KARL R. DE MESA is the author of the books of horror News of the Shaman and Damaged People, as well as the non-fiction collections Report from the Abyss and Radiant Void (both shortlisted for the Philippine National Book Awards for journalism and non-fiction) and Calling Out the Destruction.
As a longreads journalist and photographer, he has reported on stories in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Myanmar, and Singapore. He makes music as Dark Horse (Ph) and ExGuerilla.
