Short Biography
DANIEL KRAUS is the author of four novels and the director of six feature films. He lives with his wife in Chicago.
Long & Tortured Biography
DANIEL KRAUS is a Chicago-based writer, editor, and filmmaker. His debut novel, The Monster Variations (Random House, 2009), was selected to New York Public Library's "100 Best Stuff for Teens." Fangoria called his acclaimed, Odyssey Award-winning second novel, Rotters (Random House, 2011), "a new horror classic."
Upcoming novels include Scowler (Random House, 2013) and Trollhunters (Hyperion, 2013), co-written with Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.
Kraus has written regularly for such magazines as Cosmopolitan, Playboy, Maxim, and Salon.com. He is the director of six feature films, including Sheriff (2006 season premiere of PBS's Emmy-winning "Independent Lens") and Musician (2007 New York Times Critics' Pick). Visit him at www.danielkraus.com and www.workseries.com.
Francis Ford Iowa
Looking for something less serious? Try the Francis Ford Iowa project: The cheesy high-school movies of teenage DK!
