Night of the Living Dead

We have partnered with our friends at The Doylestown Bookshop to welcome NY Times Bestselling writer of novels, film and television Daniel Kraus, who will be in conversation with fellow NY Times Bestselling author, Rachel Harrison. The pair will discuss Kraus’s latest work – Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World, along with the legacy of George A. Romero’s undead creation! This is part of the bookshop’s day-long horror event, Dark Ink.

Legendary indie director George A. Romero invented the zombie genre with the landmark film NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Chaos erupts as the dead come back to life in search of human flesh. One group barricades themselves inside a farmhouse and attempts to survive the night. A truly terrifying film that is a landmark of independent filmmaking.  

Followed by author discussion and book signing in the lobby after the feature.

Daniel Kraus is a New York Times bestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. His novel Angel Down was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, a New York Times Top 10 Book of 2025, and a national bestseller. His 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, Kraus co-authored TROLLHUNTERS, which was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. He co-wrote THE LIVING DEAD and PAY THE PIPER with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. Kraus’s THE DEATH AND LIFE OF ZEBULON FINCH was named one of Entertainment Weekly‘s Top 10 Books of the Year. Kraus has won the Bram Stoker Award, Scribe Award, two Odyssey Awards (for both ROTTERS and SCOWLER), and has appeared multiple times as Library Guild selections, and more.

Rachel Harrison is the New York Times Bestselling author of PLAY NICE, SO THIRSTY, BLACK SHEEP, SUCH SHARP TEETH, CACKLE, and THE RETURN. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and in her debut story collection BAD DOLLS. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and their cat/overlord. Her next novel, KISS SLAY REPLAY, is out this September from Berkley in the US.

Director George A. Romero

Cast Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman

Country USA

Language English

Aspect 1.37

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