It was during a particularly dreary evening while studying for my PhD that I felt an inexplicable urge to write. Perhaps it was a reaction to the methodical nature of doctoral research—the constant search for patterns and answers that fit neatly into established frameworks. I found myself drawn instead to a place where the road ahead cannot be seen, where every step creates the path itself and mysteries wait beyond the next bend.

That evening marked the beginning of my writing career. Characters that had quietly lived in the back of my mind for years suddenly demanded to be heard, resulting in two award-winning screenplays.

The first, Trust Me, is a low-fantasy story rooted in Norwegian folklore about the Hulder, an enigmatic human-like being who inhabits a parallel world and occasionally crosses into ours with motives that remain uncertain.

The second, The Village Phantom, is a Nordic Noir and Arctic Noir mystery inspired by the inland valley where my mother grew up and by the close-knit communities shaped by centuries of life in a cold, isolated landscape.

In 2026, I adapted The Village Phantom into a novel, expanding the story while further developing the concept of Arctic Noir—a form of crime fiction in which the landscape itself becomes an active force, shaping both the people who inhabit it and the mysteries they create.

My next project is The Game Retreat, a comedy screenplay that blends the absurdity of The Naked Gun and The Office with the structure of an Agatha Christie-style whodunnit.