The Witch Knot Trilogy, is written with both chilling horror and clever humor.

Johan Rundberg has written a number of well acclaimed children’s books. His title Biggest Fake in the Universe (The Love Pizza) was loved by readers and critics alike.

Vålnadens röst/ The Phantom’s Voice (2017)

In the first book, The Phantom’s Voice, Sebastian reluctantly travels with his actress mother to Solöga- a run-down seaside hotel, for a film shoot. She is making her first serious film role after a career as an action star, and Sebastian expects a week of boredom in his mother’s shadow. But on the very first evening, strange things begin to happen. When the whole film crew is gathered for dinner, all the lights suddenly go out – and Sebbe feels an icy gust of wind. Someone – or something – seems to want to sabotage the shoot. The sound on the movie is distorted, film sequences become negative and stage lights plummet to the ground. Along with child actor Manda and Max,  son of the film’s star, Sebastian begins to unravel the mysteries of hotel Solöga. Why is the door to room 306 bricked? And why does Sonja in the kitchen pretend as if the room never existed? What are the mysterious sounds that are heard at night? And who is the secretive owner who has forbidden the employees from talking about Solöga’s history? Lots of questions are still unanswered when it’s time to leave…

Kejsarens grav/ The Emperor’s Grave (2018)

In the second book, The Emperor’s Grave, it’s soon to be Christmas and Sebastian is still haunted by the memories from the summer at seaside hotel Solöga. He’s become afraid of the dark. He’s also worried about his mom who isn’t getting any new acting jobs. But he is happy to hang out with Max and Manda again. Manda has gotten a part in an upcoming TV series that is being filmed at the The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities. Under the museum there is a cavern, where a new exhibit is being built. But how is it that one of the heavy stone statues suddenly has moved, is Sebastian just imagining things? And who, or what, is attacking the museum attendants?

Skuggorna’s Ö/ The Shadow Island (2018)

In the concluding part, The Shadow Island, Sebastian’s mom goes away to finally shoot a new movie during Easter break, and Seb is secretly planning on staying by himself in the apartment with Max. Then they will have plenty of time to spend together with Manda as well. Everything would be perfect, if it wasn’t for the terrifying dream that keeps waking Sebastian every night. He is starting to connect the dots of what has happened – the events of the last year are not random circumstances, but they all have to do with a secret society that is doing everything they can to hide their intentions..