Swedish Author John Ajvide Lindqvist Brings More Brilliance with the Novel Handling the Undead

The brilliant Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist has taken another insightful journey into the supernatural genre with his latest novel "Handling the Undead." This is the same author who gave us the chilling novel "Let the Right One In" and Lindqvist has set his horrifying sights on Stockholm. In Lindqvist's latest thrilling book, a heat wave brings "thousands of recently deceased people" (Undead) back to life and back into the lives of their loved ones. This is sure to be one of the best novels for 2010 and this read will surely spawn another film, much like the previous "Let the Right One In." The film's synopsis is below.

The synopsis for "Handling the Undead:"

"The story begins in Stockholm, where the heat wave blows around, symbolizing some upcoming horrors. As expected, things started to turn worse as the dead people wakes up and wander in the city. This unexplained resurrection of thousands of recently deceased people gains focuses on the reactions of society and arises many conflicts between Swedish authorities and the relatives of the undead.

As the mysteries continue, several events occur back to back within a short period of time. Eva, a famous illustrator dies suddenly, but even more shocking is her reliving. She can also speak, even after her death. But still she keeps herself away from her husband and her son for some good reason. In the meanwhile, Elvy receives a vision of the Holy Mother alarming her to spread the words that the End of Days is near.

When journalist Mahler comes across these events, she eagerly unearths her grandson Elias from his grave and tries to train him to behave as a normal human rather than being a zombie. At one end, the people in Stockholm feel these strange things to be harmful, but one the other side, they feel anxious to see their dead relatives, alive. What's the reason behind these resurrections? Is there anyone to stop these strange events?" (Articles).

Release Date: September 28th (Novel).

Author: John Ajvide Lindqvist.

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