Creepy tension moments: Criminaries at the Vienna Central Cemetery

Creepy tension moments: Criminaries at the Vienna Central Cemetery

Wiener Zentralfriedhof, 1110 Wien, Österreich - In December, the city of Vienna's liaison office is transformed into an exciting stage: the Vienna Criminaries. On December 2, 2024, the event captivated around 90 guests, including the Austrian ambassador Jürgen Meindl. ORF moderator Patrick Budgen presented his new crime novel "Die Däbtascherl-Intrige", whose main character, the undertaker Alexander Toth, is in a coffin in search of adventures. But the eerie event quickly takes its course when the protagonist hears a scream and discovering that the urn of a pasta manufacturer has disappeared from a mausoleum, replaced by a mysterious doughtascher, such as Wien.orf.at reported .

an evening full of excitement and humor

BUDGEN's stories bordered exciting investigations with humorous anecdotes, while he described the extraordinary aspects of life at the Vienna Central Cemetery. The fiction of fiction and reality inspired those present who listened to Budgen's lively versions. The head of the liaison office, Michaela Kauer, praised the atmospheric connection between the place and Budgen's gripping narrative style characterized by death and the Vienna Society. The central cemetery, which has buried the highest number of resting places in Europe with around three million, serves not only as a historical review, but also as an innovative oasis with climate coitiative and urban garden projects, emphasized Kauer in her explanations.

Budgen's personal preparation for the novel was particularly impressive: he slipped into the role of the undertaker for a day to gain authentic insights into everyday life. With its previous successes, including the bestseller "The Holzpyjama affair", Budgen has established itself as a talented author. The event not only offered a gripping reading, but also a deep insight into the Viennese culture and its mysterious aspects that inspired the audience and stimulated to think. All of this happened against the impressive background of the central cemetery, a central part of the Viennese identity, such as press.wien.gv.at reports .