When Death Wears Feathers: The Vultures of Wat Saket

Discover the haunting history of Bangkok’s darkest chapter as we explore the chilling tale of the Vultures of Wat Saket and the Ghosts of Wat Suthat.

In the 1800s, a cholera epidemic swept through the city, transforming revered temples into charnel houses and sacred grounds into feeding grounds for death itself.

Wat Saket’s golden stupa, once a beacon of hope, became a grim tower surrounded by swirling black feathers, while Wat Suthat turned into a shadowed refuge for tormented souls, forever bound to the world they could not leave.

Uncover the stories that linger in the heart of the City of Angels, where death and despair left scars that remain etched into the city’s soul.