As Halloween approaches, we’re not headed to Transylvania or Salem. We’re looking closer to home.
Egypt’s streets, deserts, and hidden corners carry their own spine-chilling tales. From abandoned villas in Cairo to desolate stretches of highway at midnight—these are the haunted addresses that locals talk about.
Whether you believe the ghost stories or not, they say something about the small fears and big histories that still echo around us.
So here’s a list of 13 haunted places in Egypt!
1. Baron Empain Palace, Heliopolis (Cairo)
Built in 1907–11 for Baron Édouard Empain, this palace is noted for its unusual Hindu-temple style architecture. Legends say the baron’s wife died under mysterious circumstances in the palace, and his daughter fell down the spiral stairs, adding a tragic layer to the ornate structure. Neighbors report lights flickering and windows opening on their own late at night.
2. Roushdy Building (“عمارة العفاريت”), 412 Tariq El Horreya, Roushdy (Alexandria)
Often called “The Building of the Spirits,” this partially-built apartment block became the focus of grave rumors: blood mixed with cement, taps running red, shrieks at night, and newlywed couples whose belongings flew out into stairwells without explanation.
3. Zamalek Apartment of Zekra (Zamalek, Cairo)
In 2003, the Tunisian-Egyptian singer Zekra was murdered in a Zamalek flat. The building and unit (number 23 A-B, Mohamed Mazhar Street) now carry an eerie reputation: neighbors say they hear strange sounds from inside, lifts stop at odd hours, and shadows flicker.
4. Villa Cicurel, Zamalek (Cairo)
Before it became known as the home of actor Ezzat Abou Ouf, this villa belonged to the wealthy Jewish-Egyptian businessman Solomon Cicurel, owner of the famous Cicurel department stores. In 1927, Cicurel was murdered inside the villa during what was reported as a robbery — a crime that shook Cairo’s elite.
Years later, the villa was bought by the Abou Ouf family, who claimed it was haunted by Cicurel’s ghost. Ezzat Abou Ouf often described eerie experiences in interviews — doors opening on their own, footsteps echoing in empty halls, and a constant, cold presence roaming the rooms.
5. Sakakini Palace, Al-Zahir (Cairo)
A flamboyant late-19th-century palace whose decaying grandeur hides whispered tales of lights switching on unseen, and “the daughter’s apparition” in the upstairs windows.
6. Helwan Hospital (Morgue Palace), Helwan (Cairo)
Originally a royal residence and later a morgue, this site is now a magnet for urban legends: corridors with floating shadows, flickering bulbs, and the sense of unseen ends.
7. El Sherifa Dina House (Maadi/Cairo)
A residential house where a young girl reportedly fell from the terrace. Neighbors claim they now hear her toy rattling at night, and see vague movement in windows.
8. Wadi El‑Natrun Highway (Beheira governorate)
A stretch of road where drivers tell stories of phantom figures on the shoulder, or people hit by cars who vanish instantly. The road’s history of accidents adds weight.
9. Dahshur Pyramid Zone (Memphis region)
Near the Bent and Red Pyramids, locals speak of hearing gunshots and seeing idle troops despite no training taking place—suggesting unseen remains of military or spiritual presences.
10. Farafra Desert / White Desert (Western Desert)
Legend holds that Pharaoh Akhenaten, cursed by priests for his religious reforms, still wanders the chalky landscapes of Farafra. Travelers at dusk swear they’ve felt watched.
11. Valley of the Kings (Luxor)
In the tomb-filled valley of ancient pharaohs, visitors report shadowy figures, whispers in empty corridors, and the persistent “curse” lore attached to tomb-raiding or unsealed crypts.
12. Pyramids of Giza (Giza)
Even the most-visited wonder carries ghost stories: figures dressed in early 20th-century attire seen late at night, and visitors hearing unexplained footsteps around the base of the Great Pyramid.
13. “Cursed House” Ismailia (Km 14, Qantara, Ismailia)
A three-story house where two brothers lived and encountered moving fires, wall inscriptions, and strange disturbances. They left—and the place keeps its reputation.
