John Ajvide Lindqvist

Earlier in io9's 2024 Sundance Film Festival coverage, we reviewed In a Violent Nature, one of the most unconventional slasher movies ever made. That theme continues with Handling the Undead—a most unusual zombie movie, and one that offers proof (yet again) that the genre still has the ability to innovate.Does Mali Elfman Believe in Ghosts? | Next ExitA lot of that is down to the source-material novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, probably Sweden’s most famous horror author thanks to the global success of Let the Right One In…

Let the Right One In—the gorgeously bleak 2008 Swedish movie based on the 2004 Swedish horror novel—is remembered fondly for its unique vampire story, exploring the grim but loving relationship between a girl who thirsts for blood and the man who acts as her protector and prey-snatcher. The Showtime series based on the same story, however, has not proven to be as memorable.Deadline reports that Showtime has cancelled the series after just one season, which streamed its 10th and final episode just over a month ago. The…