{"product_id":"partially-devoured-isbn-9781640097155","title":"Partially Devoured","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A stroke of genius! This is the definitive love letter to the film, written with such meticulous passion and demented glee that you feel yourself standing on the set during the shoot.” —Greg Nicotero\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhalefall\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAngel Down\u003c\/i\u003e dives into a horror movie classic to examine his favorite film’s importance to our history, culture, and psychology—a perfect blend of research and memoir for fans of the movie, the genre, and beyond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Kraus first saw George A. Romero’s \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e when he was five years old. Through watching it approximately three hundred times since, Kraus discovered the many ways the film is tied to his childhood trauma and how its influence has carried into his adulthood. He couldn’t help but wonder: Are there other admirers of the film out there who feel the same?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePartially Devoured\u003c\/i\u003e uses a frame-by-frame deep dive into \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e to produce a kaleidoscopic cultural investigation of the film’s importance and to examine the author’s early life of rural isolation and local violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCareening from film analysis to rabbit-hole tangents, \u003ci\u003ePartially Devoured\u003c\/i\u003e will take readers from screaming laughter to the depths of grief, all while illustrating how a beloved genre film has woven itself into so many facets of our lives.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Orange County Register\u003c\/i\u003e, A Most Anticipated Book\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, A Most Anticipated Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Here it is—the ultimate autopsy of one of pop culture's master texts, capturing \u003ci\u003eNight\u003c\/i\u003e scene by scene, and everything outside of frame as well. Kraus is a sly, sympathetic, and funny tour guide, and he's concocted a lovely tribute to the grubby adventure of low-budget filmmaking and the delicate miracle that is the artistic process.\" —Colson Whitehead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Kraus's] perspective on this landmark film is not just valuable, but indispensable.\" —Matthew Jackson, \u003ci\u003eBloody Disgusting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kraus’s new release \u003ci\u003ePartially Devoured \u003c\/i\u003egoes far beyond just being a fan boy’s rantings for a film he admires. Kraus approaches Romero’s iconic film with a reverence and appreciation not normally manifested for a film. This film touched his life, changed his trajectory, and these pages serve as a testament to not just the attraction this film holds for him but also how that little black and white film from Pittsburgh changed a genre and entertainment as a whole . . . And through it all, Kraus sprinkles in how his viewing and ultimately his research into the film shaped his life as a creative, how it shaped his fandom, how it shaped him as a man. It’s not just interesting, it’s compelling, it’s heartwarming, and for those of us who know fandom, it feels like home. Once you flip page one of \u003ci\u003ePartially Devoured\u003c\/i\u003e, you will not be able to stop till it is totally consumed. If you’ve ever watched \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, read this book, and then watch it again. You’ll see things in a completely different light after you do—and I can’t think of any higher praise to give this book.\" —Dave Dreher, \u003ci\u003eGruesome Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling author Kraus loves the 1968 film \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, but he has never written about it with such heartbreakingly beautiful emotion . . . To say that Kraus takes readers down a rabbit hole is an understatement, one that trivializes the depths to which he probes the movie, the life stories of those involved in its creation, its worldly significance, and most importantly, how he would not be the writer, or even human, he is without it. More than the intimate memoir or film study the title proclaims, this is storytelling at its finest. For all readers, whether they have heard of Romero or not, this is a book about America and about death, oozing with grief on every page, while simultaneously bursting with life.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kraus guides readers with the passion of someone who has seen the film over 300 times, lovingly catching continuity errors but also marveling over actors’ micro-expressions and exploring the expansive franchise of comic books, sequels, and remakes. Kraus says that every time he made someone watch \u003ci\u003eNight\u003c\/i\u003e, it was an act of love; his book is another act of love, highly recommended for horror buffs.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An entertaining deep dive into George A. Romero’s classic horror film . . . Romero devotees will be enamored.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kraus, author of this lively, conversational study of the 1968 horror classic \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, has the proper bona fides for such a project: An accomplished horror and thriller author, he completed a couple of unfinished fiction projects by Dead director George A. Romero, including 2020’s \u003ci\u003eThe Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. But perhaps more importantly, he’s a \u003ci\u003eDead\u003c\/i\u003e superfan, estimating he’s seen the film 300 times. And as the book shows, he’s drawn plenty of insights from the film and its legacy . . . [H]is storytelling isn’t off-puttingly geeky or fixated on fans-only details. That’s partly because he’s so personable, weaving \u003ci\u003eDead\u003c\/i\u003e details into his own history as a teenage filmmaker, writer, and horror fan. But mainly he’s persuasive about the idea that the film is not just a horror classic but a passkey through America’s darkest instincts . . . A sage take on a low-budget classic.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This meticulous, obsessive, and moving book is not only for fans of \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e; it's a stirring celebration of the beautiful and essential imperfectness of art and its creators.\" —Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHorror Movie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Head Full of Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You don’t have to care about \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e to be moved and inspired by this book. AN INSTANT CLASSIC.\" —Grady Hendrix, author of \u003ci\u003eWitchcraft for Wayward Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A STROKE OF GENIUS! This is the definitive love letter to the film, written with such meticulous passion and demented glee that you feel yourself standing on the set during the shoot. It perfectly captures who George Romero was, and I can't wait to read it again.\" —Greg Nicotero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A primal scream and an intensely, even painfully personal deconstruction that connects dots you never knew were there. Highly recommended!\" —Mick Garris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“George Romero created a new idiom of horror, connecting monstrous terrors to real world politics and traumas decades before anyone uttered the phrase 'elevated horror.' No one but Daniel Kraus could write this combination love letter, memoir, and deeply insightful cultural analysis of the lord of the Dead and his most memorable work. Your reading lamp will burn deep into the night as one master storyteller reveals how he, and all of us, have been shaped by another.” —W Scott Poole, author of \u003ci\u003eWasteland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDark Carnivals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"In this sharply drawn dissection of one of the great masterworks of American cinema, Kraus shares a lifetime of inspiration, comfort, and heartbreakingly personal connections. An absolute must for people who relish finding themselves reflected within works of art.\" —Lucky McKee, director of \u003ci\u003eMay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDANIEL KRAUS\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. His latest novel, \u003ci\u003eAngel Down\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 Book of 2025. 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