Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

The characters who do open themselves up to others are not just the exception to this rampant negativity, but they’re necessary for the world to change. This series exists in a cold world where it’s difficult to survive, but this makes every act of kindness feel infinitely warmer. Let the Right One In wallows through despair and bombards the audience with reports that homicide and violent crimes are on the rise as a way to check the pulse on society’s regression. This might not be what everyone wants out of a horror series, but it’s the eternal bonds of family that turn Let the Right One In into something that’s worth talking about. It feels sacrilegious to expose these monsters to love and empathy even though that’s exactly what they need.

These undead creatures are also such bastions of understanding and love, despite the dark lots that they’ve been dealt in life. What makes Let The Right One In stand apart and a story that’s worth repeatedly telling is the ways in which it excels whenever it marries the elegiac beauty and haunting brutality of its subject matter. Let the Right One In, based on John Ajvide Lindqvist’s striking piece of Swedish vampire fiction, is a story that initially resonated with many, but not necessarily because of its vampires. The red tide has turned back in vampires’ favor and a number of networks have attempted to breathe fresh life into this undead subject matter. Vampires have always been one of the more popular subgenres of horror for television to explore, but these bloodsuckers are in the middle of an Undead Renaissance. “I’m just trying to take care of my kid.” Showtime’s adaptation of the Swedish vampire novel, “Let the Right One In,” finds strength in characters and relationships rather than visceral gore.

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist