John Ajvide Lindqvist

John Ajvide Lindqvist (Swedish pronunciation: [jɔn ˈajˌvidɛ ˈlɪŋˌkvɪst]; born 2 December 1968 in Blackeberg, Sweden) is a Swedish writer, mostly of horror novels and short stories. Ajvide Lindqvist grew up in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg. His debut novel Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) a romantic, social realistic vampire horror story published in 2004, enjoyed great success in Sweden and abroad. Handling the Undead (Hanteringen av odöda) was published in 2005 and involved the rising of the dead as zombies, referred to as the "re-living" by Swedish authorities, in the Stockholm area. In 2006, he released his third book Pappersväggar ("Paper walls"), a collection of short stories. In 2007, his story Tindalos was...