Singapore's hell theme park dead serious about afterlife

The sprawling Haw Park Villa park has over 1,000 statues and dioramas showcasing Asian culture, faiths and philosophy. Photo: AFP

Gory grottos with demons impaling sinners on stakes and people drowning in a pool of blood are not part of your average theme park experience.

But at Hell's Museum in Singapore, the main attraction at the Haw Par Villa park, visitors are welcomed to a kitschy, air-conditioned hell on Earth.