John Ajvide Lindqvist

John Ajvide Lindqvist

  • Birthday: 1968-12-02
  • Place of birth: Blackeberg, Sweden

Biography

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.

Filmography

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1996

As John Ajvide Lindqvist

Handling the Undead

2024

As Begravelsesagent

Production

Let the Right One In

2008

As Writer

Let Me In

2010

As Screenplay

Let Me In

2010

As Novel

Border

2018

As Short Story

Border

2018

As Screenplay

Majken

2008

As Short Story

Fulet

2018

As Writer

Handling the Undead

2024

As Novel

Handling the Undead

2024

As Screenplay

Let the Right One In

2008

As Novel

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