Salina Christmas is an author, journalist and anthropologist. She studied English Language and Literature at IIU Malaysia and Digital Anthropology at University College London. She writes on pop culture and books.
Christmas is a fan of horror, fantasy and romance genres. Her series of horror fiction, The Constant Companion Tales, is written and published in London. Her interest, as an author and anthropologist, is in the situations that occur during transitional periods, and the stories that these periods inspire.
Her interest, as an author and anthropologist, is in the situations that occur during transitional periods, and the stories that these periods inspire.
The first six tales were written whilst she was in London, UK, during the 2020-2022 Covid-19 lockdowns. The horror fiction series is her commentary on the catastrophic fallouts that happened during the UK pandemic. The plot is loosely inspired by her childhood during the time of the Second Malayan Emergency, and also by the periods between 1938 and 1966.
The horror fiction series is her commentary on the catastrophic fallouts that happened during the UK pandemic.
She was born in Mentakab, Pahang, Malaysia, where her father’s regiment was based. Together with her three siblings, including a twin, they attended some 10 schools as the family followed their father’s regiments all over the country. For the first 15 years, Christmas lived in military posts on the outskirts of jungles.
Christmas grew up listening to plenty of horror stories – real or imagined – and folklore from relatives, teachers and friends. She is based in London, United Kingdom.
Author’s portraits by Zarina Holmes Photography.
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