I’ve refreshed the cover for Joss Paper, my collection of horror short stories.
The book was a passion project that I published in 2021. I wanted to write and share stories based on the folklore of Singapore and Malaysia that I grew up with.
The newer look includes a clearer book title and darker colors that clearly signal the horror genre. If you look closely, you can see the banana leaf in front of the cover model. Banana plants are associated with the pontianak, a succubus-like vengeful spirit that is one of Southeast Asia’s most recognized folklore entities.
Read the blurb here.
Fun fact: the logo for Kampung Kreepy Books is a chibi pontianak. “Chibi” is a Japanese art style commonly seen in anime and manga that emphasizes cuteness.
You can read more about the pontianak here.
The old cover:
