Damien Sin (1965 – 2011), born Foong Yu Lei,[1] was a Singaporean author, poet and musician. He has written several bestselling books published by the Angsana Books imprint of publisher Flame Of The Forest Publishing. Sin died in 2011.[1][2]
Damien Sin | |
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| Born | 1965 |
| Died | 2011 (aged 46) Singapore |
| Other names | Foong Yu Lei |
Career
editAfter failing his 'A' Levels, Sin started his career as a karaoke-jockey before he turned to writing erotic stories while he was in detention for a drug offence.[3][4] He was a member of Russell Lee's team of ghost writers. Sin also wrote the screenplay of the critically acclaimed film, Mee Pok Man (1995), which launched director Eric Khoo's career. Its story was based on Sin's short story "One Last Cold Kiss", which appeared in Classic Singapore Horror Stories: Book 2 (1994). Khoo later dedicated his film In the Room (2015) to Sin.[5]
Sin was also the frontman of two bands: Fairweather Friends, whose music appeared on various Pony Canyon compilations released in Singapore in the 1990s, including Dazed and Confused,[6] and Transformer, whose other members went on to form Zircon Lounge.[7] As a solo singer-songwriter, he performed at The Substation in Singapore under the name 'The Hardcore Troubadour'.[8]
Death
editSin died of a drug overdose in 2011.[9]
Bibliography
edit- Classic Singapore Horror Stories: Book 1 (1992) ISBN 9810032439
- Classic Singapore Horror Stories: Book 2 (1994) ISBN 9813056126
- Tall Tales and Short Stories (1995) ISBN 9813056134
- Saints, Sinners and Singaporeans: A Collection of Poems (1998) ISBN 9813056177
- Classic Singapore Horror Stories: Book 3 (2000) ISBN 9813056401
- Classic Singapore Horror Stories: Book 4 (2003) ISBN 9813056681
References
edit- ^ a b Lui, John (15 October 2014). "Upcoming Eric Khoo film dedicated to late horror writer Damien Sin". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Chang, Justin (29 September 2015). "Film Review: 'In the Room'". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Just being myself". Singapore Press Holdings. The Straits Times. 5 November 1992.
- ^ Lim, Sin Thai (22 August 1992). "The horrors of Sin". Singapore Press Holdings. The Straits Times.
- ^ "The men behind mee pok man". Singapore Press Holdings. The Straits Times. 7 August 1995. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Dazed and confused - MusicSG". 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Wee, Samuel Caleb. "Punk Monk Hunk". POSKOD.SG. Studio Wong Huzir. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "The Substation Archive - Wikicliki". dbbd.sg. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "A journey through S'pore films". Singapore Press Holdings. The Business Times. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
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