About the Director

Alexander Granström is a Stockholm-based filmmaker, composer, and autodidact storyteller. With no formal training, he has built his craft from the ground up — teaching himself screenwriting, cinematography, editing, and sound design through years of creative work and a deep obsession with atmosphere.

Stygian marks his directorial debut: a psychological horror film rooted in Scandinavian folklore and personal experience. Inspired by a vivid episode of sleep paralysis in his teens, the film explores identity, memory, and the slow disintegration of self in isolation.

Outside of film, Alexander creates music under the alias VOIDSHADE, where his melancholic, genre-blending compositions have earned over two million streams across platforms.

As a filmmaker, he draws inspiration from Kubrick, Lynch, Aronofsky, Eggers, and Aster — directors known for their atmospheric precision and psychological depth.

Driven by mood, texture, and emotional restraint, Alexander’s vision for Stygian is clear: a slow-burning descent into silence and dread — where every frame, sound, and cut contributes to a unified psychological spiral.

He lives in Stockholm with his partner and daughter, and a second child on the way.