Haunted

Main Ideas

• Isolation and self-destruction: A group of people locks themselves in an abandoned theater, leading to their physical and psychological breakdown.
• Creativity and suffering: The participants strive to create great works of art but are confronted with the necessity of suffering for inspiration.
• Social masks and true identity: The characters hide their real selves behind invented names and stories, highlighting themes of hypocrisy and self-deception.
• Critique of consumer society: The book satirizes modern society's obsession with consumption and fame, showing how these pursuits lead to personal degradation.
• Exploitation and manipulation: The organizer of the experiment manipulates the participants, raising questions about power and control in human relationships.