
Person
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Writing · Born 1968-12-02 · 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.
Known for

All Against All
Self - Contestant

Summer of 1985
Novel

Let the Right One In
Writer

Svenska tv-historier
John Ajvide Lindkvist

Let Me In
Novel

Let the Right One In
Novel

Babel
2014

Handling the Undead
Undertaker

Reuter & Skoog
Writer

Border
Short Story
Filmography
- 2026Bakom SvärtanSelf
- 2026Summer of 1985Novel
- 2024Handling the UndeadUndertaker
- 2022Let the Right One InNovel
- 2019All Against AllSelf - Contestant
- 2018FuletWriter
- 2018BorderShort Story
- 2015Svenska tv-historierJohn Ajvide Lindkvist
- 2014Babel
- 2010Let Me InNovel
- 2008Let the Right One InWriter
- 2008MajkenShort Story
- 1999Reuter & SkoogWriter
- 1996130 minuter - Släng dig i brunnenJohn Ajvide Lindqvist
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