Daniel Kraus is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels and graphic novels, including The Living Dead, co-authored with George A. Romero; The Shape of Water, co-authored with Guillermo del Toro; and Whalefall, which was named a Best Book of 2023 by Book Riot, Shelf Awareness, and NPR. His books have been translated into over 20 languages and been Library Guild selections, Young Adult Library Services Association Best Fiction for Young Adults picks, Bram Stoker finalists, and more. He lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife.

Schedule

10:00 am to 11:00 am

State Capitol, House Committee Room 1

Dark Fantasy/Horror Fiction

with Victor Dixen, Daniel Kraus, Mary McMyne, and GennaRose Nethercott

11:15 am to Noon

Cavalier House Books Tent

Book Signing

2:15 pm to 3:00 pm

State Library, Second Floor Meeting Room

Graveyard Girls: Season’s Eatings

with Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus

(ages 8 to 12)

3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Cavalier House Books Tent

Book Signing

Pay the Piper: A Novel

A terrifying tale of supernatural horror set in a cursed Louisiana bayou, from the minds of legendary director George Romero and bestselling author Daniel Kraus.

In 2019, while sifting through University of Pittsburgh Library’s System’s George A. Romero Archival Collection, novelist Daniel Kraus turned up a surprise: a half-finished novel called Pay the Piper, a project few had ever heard of. In the years since, Kraus has worked with Romero’s estate to bring this unfinished masterwork to light.

    Alligator Point, Louisiana, population 141: Young Renée Pontiac has heard stories of “the Piper”—a murderous swamp entity haunting the bayou—her entire life. But now the legend feels horrifically real: children are being taken and gruesomely slain. To resist, Pontiac and the town’s desperate denizens will need to acknowledge the sins of their ancestors—the infamous slave traders, the Pirates Lafitte. If they don’t . . . it’s time to pay the piper.

Graveyard Girls: Season's Eatings

The Graveyard Girls navigate celebrity psychics, messages from beyond the grave, and the continued mystery of Silas Hoke’s missing bones in this devouring third installment by New York Times bestselling authors Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus.

It’s the holiday season, but the Graveyard Girls are  feeling the wrong  kind of spirit . . .

Gemma is struggling to save the Spirit Sanctuary, while Whisper is reeling from her father’s recent engagement announcement to Paisley’s mother. Zuzu has taken on the assignment of town ghost whisperer, Frannie is looking for drama in her drama-less life, and Sophie is being haunted by a possessed doll. And through it all, the girls are getting electrifying messages from beyond the grave that may lead them to Silas Hoke’s missing bones.

For a not-so-merry fright, Gemma tells a deliciously creepy tale that takes the lesson of "be careful what you wish for” to a whole new level.

Fans of author Lisi Harrison’s Monster High books will enjoy this new entry in the Graveyard Girls series of mystery books for kids. Anyone looking for scary books for 8–12-year-old-girls will find exactly what they need in this thrilling next chapter in the Graveyard Girls series.