Known for

Writing

Born

Dec 2, 1968 (57 years old)

Place of birth

Blackeberg, Sweden

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.

Titles

All Against All

Series • 2019

Let the Right One In

Series • 2022

Let Me In

Movie • 2010

Let the Right One In

Movie • 2008

Svenska tv-historier

Series • 2015

Border

Movie • 2018

Babel

Series • 2014

Summer of 1985

Series • 2026

Handling the Undead

Movie • 2024

Fulet

Movie • 2018

Bakom Svärtan

Movie • 2026