Tunku Halim releases a trilogy of spooky fantasy novels for young readers


Tunku Halim's 'The Midnight Children' trilogy is a series of dark fantasy novels for children combining Asian mythology and Gothic elements. Photo: Penguin

When you think about horror fiction and dark fantasy in Malaysia, Tunku Halim is a name to crop up first on any blood-stained list.

Since the 1990s, the 56-year-old author – with a legal background – has been spooking readers with his brand of "world gothic" tales and collections, including Dark Demon Rising, Horror Stories and Scream To The Shadows

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