#daniel kraus

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

bookshop crawl was. amazing. but i am in a lot of pain so i will tell just one story for now.

from the very first shop we went to, Angel Down by Daniel Kraus was everywhere. i had to order the book from the UK when it first released coz no one had it. waited 6 months for one of my 5 libraries to get the audiobook. and i was so confused. why was this book by a niche horror author suddenly everywhere???

coz it won the freakin Pulitzer Prize for Fiction!!!

they had a display at the counter in the 4th shop we visited with a little "winner of the Pulitzer Prize" card on it. i almost started crying, i'm just so unbelievably happy for Daniel Kraus. he's one of the best horror writers around with such talent for prose and it is wonderful to see him recognised for it <3

[royal-abbotts]

i grabbed my copy of the whalefall book - and just for fun thought id post this!!! it’s just one scene describing josh brolin’s character’s (mitt gardiner) tattoos! obviously not all of them are in the pics above but regardless it’s cool!!

In case this is easier to read ——

Dad's flushing corrosive saltwater from under a hose sleeve. He squats in the driveway. His torn jeans hang low, revealing not only his underwear but the purple scar where, thirty years younger, he'd been stabbed by a sailboat cleat. His shirt's off, art on exhibit. The curled shark on his chest flashing its teeth at a tattoo of a swallow— the traditional symbol of five thousand miles sailed. Covering his whole back, a lofty, four-mast sailing ship slashed by a ten-inch keloid scar.

Captain's wheel on his shoulder. Arms sleeved with a nautical star, a hula girl, a lighthouse, a homeward cruiser emblazoned with his wife's name: ZARA. Right foot, a rooster; left foot, a pig: an old seaman's superstition to ward off drowning.

HOLD FAST: a pennant between his shoulders, a sailor's plea that their rigging grip stayed true. OUR FATHER WHO ART IN NATURE on his stomach: a quote from Cannery Row, some kind of middle finger to organized religion.

Dad sweats ink.

[antinativefaves]

YOUR FAVE IS ANTI NATIVE: GUILLERMO DEL TORO & DANIEL KRAUS

This is from the novelization of The Shape of Water:

I was never a fan of how they included the whole "The Indigenous people of the Amazon worshipped this creature as a God" thing because it's so stereotypical and cliche.

I'm told that "indios bravos" is a slur, and the fact that he depicts the violent suicides of several Indigenous people in this scene is REALLY unnecessary and gross especially since suicide rates in Indigenous communities are at such high rates.

Also there's this scene, in which they compare the murder of monkeys to killing children in Korea, which.... what...

[maxsindiecomics]

The Autumnal #1 (September 23, 2020)

writer: Daniel Kraus | artist [penciller & inker]: Chris Shehan | colorist: Jason Wordie | letterer: Jim Campbell | editor: Rebecca Taylor | publishing company: Nightfall [Vault Comics]

[jellybeancreates]

just found out the first trollhunters book was on Libby, so guess what i'm adding to my reading list!!

i'm also thinking of trying to get them from the library bc ohmygoodness its over 400 pages i did not see that coming

[a-ramblinrose]

“he’ll be goddamned if he’s going to start believing in miracles here in hell” ― Daniel Kraus, Angel Down

[off-the-beaten-timeline]

Just started Angel Down by Daniel Kraus and I am already obsessed. Everything about this book is insane.

The entire novel is one long sentence. The prose is spiky and intense and riveting, I mean:

(cw: gore)

This is the kind of writing that grabs you and yanks you along with it whether you like where it’s going or not.

[bestbookcover]

round 1, poll 400

click for better quality & to see the full image. sometimes they get cut off weirdly!

which cover do you like best?

Pay The Piper by george a romero and daniel kraus

Anihilare by Jeff Vandermeer*

Voting ended onJan 27

*Original title Annihilation

remember, you're voting for the cover, not the author or the book!