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Let The Right One In (2008)

A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boy's wish for a friend seems to come true when he meets Eli, also 12, who moves in next door to him with her father. A pale, serious young girl, she only comes out at night and doesn't seem affected by the freezing temperatures.Coinciding with Eli's arrival is a series of inexplicable disappearances and murders. One man is found tied to a tree, another frozen in the lake, a woman bitten in the neck. Blood seems to be the common denominator--and for an introverted boy like Oskar, who is fascinated by gruesome stories, it doesn't take long before he figures out that Eli is a vampire. But by now a subtle romance has blossomed between Oskar and Eli, and she gives him the strength to fight back against his aggressors. Oskar becomes increasingly aware of the tragic, inhuman dimension of Eli's plight, but cannot bring himself to forsake her. Frozen forever in a twelve-year-old's body, with all the burgeoning feelings and confused emotions of a young adolescent, Eli knows that she can only continue to live if she keeps on moving. But when Oskar faces his darkest hour, Eli returns to defend him the only way she can. Also Known As: Lat Den Ratte Komma In, Let Me In Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Suspense/Horror and Adaptation Production Co.: EFTI Financiers: Filmpool Nord AB, Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (Sweden), Sveriges Television (SVT), Chimney Pot, Fido Film AB , Ljudligan, WAG Produced in: Sweden

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Let the Right One In (Swedish: Låt den rätte komma in), also known as Let Me in, is a 2004 vampire fiction novel by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist. The story centres on the relationship between a 12-year-old boy, Oskar, and a 200-year-old vampire child, Eli. It takes place in Blackeberg, a working class suburb of Stockholm. The book focuses on the darker side of humanity, dealing with issues such as bullying, drugs, theft, pedophilia, prostitution and murder as well as the obvious supernatural themes.

The book was a bestseller in the author's home country of Sweden and has been translated into many languages including German, Russian and English in 2007.

Oskar is a 12-year-old-boy who is being bullied at school. He befriends a mysterious girl, Eli, who moves in next door with her father Håkan.

In the course of the story the reader finds out all is not what it seems. Eli is really a vampire and her 'father' supplies her with fresh blood by murdering young boys. As Oskar gradually begins to understand who Eli really is, the bond between them grows stronger. Eli teaches him to stand up to his bullies and Oskar grows increasingly fond of 'her'.

The title refers to the Morrissey song Let the Right One Slip In (featured on the Viva Hate special edition album) but also to the aspect of vampire lore which says that vampires cannot enter a house unless invited.

The book was made as a Swedish language film, Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In) in 2008, directed by Tomas Alfredsson. This film is already scheduled for an English language remake to be directed by Matt Reeves for release in 2009, which has upset the original makers of the film, who would hate to have talk of remake before it is even released!

"It’s easy to compare Lindqvist to Clive Barker and Neil Gaiman."
---Dagens Næringsliv (Norway)

"Sweden's Stephen King...a classic tale of horror."
---Tucson Citizen

"A brilliant take on the vampire myth, and a roaring good story."
---Kelley Armstrong, bestselling author of Haunted

"Absolutely chilling. This page-turner grabs you from the onset and just won't let go. Vampires at their Anne Ricean best!"
---L. A. Banks, author of Bite the Bullet and the Vampire Huntress series

Let the Right One In Takes Top Honors at Tribeca Film Festival!

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. . . .

Sweeping top honors at film festivals all over the globe, director Tomas Alfredsson’s film of Let the Right One In has received the same kind of spectacular raves that have been lavished on the book. American readers of vampire fiction will be thrilled!

Let The Right One In News:

DVD reviews: 'Let Me In' rivals Swedish original
Kodi Smit-McPhee stars as a boy who befriends a young vampire in a remake of the 2008 film "Let the Right One In." Also new: " Monsters ," "Never Let Me Go" and " Conviction ."
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