Let the Right One In

This book by John Ajvide Lindqvist came up once on Joe Rogan in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Roger Avary. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.

Twelve-year-old Oskar is obsessed by the murder that's taken place in his neighborhood. Then he meets the new girl from next door. She's a bit weird, though. And she only comes out at night--Publisher's description.