Daniel Kraus

@danielkraus.bsky.social

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NYT bestselling writer (novels, TV, film). Whalefall, Creepshow, The Shape of Water, The Living Dead, Rotters, The Autumnal, 16 more, visit the site or just trust me.

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Becky Spratford (She/Her) @raforall.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 14:28 UTC

I have 3 reviews in the July 2024 issue of Booklist:

DEAR HANNA @zojestage.bsky.social
PAY THE PIPER Romero & @danielkraus.bsky.social
DEVILS KILL DEVILS @comptonwrites.bsky.social

raforall.blogspot.com/2024/07/what...

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Shane M. Bailey @shanembailey.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 20:44 UTC

The Autumnal by @danielkraus.bsky.social and @chrisshehanart.bsky.social is on sale for $3.99 digitally. It's a very good read! Highly recommended.

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 06:16 UTC

💙📚

2 great book reviews today. Check out the comments for links to the reviews of That Which Stands Outside by Mark Morris and Flame Tree Press, and Pay the Piper by George A. Romero and @danielkraus.bsky.social

gnofhorror.com/pay-the-pipe...

gnofhorror.com/that-which-s...

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Becky Spratford (She/Her) @raforall.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 14:16 UTC

Feat. Gus Moreno, @danielkraus.bsky.social Cynthia Pelayo, James Kennedy, @renbolger.bsky.social , Michael Allen Rose. We are going to talk about Horror, why we love it, and why it is a great choice to read all year long. Book sales offered before event by Bucket O Blood w/ signing after.

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Jennifer Schell @jenniferschell16.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 00:01 UTC

Just wanted to spread the word about the upcoming launch for this fabulous essay collection! Kathleen Hudson and Mary Going were kind enough to include my essay on Cotton Mather's bizarre Jonah sermon. It concludes with shout outs to The Meg by Steve Alten and Whalefall by @danielkraus.bsky.social🐳🦈

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JoeComicFan @joecomicfan.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 26, 2024 at 18:31 UTC

This book scratches the horror itch very well. Just started it and WOW @thevaultcomics.bsky.social @danielkraus.bsky.social

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 03, 2024 at 16:33 UTC

Cool!

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 03, 2024 at 16:08 UTC

I have virtually no idea what this means but thank you!!

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 23, 2024 at 22:32 UTC

I hate it

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 18, 2024 at 23:56 UTC

My book haul, with books from @sonorataylor.bsky.social, @michaeltichy.bsky.social, Kayli Scholz, @mattmbartlett.bsky.social, Joshua Hull, @carsonwinter.bsky.social, and @danielkraus.bsky.social.

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JoeComicFan @joecomicfan.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 12, 2024 at 23:51 UTC

Holy crap! Congratulations @danielkraus.bsky.social!

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Horror is my Special Interest (Toki) @horror-lit-love.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 17, 2024 at 00:08 UTC

Faux True Crime novel The Ghost That Ate Us by @danielkraus.bsky.social was smart, entertaining, and surprisingly deep. With commentary on the demands of Capitalism, from mega-farm butchery to your typical fast food joint manned by the underprivileged, this book is a fascinating read
#horrorlit 😱📚😱

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Ellen Datlow @datlow.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 05, 2024 at 00:50 UTC

Whalefall by @danielkraus.bsky.social is terrific. Read it!

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 05, 2024 at 00:52 UTC

Thanks, Ellen!

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Jennifer Schell @jenniferschell16.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 14, 2024 at 03:46 UTC

I'm going to pick a new one-word-title favorite: Whalefall by @danielkraus.bsky.social

Smartly and beautifully written!

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Steph Cherrywell @stephcherrywell.com
[ View ] Feb 17, 2024 at 14:23 UTC

They Threw Us Away by @danielkraus.bsky.social. SO COMPELLING, and super dark by middle grade (or any, really) standards. It's the first teddy bear body horror. I couldn't put it down.

(Oddly, one of the few potential comp titles for Unboxing Libby I've found! But UL isn't nearly this grim.)

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Eyemeatsandwich @cronister.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 12, 2024 at 00:00 UTC

Really enjoyed Whale Fall by @danielkraus.bsky.social. It had everything, family drama, claustrophobia, alien spaces, and science.

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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 07, 2024 at 23:19 UTC

pssst.. did u know that if you come to ghoulish book fest '24 you'll get to hang out with the one and only @danielkraus.bsky.social ? did u also know that you can purchase festival badges at ghoulishbookfest.com right now, this very second? much to think about..

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social
[ View ] Feb 04, 2024 at 20:31 UTC

Put simply, one of the most compelling thrillers I have read. Ever.

Wonderful work by @danielkraus.bsky.social

You need this book.

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Shiloh Carroll @medievalismist.bsky.social
[ View ] Jan 11, 2024 at 15:58 UTC

I didn't *intend* to read two horrors in a row but I finished @danielkraus.bsky.social's Whalefall last night and the next available library book was @chuckwendig.bsky.social's Black River Orchard so let's fucking go I guess.

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Bearded Comic Bro @beardedcomicbro.bsky.social
[ View ] Jan 08, 2024 at 19:32 UTC

If you aren’t reading while you have to wait in the school pickup line then you are missing out. WHALEFALL from @danielkraus.bsky.social is what I currently reading because I can’t put this book down. #books #whalefall #beardedcomicbro #danielkraus

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social
[ View ] Jan 02, 2024 at 03:08 UTC

My favorites of last year (72 books read) were Fever House by @keithrosson.bsky.social, All Sinners Bleed by @blacktopkid.bsky.social, Whalefall by @danielkraus.bsky.social, The Changeling by Victor LaValle, and Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez.

You have any suggestions?

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Cephaloplod @archytoothless.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 27, 2023 at 17:58 UTC

Now that I’ve wiped the tears from my cheeks, trying to recall the last time a book left me this emotionally moved. Maybe Room by Emma Donaghue, or The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivy, or Theory of Bastards by Audrey Schullman. Do yourself a favor and read Whalefall by @danielkraus.bsky.social

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Jeremy, Pelagian Reconstructionist @jeremymcnabb.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 28, 2023 at 15:14 UTC

Just finished Whalefall by @danielkraus.bsky.social. It is rare that a book makes me cry, but this one was so intense and thoughtful and meaningful, and I am grateful for it.

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JoeComicFan @joecomicfan.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 25, 2023 at 16:17 UTC

Also Christmas Day mail call! I finally get to read the awesomeness that is Whalefall @danielkraus.bsky.social

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 25, 2023 at 14:29 UTC

I’ll be writing all day! I’m fun!

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 24, 2023 at 17:24 UTC

Issue #58 of LAST KRAUS ON THE LEFT is out!
Contents:

- my favorite books of 2023!!!!
- I have a writing REVELATION
- a Whalefall cookie??
- listen to me instead of xmas music Read/subscribe for free:

preview.mailerlite.com/r8w1t2d9k0

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Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 22, 2023 at 22:14 UTC

My Favorite Reads of 2023, starring some cranky book opinions from me, plus top-tier work from:

@leemandelo.bsky.social @slhuang.com @danielkraus.bsky.social @manruss.bsky.social @mikeseriously.bsky.social @sambeckdraws.bsky.social @terrymooreart.bsky.social and more!

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Jennifer Schell @jenniferschell16.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 23, 2023 at 06:42 UTC

Such a smart, scary, and enjoyable novel!

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 22, 2023 at 18:07 UTC

It’s innocuous enough to avoid scandals. I hope.

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 22, 2023 at 13:29 UTC

I thought I was the only one on the planet who uses Mailer Lite!

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 21, 2023 at 18:23 UTC

As Tori Amos once said: "Pretty good year."

Thanks for reading WHALEFALL with me.

www.danielkraus.com/books/whalef...

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 18, 2023 at 02:21 UTC

Thank you!!

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 17, 2023 at 14:05 UTC

Goddamn this is incredible

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 17, 2023 at 13:51 UTC

The lipstick!

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 15, 2023 at 01:46 UTC

Workplace headshot options.

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Marcelo Córdova @marcelocordova.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 13, 2023 at 19:35 UTC

The 12 Best Comic Book Holiday Specials bookriot.com/best-comic-b... @amychu.bsky.social @ejsu28.bsky.social @davaja.bsky.social @ffrancavilla.bsky.social @danielkraus.bsky.social @kellythompson.bsky.social @lbtreiman.bsky.social @agnesgarbowska.bsky.social @margueritesauvage.bsky.social

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 13, 2023 at 16:26 UTC

I’m gonna count it as 2023 because, well, I just want to.

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 13, 2023 at 16:16 UTC

My 2023 best-of list is still a couple weeks off but I just finished the best book I’ve read so far this year.

ONE HAND TO HOLD, ONE HAND TO CARVE by M. Shaw—the most revolutionary Garden of Eden story I can imagine, a game-changing fable, a masterpiece. @tenebrouspress.bsky.social

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 12, 2023 at 16:58 UTC

It will be so good.

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Marguerite Turley @margueriteturl2.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 12, 2023 at 13:50 UTC

My top 24 for 2023!!! These are all ranked in order, this was very hard for me this year!!
@tananarivedue.bsky.social @danielkraus.bsky.social @cshumble.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 12, 2023 at 01:42 UTC

WHALEFALL is a Chicago Tribune Top 10 Book of 2023! 🐳💥💗 I accept this honor on behalf of myself.

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 11, 2023 at 14:09 UTC

This is wonderful

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 11, 2023 at 03:48 UTC

How in our year of the lord 2023 are movie posters still this awkward and ugly?

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 10, 2023 at 18:52 UTC

I have no problem with oldie diction!

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 10, 2023 at 18:30 UTC

Love to hear this contrary opinion!

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 10, 2023 at 18:26 UTC

I love the June 17th one so much, so this is a good rec for me!

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 10, 2023 at 18:25 UTC

There’s been a random confluence of people urging me to read LITTLE WOMEN. I have never read it, never seen a movie version, somehow don’t even know what it’s about (little women?). Convince me to read it? Or warn me off?

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Dec 10, 2023 at 15:07 UTC

I loved SOFT TARGETS, it’ll be on my best of the year list for sure.

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