John Ajvide Lindqvist

Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist is best known for writing mostly horror novels and short stories. Lindqvist grew up in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg. His debut novel Let the Right One In, a romantic, social realistic vampire horror story published in 2004, enjoyed great success in Sweden and abroad. Handling the Undead was published in 2005 and involved the raising of zombies in the Stockholm area. His works are published by Ordfront and have been translated into many languages, including English, Bulgarian, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Dutch and Russian.

Acted Movies

Handling the Undead (2024)

Director: Thea Hvistendahl

Writers: Thea Hvistendahl,

Cast: Anders Danielsen Lie, Bahar Pars, Bente Børsum, Bjørn Sundquist, Denise Trankalis, Inesa Dauksta, Jan Hrynkiewicz, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Olga Damani, Renate Reinsve,

Written Movies

Let Me In (2010)

Director: Matt Reeves

Writers: John Ajvide Lindqvist,

Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Dylan Kenin, Dylan Minnette, Elias Koteas, Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Nicolai Dorian, Richard Jenkins, Sasha Barrese, Seth Adkins,

Let the Right One In (2008)

Director: Tomas Alfredson

Writers: John Ajvide Lindqvist,

Cast: Anders T. Peedu, Henrik Dahl, Ika Nord, Karin Bergquist, Karl-Robert Lindgren, Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Mikael Rahm, Per Ragnar, Peter Carlberg,