Horror and fantasy novelist Mats Strandberg How to use the video This video is featuring Swedish horror/sci-fi/fantasy novelist Mats Strandberg. The video is a part of the toolkit Between the lines .
The video is available in English with subtitles, and as a clean version without subtitles. You can use the clean version and SRT file for translation to your local language.
The short versions can be used in social media as reels, stories, and posts. The long versions can be published on social media or screened at events. You can find suggested captions below.
Video Download short English version (MP4 73 MB) Mats Strandberg – short video with English text Download short clean version (MP4 73 MB) Mats Strandberg – short video without text (clean version) Download subtitles (SRT 1 KB) Mats Strandberg – subtitles for the short video Download long version with Mats Strandberg (ZIP 997 MB) Mats Strandberg – long video Captions Have you ever experienced the nail-biting suspense of a Mats Strandberg novel? Meet the Swedish author when he shares his thoughts on being a horror, sci-fi and fantasy novelist. All of this on a dusky stroll through Stockholm!
To date, his books have been translated into 28 languages. His breakthrough came with 'The Circle', a book that he wrote together with Sara Bergmark Elfgren. This book became the first instalment of a young adult fantasy trilogy by the writing duo.
Strandberg's young adult novel 'The End' has received numerous awards and was named one of the best young adult books of 2020 by Kirkus.
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