
Writing
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Born 1968-12-02 · Blackeberg, Sweden
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.
Acting credits
5.8On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want?
Handling the Undead
2024
NRGo behind the scenes of the TV series *Svärtan*. It follows a group of young people who discover an injured mermaid on an island in the archipelago. The series is based on the book *Sommaren 1985* by John Ajvide Lindqvist, a master at blending Swedish realism with the supernatural. Behind the scenes, an intensive effort is underway to create the mermaid and make her look authentic.
Bakom Svärtan
2026
5.0No synopsis available yet.
130 minuter - Släng dig i brunnen
1996
Behind the camera
7.5When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.
Let the Right One In
2008
6.7When a border guard with a sixth sense for identifying smugglers encounters the first person she cannot prove is guilty, she is forced to confront terrifying revelations about herself and humankind.
Border
2018
5.8On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want?
Handling the Undead
2024
NRTwo bullies decide to play an evil prank on an unpopular girl in their class but things quickly spiral out of their control.
Fulet
2018