BOOK REVIEW: Horror Stories by Tunku Halim
Horror is synonymous to Asian culture and Malaysia isn't an exception. We all love the race of our heartbeats or the perspiration that trickles down our back as we are exposed to stories of pontianaks (female vampires) or pocong (shroud wrapped ghosts). How about stories from our very own Malaysian writer, Tunku Halim, spinner of horrendous fiction?
Over 15 years in the making, this is a mid-career retrospective by Malaysia's prince of darkness Tunku Halim.
Featuring twenty of his best short stories such as Biggest Baddest Bomoh, Mr Petronas, The Rape of Martha Teoh, Night of the Pontianak, Malay Magick and Gravedigger's Kiss, this is a collection that will make you tingle in all sorts of places.
Just like how Stephen King is synonymous with horror in US, Tunku Halim is Malaysia's Stephen King. To me the stories could have been slightly scarier as my horror threshold is pretty high. However, it made for an interesting read.
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