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John Ajvide Lindqvist

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John Ajvide Lindqvist

Born December 2, 1968 · Blackeberg, Sweden (age 57)

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 Sto…

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Let the Right One InLet the Right One In · 2008
Let the Right One In
★ 7.52008
MovieHorrorDrama
When 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 Me InLet Me In · 2010
Let Me In
★ 6.82010
MovieDramaHorror
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the movie “Let The Right One In” which was an adaptation of a book.
Handling the UndeadHandling the Undead · 2024
Handling the Undead
★ 5.82024
MovieHorrorDrama
On 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?
BorderBorder · 2018
Border
★ 6.72018
MovieFantasyDrama
When 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.
FuletFulet · 2018
Fulet
2018
MovieHorrorDrama
Two bullies decide to play an evil prank on an unpopular girl in their class but things quickly spiral out of their control.
130 minuter - Släng dig i brunnen130 minuter - Släng dig i brunnen · 1996
130 minuter - Släng dig i brunnen
★ 5.01996
Movie
MajkenMajken · 2008
Majken
2008
MovieDrama
Dolly, a 67-year-old cleaning woman, gets mad at the Coop Supermarket. She thinks they're only pretending to be environmental because they still shrink-wrap their vegetables in plastic. She calls Coop and gets put through to Majken. Meeting Majken changes Dolly's life. You can't shut people down forever.
Let the Right One InLet the Right One In · 2022
Let the Right One In
★ 7.12022
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Mark and his 12-year-old daughter’s lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.

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