Monster mashup: the terrifying tribute to horror films from The Exorcist to Ring
Jakop Ahlbom combines stage magic with references to classic scary movies in a cult show that returns the horror genre to the theatreJakop Ahlbom has created a monster. The Swedish theatre director grew up watching horror movies and was, he confesses, "a bit addicted to being scared " but in a safe way, in a cinema or a sitting room". Two years ago, at the helm of an acclaimed physical theatre company in Amsterdam, h…