Norwegian Painter Escapes Murder Attempt by Crazed Swedish Playwright

There's an article about a new Edvard Munch biography in Policy Review in which I found this choice passage about Munch's estrangement from the Swedish playwright August Strindberg:

"The two split after Strindberg accused Munch of trying to kill him through magic spells. Munch received a postcard from Strindberg that said, 'Your attempt to assassinate me through the Muller-Schmidt method failed. Enjoyed the evening. Signed Strindberg.'"

Brilliant. I must learn this method.


[the portrait of Strindberg is a lithograph by Munch from 1896.]