Hell on Earth at Thai temple Though the great majority of Thailand's Buddhist temples are designed to be places of peace and serenity, a handful of others could hardly be more different. Scattered throughout the country, the so-called 'hell temples' focus on the torment said to await sinners in the afterlife. At Wat Phai Rong Wua outside Bangkok, armies of zombie-like statues conjure up a stark and grotesque vision of damnation. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES. +GRAPHIC WARNING: CONTAINS DISTURBING IMAGERY