“Welcome to the house of the devil.” Edwin
-, the man who recently woke up dozens of Nijmegen residents, reacts somewhat shyly when he meets the two reporters who talk to his parents about the major problems they are facing with their son. He knows of their arrival and actually wants to apologize for waking so many people from their sleep. “I really want to give up on that because it’s a sad existence and it’s weak that you have to do this as an adult,” he says.