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.
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. In 2006, he released his third book,
Pappersväggar (
Paper Walls, published in English as
Let the Old Dreams Die), a collection of short stories. 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. 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. Lindqvist was also a writer for the television series '''' (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. The production company
Tre Vänner bought the film rights to
Handling the Undead and were planning a future production. However, heavy interest in an American version led to the request to sell the rights to an American company. Lindqvist refused and the film went unmade. Tre Vänner's rights for an adaptation expired in 2012. ==Inspirations==