Russell Lee (writer)

Russell Lee (writer)

Russell Lee is the author of "True Singapore Ghost Stories", a series of books that have been among the most popular sources of ghost stories in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong ever since Book 1 was released in 1989. Each book is a compilation of spooky tales relating to the supernatural, all of which were either collected by Russell Lee and his team or sent to them by readers. Most of the stories occur in Asia. In addition, Lee also includes articles about the paranormal, featuring detailed investigations into the occult, witchcraft, vampires and other similar topics. Lee stresses the articles are for reading pleasure, not for research.

As of December 2007, the 17 books in the "True Singapore Ghost Stories" series have sold over 850,000 copies, making Russell Lee Asia's top writer of ghost stories.

"True Singapore Ghost Stories" is now a 13-part TV series, produced by I-Media Entertainment in Singapore. The TV series is also available in VCD and DVD.

Shortly after the immense success of Lee's first book, readers began to wonder about his identity. Lee has never included any photograph of himself or revealed anything about his personal life. Whenever he appears in public, he wears a mask and clothes that cover every inch of his body. This is mainly because Russell Lee is said to be white, posing as a local Singaporean. Some say he is Jim Aitchison (aka James Lee), but this has never been substantiated.


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