A diorama from Haw Par Villa’s Ten Courts of Hell that scarred me as a child. Photo: Koh Ewe
What appears to be an involuntary dental procedure. Photo: Koh Ewe
I revisited Haw Par Villa as an adult to confront my childhood fears. Collage: VICE / Images: Koh Ewe
Nothing like a family of soul-piercing pandas to welcome you to a theme park featuring scenes from hell. Collage: VICE / Images: Koh Ewe
The entrance of Haw Par Villa. Photo: Koh Ewe
This model of a 1980s Chinese grave is an exhibit at the Hell’s Museum, which showcases rituals for the dead and explores multicultural beliefs about the afterlife. Photo: Koh Ewe
Attending court in the afterlife. Photo: Koh Ewe
Impaled by a demon with a long fork, a man dangles upside down above raging flames. Photo: Koh Ewe
In the afterlife, the punishment for sins like robbery, murder, and rape is having one’s head and arms chopped off. Photo: Koh Ewe
Being a loan shark gets you thrown onto a hill of knives. Photo: Koh Ewe
This scene tells the ancient story of a woman who breastfeeds her mother-in-law every day out of filial piety. Photo: Koh Ewe
Haunting mermaids frolicking in the sun. Photo: Koh Ewe
Another inexplicable sculpture—a visual representation for the days when you feel extra crabby. Photo: Koh Ewe
Terrapins reside in algae-clogged ponds around the villa. Photo: Koh Ewe
