rural southern Thailand to a nationwide manhunt, as we give voice to the victims, expose institutional failure, and explore how a monster walked free—twice.
🔪 Shadows of Siam is a weekly true crime podcast exploring real-life horror from the dark heart of Thailand.📲 Follow us on Instagram: @ShadowsOfSiam🔔 Subscribe for immersive storytelling, new episodes every Tuesday at 7 AM Thailand time.🎙️ Anonymous Host | 🎬 Presented by Aku Bone Media🎵 Music: "Dark Fog" by David Fesliyan
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of graphic violence and may be disturbing to some listeners. Discretion is advised.
🕵️♂️ Next Episode Teaser: The Canal Killer – The Black Bags of Bangkok
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