Let the Right One In (novel)

Let the Right One In

Swedish book cover
Author	John Ajvide Lindqvist
Original title	(Swedish: Låt den rätte komma in)
Translator	Ebba Segerberg
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish
Genre	Gothic, horror
Publisher	St. Martin's Griffin
Published in English	2008-10-28
Pages	480
ISBN

Let the Right One In (Swedish: Låt den rätte komma in) is a 2004 vampire fiction novel by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist. The story centers on the relationship between a 12-year-old boy, Oskar, and a centuries-old vampire child, Eli. It takes place in Blackeberg, a working class suburb of , in the early 1980s. The book focuses on the darker side of humanity, dealing with thematically heavy issues such as existential anxiety, social isolation, fatherlessness, divorce, alcoholism, school bullying, pedophilia, genital mutilation, self-mutilation, and murder.

The book was a bestseller in the author's home country of Sweden and was translated into several languages, including English. A Swedish-language film, Let the Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson, was released in 2008. An English-language film adaptation titled Let Me In, directed by Matt Reeves, was released in 2010. An English-language stage adaptation premiered in 2013. American network TNT has ordered a pilot episode for a television series based on the novel. The series would debut in 2017.