How the pandemic and Penang inspired Tunku Halim's new horror collection


Tunku Halim’s latest book 'My Lovely Skull And Other Skeletons', released by Penguin Random House SEA, contains a diverse mix of fright night stories, psychological horror and dark humour. Photo: Tunku Halim

People usually go on walks through the countryside to relax or clear their minds. For horror writer Tunku Halim, these walks are a fantastic way for him to think up creepy tales.

Most of the stories in his latest collection My Lovely Skull And Other Skeletons were inspired from such long walks through the natural surroundings of George Town in Penang, which the author took throughout the pandemic.

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