Wayne Rée

Wayne Rée (he/they) is a Singaporean writer. Together with Kyle Ong, he co-founded the horror production company, HANTU, through which they've created multiple podcasts and shows.

Ghost Maps is a narrative audio series that follows a mysterious narrator as he chronicles the supernatural around Southeast Asia. Dead Air is a monthly talk show hosted by Kyle and Wayne, where they speak with actors, directors, influencers, podcasters, and more about all things horror. In 2024, HANTU was commissioned by Singapore's national broadcaster to create Tales From Incredible Tales, a show inspired by a classic horror anthology series. As of 2026, they've produced four seasons.

Wayne has worked in a variety of other mediums as well. With Benjamin Chee, he co-created Work-Life Balance: Malevolent Managers and Folkloric Freelancers, a prose/comics hybrid that won Book of the Year at the 2023 Singapore Book Awards. He also contributed to the comics anthology, How Are You Feeling?, in which he co-created Worlds Apart: A Conversation About Mental Health with Nurjannah Suhaimi.

Wayne lives with his wife and the best cat in the whole world.

You can catch up with him on the We Are Hantu Instagram page, his own Instagram page, BlueSky, and his website https://waynereewrites.com.

Interview recorded on 2026-09-12.