protean depravity

Slasher fans, rejoice! After a vampire and a ghost novel, the Swedish Stephen King is back with a slasher!  Nine co-workers on a company outing arrive at the idyllic lakeside guesthouse Kolarsjöns Stugby in rural Sweden. They have been working on a project to launch a shopping mall in this remote place for which the land has been taken from local farmers, agreements have been made with shop owners and to build an Ikea around the corner in order to turn the place into a capitalist heaven overlooking the natural beauty. Despite the blatant tensions and conflicting interests within the group, they are trying their best to literally survive this trip and get on with their lives. But there are other tensions brewing too and one of them will result in a proper killing spree – where should they run to, where should they hide? And will they be able to set aside their quarrels in order to pull through together or will they even contribute to the killings?

Shall I believe my eyes or not, dear reader? A reading event at the Otherland Bookstore Berlin? The last time I saw something similar was, like, at least two years ago, so the pandemic is indeed coming to an end, I guess. Seriously, I'm so happy it's a horror reading, PLUS it's Mats Strandberg who is the nicest horror person in the world and the appointed Swedish Stephen King on top! I'd say don't miss this... Here's the Otherland's message: "Have some fine Swedish horror and delightful talks about pain and blood when we welcome Mats Strandberg, author of Blood Cruise , The Home and Die Konferenz (in German translation) on Friday the 13th ... ah ... no, the 23.09. at the Otherland. Don't worry, we mop up afterwards. The event starts at 8 pm and is for free, just drop us a mail so we know you're coming: service(at)otherland-berlin.de" See you all there!