Daniel Kraus was born in Midland, Michigan, grew up in Fairfield, Iowa, and studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He lives in Chicago with his wife.
He has written horror, fantasy and young-adult fiction, including Rotters, Scowler and Whalefall, and co-wrote novels with Guillermo del Toro (Trollhunters, The Shape of Water) and George A. Romero (The Living Dead). He was named Booklist's Books for Youth editor in 2012 and co-wrote the screenplay for the film Whalefall.
Books
The Monster Variations (2009) · Rotters (2011) · Scowler (2013) · Trollhunters (2015, with Guillermo del Toro) · The Shape of Water (2018, with Guillermo del Toro) · Bent Heavens (2020) · The Living Dead (2020, with George A. Romero) · Whalefall (2023) · Angel Down (2025)