Whether the mythical Nak ghost was inspired by a real person is unknown, though there are unverified claims that a woman called Nak from Phra Kanong did indeed die in childbirth during the nineteenth century. There is now a shrine to Mae Nak at Wat Mahabut in Bangkok, decorated with portraits of her. Intriguingly, a television at the temple is permanently switched on, to entertain and appease Nak's sprit.