Nordic Horror Series: Book 4: Murder Ballads

A.R.S. Horkka

Original title: Murhaballadit

Author: A.R.S. Horkka

Published: 2023

Publisher: Tammi

Genre: Young Adult (13 or 14+)

Pages: 200

Part of a series: Nordic Horror series

Reading material:

Series synopsis

Never meet your idol.

  • Nordic Horror: When the days are short, the nightmares are long - YA horror with a Nordic twist!

Book #4 Murder Ballads is a standalone title in the Nordic Horror Series.

Will Krista manage to lift the demonic demo song curse before the Murder ballads will kill everyone?

Krista is a talented guitarist and singer who dreams of stardom with her wedding band. During her high school internship at a psychiatric hospital, Krista meets her heavy metal idol, the iconic lead singer of the legendary Pagan Angels. After helping the singer escape from the hospital with the help of some bandmates, Krista is rewarded with a notorious demo tape, that was thought to be lost. However, when the murder ballads come back to life, the curse must be broken and the monsters that became flesh must be destroyed.

Download reading materials

Rights sold:
FINLAND: Tammi (orig.)

About author

A.R.S. Horkka

A.R.S. Horkka is a very private person and feels unwelcomed in social situations. This author doesn't give interviews, refusing to step into the public spotlight. Horkka is a human being without a face, skin color, or gender. Part of the Nordic Horror series lure and 'lore' is that its author is just a "story," among other stories.

A.R.S. Horkka is also a pseudonym for wife-and-husband author-illustrator duo Riina and Sami Kaarla and author Anders Vacklin. They are Team Horkka, and this team is on fire. Because - Season 2 is coming!
The authors are already planning seven new Nordic Horror novels.

Riina and Sami Kaarla have worked for over a decade as an author-illustrator duo. They have written and illustrated dozens of internationally sold Moomin books based on characters created by Tove Jansson. Their latest children’s novel series, “Pet Agents” has also been an international success. Its rights are now sold to seven countries.

Anders Vacklin is a prize-winning screenwriter, dramaturge, script doctor, creative writing teacher, and author of several non-fiction books on scriptwriting. He has written stage plays, musicals, and even a Virtual Reality game. Anders has also co-authored a YA novel-trilogy based on a script for a short film, a success at PAGE, BlueCat, and ScreenCraft screenwriting competitions.

Bibliography


2023, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

A.R.S. Horkka

Nordic Horror Series: Book 5: Children of the Midnight Sun


2023, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

A.R.S. Horkka

Nordic Horror Series: Book 4: Murder Ballads


2022, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

A.R.S. Horkka

Nordic Horror Series: Book 2: The Clockwork Whisperer


2022, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

A.R.S. Horkka

Nordic Horror Series: Book 3: The Stand-In


2022, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

A.R.S. Horkka

Nordic Horror Series: Book 1: The Shivering