John Ajvide Lindqvist

It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenage boy is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has come at long last—revenge for the bullying he endures at school, day after day. But the murder is not the most important thing on his mind. A new girl has moved in next door—a girl who has never seen a Rubik's Cube before, but who can solve it at once. There is something wrong with her, though, something odd. And she only comes out at night....

A man finds a baby in the woods, left for dead. He brings the baby home, and he and his wife raise the girl in their basement. When a shocking and catastrophic incident occurs, the couple’s son Jerry whisks the girl away to Stockholm to start a new life. There, he enters her in a nationwide singing competition. Another young girl who’s never fit in sees the performance on TV, and a spark is struck that will ignite the most terrifying duo in modern fiction.

Stockholm en dag i mitten av augusti: Det är onaturligt varmt fast det är sent på kvällen och överallt klagar människor på huvudvärk. Det känns som om ett elektriskt fält lagt sig över stan. Ett omvänt strömavbrott. Inga lampor kan släckas, inga maskiner stängas av. Paniken ligger i luften. Så plötsligt är allt över. Ingenting har hänt ... Den pensionerade journalisten Gustav Mahler är trött på livet. Allt har gått fel och allra värst är att hans älskade barnbarn Elias nyligen dött i en olyckshändelse. Nu får Mahler plötsligt ett samtal från en gammal kontakt på Danderyds sjukhus som påstår att de döda vaknar. Det måste vara ett skämt. Ändå tar han sig dit för att undersöka saken. Han möts av en lika ofattbar som skrämmande syn. Läkare på sjukhuset bekräftar: massor av människor som avlidit under den senaste tiden tycks ha vaknat till liv. Mahler slås av en tanke. Elias. Men han är ju begravd. Mahler vet ändå att han måste åka till kyrkogården. Hanteringen av odöda är en skräckroman av klassiskt snitt, men också en mycket gripande berättelse om kärlek som trotsar själva döden.

Ett höghus i Blackeberg kröker sig, en tullare med ovanligt gott väderkorn hittar sanningen om sitt förflutna, en man som mött döden offrar allt för att fånga den och en tvåbarnsmamma blir besatt av ett fruset lik som övergivits i en sommarstuga. Vardagen går inte alltid att känna igen i de berättelser som finns samlade i John Ajvide Lindqvists Pappersväggar. Alldeles i utkant-en av den verkliga världen finns fasan och bråddjupen; det osannolika, oväntade och otroliga. Människorna vi möter i berättelserna är de som slagit hål på pappersväggarna och stigit över på andra sidan. Inte alla lyckas ta sig tillbaka till verkligheten igen. De tio fristående berättelserna utspelas i de miljöer som läsaren känner igen från John Ajvide Lindqvists tidigare böcker. Kortromanen Sluthanteringen är en fristående fortsättning på romanen Hanteringen av odöda, där alla som undrat vad som hände med de uppvaknade döda får ett svar.

A classic short story collection from the writer called Sweden's Stephen King that continues the breathtaking story begun in the internationally acclaimed classic Let the Right One In Because of the two superb films made of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s vampire masterpiece Let the Right One In, millions of people around the world know the story of Oskar and Eli and of their final escape from Blackeberg at the end of the novel. Now at last, in “Let the Old Dreams Die,” the title story in this absolutely stunning collection, we get a glimpse of what happened next to the pair. Fans of Let the Right One In will have to read the story, which is destined to generate much word of mouth both among fans and online. “Let the Old Dreams Die” is not the only stunner in this collection. In "Final Processing," Lindqvist also reveals the next chapter in the lives of the characters he created in Handling the Undead. “Equinox” is a story of a woman who takes care of her neighbor’s house while they are away and readers will never forget what she finds in the house. Every story meets the very high standard of excellence and fright factor that Lindqvist fans have come to expect. Totally transcending genre writing, these are world class stories from possibly the most impressive horror writer writing today.

A supernatural superthriller from the author of Let the Right One InMolly wakes her mother to go to the toilet. The campsite is strangely blank. The toilet block has gone. Everything else has gone too. This is a place with no sun. No god.Just four families remain. Each has done something to bring them here - each denies they deserve it. Until they see what's coming over the horizon, moving irrevocably towards them. Their worst mistake. Their darkest fear.And for just one of them, their homecoming.This gripping conceptual horror takes you deep into one of the most macabre and unique imaginations writing in the genre. On family, on children, Lindqvist writes in a way that tears the heart and twists the soul. I Am Behind You turns the world upside down and, disturbing, terrifying and shattering by turns, it will suck you in.

John Ajvide Lindqvist has been named the heir apparent to Stephen King by fans and critics alike. Now, in Let the Old Dreams Die, Lindqvist delivers his best book to date, a collection of short stories, including sequels to Let the Right One In and Handling the Undead, that will shock and delight his many fans. Because of the two superb films made of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s vampire masterpiece Let the Right One In, millions of people around the world know the story of Oskar and Eli and of their final escape from Blackeberg at the end of the novel. Now at last, in “Let the Old Dreams Die,” the title story in this absolutely stunning collection, we get a glimpse of what happened next to the pair. “Let the Old Dreams Die” is not the only stunner in this collection. In "Final Processing," Lindqvist also reveals the next chapter in the lives of the characters he created in Handling the Undead. In fact, every single story in this collection meets the very high standard that Lindqvist fans have come to expect. Totally transcending genre writing, these are world-class stories from possibly the most impressive horror writer writing today.