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SUMMARY:From Pittsburgh to the Bayou: Daniel Kraus Talks New George A. Romero Collaboration\, Folk Horror\, and Archives Research
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 12\, 2024\n\n6:30 - 8:00 p.m.\n\nArchives 
 & Special Collections Instruction Room\, 340 Hillman Library\n\nFree and 
 open to the public.\n\nRegistration encouraged.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nIn 2019\, 
 while sifting through University of Pittsburgh Library’s System’s 
 George A. Romero Archival Collection\, novelist Daniel Kraus turned up a 
 surprise: a half-finished novel called Pay the Piper\, a project few had 
 ever heard of. In the years since\, Kraus has worked with Romero’s estate 
 to bring this unfinished masterwork to light - culminating in its 
 publication on September 3. \n\n \n\nJoin Ben Rubin\, Horror Studies 
 Collection Coordinator\, for a presentation and interview with Daniel Kraus 
 about Pay the Piper and the new release's path from archives to shelves. 
 \n\n \n\nRiverstone Books will be onsite selling copies of Pay the 
 Piper.\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout Pay the Piper\n\n\n\nA terrifying tale of 
 supernatural horror set in a cursed Louisiana bayou\, from the minds of 
 legendary director George Romero and bestselling author Daniel 
 Kraus.\n\n\n\nAlligator Point\, Louisiana\, population 141: Young Renée 
 Pontiac has heard stories of “the Piper”—a murderous swamp entity 
 haunting the bayou—her entire life. But now the legend feels horrifically 
 real: children are being taken and gruesomely slain. To resist\, Pontiac 
 and the town’s desperate denizens will need to acknowledge the sins of 
 their ancestors—the infamous slave traders\, the Pirates Lafitte. If they 
 don’t . . . it’s time to pay the piper.\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout Daniel 
 Kraus\n\n\n\nDaniel Kraus is a New York Times bestselling writer of 
 novels\, TV\, and film. His 2023 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. His 
 also cowrote 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\, 
 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults\, and more. Kraus’s work has been 
 translated into over 20 languages. He lives with his wife in Chicago. Visit 
 him at danielkraus.com.\n\n \n\n \n\nHosted by the University of Pittsburgh 
 Library System.\n\n\n\n \n\nInterested in more? \n\nSign up here for the 
 University Library System's Oh\, the Horror! e-newsletter to stay 
 up-to-date on news\, event information\, collection updates\, and more from 
 the George A. Romero Archive and Horror Studies Collection!\n\nSign up here 
 for Daniel Kraus' Last Kraus on the Left e-newsletter to recieve an 
 exclusive list of Daniel Kraus' favorite horror movies you've (likely) 
 never seen. Future issues will include updates on his books\, comics\, 
 movies\, and who knows what else.\n\n\n\n\nHillman Library is located at 
 3960 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15260. Free on-street parking is 
 available after 6:00 p.m. on various streets surrounding the library. Paid 
 parking is also available at Soldiers & Sailors Parking Garage (.2 miles 
 from the library). Hillman is also accessible by public transportation. See 
 the Pittsburgh Regional Transit website for planning your trip. \n\n\n\nThe 
 entrance to the library is located at the Forbes Avenue address\, accessed 
 by a ramp leading from street level to the First Floor plaza. Sidewalks 
 around the library are closed as part of library renovation\; follow signs 
 to library entrance.\n\n\n\nPlease email uls-events@pitt.edu with any 
 questions or accessibility accommodation requests.\n\n
LOCATION:Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room\, 340 Hillman Library\, 3rd Floor\, Pittsburgh
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