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Sley House Presents
Episode #155: Angel Down with Daniel Kraus
Award-winning and best-selling author Daniel Kraus is back to talk about his new novel Angel Down, out July 29, 2025 from Atria books. Alongside Trevor, he talks about the book's craft, its big and terrifying ideas, and about what it means to live for joy in a world of challenge and loss.You can find Daniel Kraus at danielkraus.com and get all of his novels from your favorite book retailer or your local library. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-07-29
54 min
Talking Scared
247 – Daniel Kraus and Sentenced to Death
Daniel Kraus has never lacked for ambition in his fiction – but Angel Down may be the most audacious horror book of the year. It’s the story of broken men and a fallen angel in the trenches of the First World War. Oh … and it’s told in one long 300 page sentence. Cos Daniel can. It’s not a gimmick, nor pretentiousness. No, this week, you’ll hear how the medium is very much the message. As well as our conversation about angels in horror, capturing the particular nightmare of 1914, and all the p...
2025-07-22
1h 16
Fulda Kultur - Der Podcast
Episode 233: Daniel Kraus, DJ
Shaggy spricht mit DJ Daniel Kraus über seine Anfänge hinter den Turntables, legendäre Clubnächte und warum Fulda für ihn der perfekte Ort zum Auflegen ist. In Episode 233 spricht Shaggy mit der Fuldaer DJ-Legende Daniel Kraus über seinen Weg von der Clubtheke an die Decks. Daniel erzählt, wie er das DJ-Handwerk mit Vinyl gelernt hat, warum das M1 für ihn eine prägende Zeit war und wie er heute Partys von After Work bis Clubnacht gestaltet. Außerdem geht es um die Höhen und Tiefen des DJ-Lebens, seine Lieblingsgigs und warum ihn die Musik niemals los...
2025-02-07
22 min
DMPL Podcast
DMPL Podcast: Daniel Kraus
Iowa native and upcoming Fall Author Series guest Daniel Kraus joins the DMPL Podcast. Daniel is the co-author of Pay the Piper, an unfinished work of George A. Romero's that Kraus completed after Romero's death. Kraus talks about how growing up in Iowa shaped his writing, what it's like to put yourself in someone else's shoes in order to compete their work, and more. Daniel will be on Des Moines on Wednesday, October 23, at 7 PM at the Central Library as part of the 2024 Fall Author Series. Listen to the podcast on YouTube
2024-10-14
28 min
Overdue Rentals
Episode 116- Daniel Kraus on Pay the Piper and Archenemy
We're late this week, we know! We apologize, things are a little crazy right now, but we didn't want to let you all down. This week we have New York Times best selling author Daniel Kraus with us to talk about his new book, Pay the Piper. This is Daniel's second co-authored project with the one and only George Romero as Daniel has finished two manuscripts George started before his passing. Along with some talk about Pay the Piper and finishing the works of a legend like Romero, we are also talking about the 2020 Adam Egypt Mortimer film, Archenemy.
2024-10-04
1h 01
The Writing Table with Kris Clink
Daniel Kraus on Whalefall & Pay the Piper
Daniel Kraus is a New York Times bestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. He shares his process, the research required for Whalefall, and a preview of his latest novel, Pay the Piper. Whalefall received a front-cover review in the New York Times Book Review, won the Alex Award, was an L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist, and was a Best Book of 2023 from NPR, the New York Times, Amazon, Chicago Tribune, and more.With Guillermo del Toro, he co-authored The Shape of Water, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning fi...
2024-09-29
29 min
The Scares That Shaped Us
Episode 2: "The Invaders" with Daniel Kraus
Hello, Horror Fans!And we're back! It's Episode 2 and we've got a good one for you! Our guest this week is Daniel Kraus, celebrated author of books like Rotters, Scowler, The Living Dead, and the amazing Whalefall. For Daniel's formative horror story, we're digging into "The Invaders," a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone starring Agnes Moorehead as a poor woman who has some very unwelcome guests. Plus, we talk about single-location horror, the timelessness of The Twilight Zone, horror for kids, and of course his new book with George A. Romero, Pay The Piper. Plus, w...
2024-09-11
44 min
Cantina Book Club
Episode 44 - Daniel Kraus: Pay the Piper
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes author Daniel Kraus to talk about his new book and second collaboration with George A. Romero’s estate, Pay the Piper, available September 3. He talks about the challenges of respecting a regional dialect in his writing. Please rate, review, and subscribe so that you never miss an episode! Follow on social media to stay connected! Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode: Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/pay-the-piper-by-george-a-romero-daniel-kraus/ Website: https://www.danielkrau...
2024-08-29
32 min
Capes and Tights Podcast
#182: Daniel Kraus - Pay the Piper Writer
This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back Daniel Kraus to the program to discuss his latest novel Pay the Piper, co-authored by legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. Daniel Kraus is a New York Times bestselling writer of novels, television, and film. His latest novel, Whalefall, received a front-cover review in the New York Times Book Review, won the Alex Award, was an L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist, and was a Best Book of 2023 from NPR, the New York Times, Amazon, Chicago Tribune, and more. With Guillermo del Toro, he...
2024-08-28
58 min
Lit Service
Setting as Character with Daniel Kraus
Throwback to when Daniel Kraus came on our show to discuss Whalefall! DANIEL KRAUS is a New York Times bestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. His latest novel, Whalefall, received a front-cover review in the New York Times Book Review, won the Alex Award, was an L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist, and was a Best Book of 2023 from NPR, the New York Times, Amazon, Chicago Tribune, and more. With Guillermo del Toro, he co-authored The Shape of Water, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro, Kr...
2024-06-13
12 min
NPR's Book of the Day
'Whalefall' by Daniel Kraus is a thriller about diving, loss and new beginnings
Jay, the 17-year-old at the heart of Daniel Kraus' novel Whalefall, has an hour of oxygen left on his tank. He's been diving in the ocean off the coast of Monterey, California trying to recover a skeleton — but his mission is complicated when he's swallowed whole by a sperm whale. In today's episode, Kraus speaks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about how a book that's so enmeshed in death also reveals quite a lot about life, and how he conceptualized the pacing of his chapters to emphasize Jay's race against time. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free an...
2024-04-02
10 min
Novelist Spotlight
Novelist Spotlight #141: Daniel Kraus, author of “Whalefall,” “The Shape of Water” and “Trollhunters”
In the spotlight is Daniel Kraus, New York Times bestselling writer of novels, TV and film. His collaboration with legendary filmmaker George Romero (“The Living Dead”) was acclaimed by The New York Times and The Washington Post, and during his collaboration with Guillermo del Toro, he co-authored “The Shape of Water,” the Oscar-winning film. Kraus’s work has been translated into more than 20 languages. We discuss: >> Writing as obsession >> Combining plotted and freeform writing >> Genre hopping >> Hitting the cover of the New York Times Book Review
2024-01-19
1h 14
Our First Fears
18 - Fangoria Magazine with Daniel Kraus
On episode 18 of Our First Fears, NY Times and USA Today bestselling author, Daniel Kraus joins me in a conversation about Fangoria Magazine – the tentpole horror movie publication that debuted in the late 1970s and quickly became a shocking staple on magazine stands and in bookshops due to the gory horror makeup effects and grody titles displayed on its covers.Daniel Kraus is the co-creator of The Shape of Water with Guillermo Del Toro, the co-author of The Living Dead with George A. Romero, and the author of the Bram Stoker Award winner They Stole Our Hearts, pa...
2023-11-22
1h 03
Scarred For Life
Episode 207: Writer Daniel Kraus and Deadly Friend (1986)
This week we chat with author Daniel Kraus! He's worked with Guillermo del Toro on The Shape of Water and Trollhunters and finished George Romero's book The Living Dead. He's also written countless books for adults and young adults, alike. His latest book, the emotional and horrifying aquatic horror Whalefall is out and comes highly recommended from your hosts. We chat about masculinity, the idea for the novel's, well, novel premise and so much more before we go back to when Daniel was a kid to find out why Wes Craven's Deadly Friend terrified him so much. ...
2023-11-13
52 min
The Deal With Animals with Marika S. Bell
79: Redefining Monsters and Heroes: A Talk with Author, Daniel Kraus (October Special #1?!))
Send us a textOctober Special! Transcript Have you ever imagined finding yourself inside the belly of a whale, like a bizarre narrative pulled straight out of myth or biblical lore? Allow us to lead you through a captivating conversation with celebrated author Daniel Kraus, as he unravels the themes of his latest gripping novel, Whalefall, a survival tale set inside a sperm whale. Get ready to probe into the blurred lines between monsters and heroes, and comprehend the profound ways our understanding of the world is shaped by the intricate connections we share...
2023-10-23
42 min