Lindqvist was also a writer for the television series Reuter & Skoog (1999) and wrote the screenplays for Sveriges Television's drama series Kommissionen (2005) and the film Let the Right One In, based on his novel. His works are published in Sweden by Ordfront and have been translated into many languages, including English, Bulgarian, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Norwegian, Danish, French, Polish, Czech, Dutch and Russian. In 2007, his story 'Tindalos' was published as a serial in the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter and as a free audiobook available through the newspaper's website, read by the author himself. In 2006, he released his third book, Pappersväggar ( Paper Walls, published in English as Let the Old Dreams Die), a collection of short stories. 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', in the Stockholm area. Lindqvist's debut novel, Let the Right One In ( Låt den rätte komma in), a romantic vampire horror story published in 2004, enjoyed great success in Sweden and abroad. Before becoming a published writer, Lindqvist worked for 12 years as a stand-up comedian, and also worked for a time as a magician.

Lindqvist was born and raised in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg. John Ajvide Lindqvist ( Swedish pronunciation: born 2 December 1968) is a Swedish writer of horror novels and short stories.

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