Hello can someone explain the story or lore behind the creepy forest area in southcoast i think thats where it is …and the scary barn with the rock instruments …its a rock band etc i get it but doors open by themselves lanterns break and theres that spooky moaning humming sounds ///its well done just what does it all mean
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It’s all up to your own interpretation, I guess. There’s is no written lore about it, that I know of, except for the visual and auditory storytelling. Maybe it is tied to some old Swedish folklore and was just added to make people curious. I looked for answers, and here’s what I found.
Here’s Google’s AI Overview
In Swedish folklore, the forests are rife with supernatural beings and unsettling sounds. Visit Sweden promotes a campaign featuring an audio story called “Kiln,” by John Ajvide Lindqvist, which utilizes the fear of the unknown in the woods to create a sense of unease. The story features the huldra, a forest nymph, and other creatures, playing on the listener’s imagination as they walk through the forest.
- “Kiln” and Geo-Restriction:
The audio story “Kiln” is geographically locked, meaning it can only be heard when physically present in the Swedish forests. This creates a unique and immersive experience, forcing listeners to confront the unsettling sounds and atmosphere of the woods.
- Impact of Nature:
The campaign highlights how nature itself, with its dark corners and twisted trees, can trigger fear and imagination, making the forest a backdrop for supernatural encounters.
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Oh man! I don’t recall this area! I’m going to have to check it out now! 
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It’s is a cool place, but it is not in south coast like mothmando2020 thought. It’s on Archipelago at (-127, 3555), and the guitar barn is on a plateau south of Norrmira Artillery Base (-2528, -2757). 
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OOOOOOK! That place is creeeeeepy!!! I had never been there before! They did an excellent job on the whole setting! The lights going out when you get close, the sounds that make you want to cry! And of course I went at night! I took a screen shot of the moon through the trees!
Now if you’ll pardon me, I have to get clean pants! 
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I have to say, there is another site that you have marked on your map that has the same type scenario in the Archipelago region. - It’s marked “Spooky Site.”
Its at (-126.0, 3570.0)
I just went there and nearly cried again! …
I don’t want to give it all away, but that place is scary and you find something has happened there too!
I guess I have my theories, but unless you say what you think happened, I can’t compare. 
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My theory,
Summary
I believe it was cult thing. You find thing around the site that look like it was something voluntary maybe. They all had plates of food only partially ate. Then you find one guy on the outhouse. The only thing odd about him, he had knife next to him.
But what do you think?
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Yes, that might be what happened.
However, where are all the bodies? There are 12 plates. If they ate poisoned food, what happened with the other 10 bodies? There are only two there.
The lying person and the guy in the outhouse have no wounds, but there is a bloody handprint on the door of the outhouse. The tree also has two bloody handprints, and blood on the ground. But no evidence of Machine shooting.
So is the knife used for ritual bloodletting?
I really don’t know what to think.
I believe the victims were members of the Ljuset Commune; the machine worshipping group introduced during the Secluded mission and who may have been manipulated by FNIX.
The twelve plates point to a premeditated gathering, and the lack of any machine damage suggests FNIX had no intention of killing them outright, at least not immediately. It’s likely they were lured there under false religious pretences, studied, and eventually taken by the machines. The ten who are missing may have gone willingly, viewing FNIX and its robots as divine. The knife, blood, and carefully placed handprints might not just be ritualistic, they could be elements of a psychological FNIX social experiment, designed to test how far FNIX can push human fear, obedience, or even devotion. By manipulating cults like the Ljuset Commune, FNIX might be identifying and isolating willing human subjects, making it easier to conduct experiments without physical resistance. A gathering like the one with the twelve plates could have been a recruitment trap! The theatre of what was left is how FNIX is creating a scary story about itself deliberately. Hell, they probably got the rest of the ten to kill the ‘unworthy’ two. FNIX is creating its own myth which it could exploit further down the line, fear is a powerful tool for manipulation. Pure speculation though! 
Yes, and without more concrete info, to give us more to go on, it will stay speculation. However, I do believe that the alinea “We are not afraid. We shall bathe in the music and in the light. We shall cross the bridge.” is probably metaphoric for taken their own lives or moving on to a higher plane of existence.
“13th of November, 1989. The Seers were right. We have now realized the errors of our ways. We can never repair the damage we have done for doubting Them, nevertheless we came back to cross the bridge together, as they warned us. Finally, humankind possesses the technology, and is ready for the next step in evolution. We are not afraid. We shall bathe in the music and in the light. We shall cross the bridge.”
… for the 12 apostels?
Ahh man, yes! That’s exactly where my mind went too, the twelve plates laid out like a planned gathering, and the missing thirteenth (unlucky for some!) spot making FNIX the Judas figure. Appropriate!!!
The dominant religion depicted in GZ appears to be Christianity (all the churches etc) more specifically Swedish Lutheranism as evidenced by the “Psalmboken” you see kicking about; it’s like their hymn book, with the latest updated edition, still in use today, being the 1986 one, which is near to the games setting. So I think the apostles could be part of their religious culture, but don’t quote me on that!
I swear there’s a café too somewhere in Östertörn with a U-shaped table setup that looks just like da Vinci’s Last Supper, even down to what I think were thirteen chairs. I spent ages just now after your comment hunting for it because the layout stuck with me but couldn’t find it for a screen shot.
Of course, this is just wild speculation, and I probably sound like a crazy person! There’s no real concrete evidence that any of this symbolism was put in on purpose, it’s probably just me chasing unicorns!