DEAD AIR

KYLE ONG
WAYNE REE

"Dead Air" is a horror podcast from Singapore, first airing in 2021. Join the creators of "Ghost Maps", Kyle Ong and Wayne Ree, in candid conversations about all things horror with actors, influencers, podcasters and more. KYLE ONG Kyle Ong is a Singapore-based filmmaker, producer and podcaster whose work explores Southeast Asian horror, folklore and supernatural storytelling. A graduate of Lasalle College of the Arts, he co-founded the horror production company Hantu with author Wayne Ree in 2019. Together, they develop stories that introduce the region's myths, cultures and ghostly traditions to wider audiences. Ong is the co-creator and director of "Ghost Maps", a narrative horror podcast inspired by supernatural experiences shared by people across Southeast Asia. The series won Best Asian Hosted Podcast at the 2022 People’s Choice Podcast Awards and Best Fictional Podcast at the Asia Podcast Awards in 2024 and 2025. He also co-hosts and produces "Dead Air", a companion discussion programme featuring conversations about horror with actors, writers, podcasters and other guests. His podcast credits include "Tales from Incredible Tales", a collaboration between Hantu and Mediacorp launched in 2024. The programme revisits and expands upon the supernatural themes of Mediacorp’s television series "Incredible Tales", exploring regional ghost stories, beliefs and paranormal experiences; and "Unearthed: The Entities of Southeast Asia". Alongside podcasting, Ong works in documentary and narrative filmmaking. He made his television directorial debut with #NoFilter in 2017 as part of Discovery Channel's Jump Cut Asia. His subsequent projects include documentaries about Singapore’s Paralympic athletes, the horror short Closing Time, and the 2025 documentary series Teng Bong! The Eurasians of Singapore. He also facilitates courses in podcasting and filmmaking for emerging creators WAYNE REE Wayne Ree is a Singaporean writer, podcaster and co-founder of the horror production company Hantu. His work spans prose, comics and audio storytelling, with projects exploring Southeast Asian folklore, supernatural traditions and contemporary life. In 2019, Ree co-founded Hantu with filmmaker Kyle Ong and co-created the narrative horror podcast "Ghost Maps". As the series' co-creator and writer, he develops stories inspired by supernatural experiences shared by people across Southeast Asia. Ghost Maps received Best Asian Hosted Podcast at the 2022 People's Choice Podcast Awards and Best Fictional Podcast at the 2024 and 2025 Asia Podcast Awards. Ree subsequently became the co-host and writer of Dead Air, a video podcast launched in 2021 featuring discussions about horror with actors, authors and other creators. His collaborations with Ong also include "Tales from Incredible Tales", a Mediacorp co-production launched in 2024 that expands upon the folklore and supernatural themes of the television series "Incredible Tales", and co-creator of "Unearthed: The Entities of Southeast Asia". Alongside his podcast work, Ree co-created Work-Life Balance with illustrator Benjamin Chee. Combining prose and comics, the book received Best Literary Work and Book of the Year at the 2023 Singapore Book Awards. His other collaborations include the comic Worlds Apart: A Conversation About Mental Health, created with Nurjannah Suhaimi.

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Internet Movie Data Base "Kyle Ong"	Hantu "Dead Air"	YouTube "Dead Air"
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