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‘Creepy Case Club’: Preteen horror series with Indonesian twist
Rizal Iwan’s horror series follows the adventures of three 10-year-old friends and budding detectives who discover that there's more truth to Indonesia's supernatural tales than they realized.
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Teenage adventure: Rizal Iwan's successful series has been acquired for a movie adaptation, which is still in early development. (Rizal Iwan/-)
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uthors who take on the challenge of writing horror novels seem to have developed an interest in the macabre genre from an early age.
One of the most famous horror writers of all time, Edgar Allan Poe, went on to influence H.P. Lovecraft, who later heavily influenced the venerated Stephen King.
Indonesian copywriter-turned-author Rizal Iwan had a similar interest growing up. He was engrossed by horror movies such as The Omen and Poltergeist and liked to read mystery novels by Enid Blyton and Robert Arthur.
“Horror stories have always fascinated me since I was little,” Rizal wrote in an email interview with The Jakarta Post.
The two genres that fascinated him so much during his childhood recently inspired him to dabble in the art of supernatural, mystery-writing himself. His venture has proven successful.
Rizal has written a series of three books titled Creepy Case Club. The first two books, Kasus Nyanyian Berhantu (The Case of the Haunted Song) and Kasus Si Anak Indigo (The Case of the Indigo Boy) were released last year.
The third and most recent book, Kasus Kutukan Congklak (The Case of the Congklak Curse), was released earlier this month.
