In this dark and twisted fantasy, a serial killer comes face-to-face with the supernatural as he seeks redemption in a world where all the rules have changed.In the grip of a troll he christens Picklenose, a boy ends up in a purgatory-like world with no recollection of how he got there. But little by little, bits of memory begin to appear - until he comes to the startling discovery that he hasn't always been a small boy, but was a prolific murderer in a past life. Admist barking furniture, giant, macabre toilets, and other terrifying things, he sets off on a quest for absolution.