Partially Devoured

“A stroke of genius! This is the definitive love letter to the film, written with such meticulous passion and gloriously wicked joy that you feel as if you were standing on set during the shoot.” — Greg Nicotero

New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus (Whalefall, Angel Down) dives into a horror film classic and examines what George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead means to our history, culture, and psychology. Partially Devoured combines thorough research with personal memoir – perfect for fans of the film, the genre, and beyond.

Kraus first saw Romero's masterpiece at age five and has watched it about three hundred times since. In doing so, he discovered how closely the film is intertwined with his childhood traumas and how those influences echo into his adult life. This raises the question: are there other admirers who feel something similar?

Through a frame-by-frame analysis, Partially Devoured unfolds a kaleidoscopic cultural examination of the film's meaning while also shining a light on an early life of rural isolation and local violence.

Between precise film analysis and intentionally tangential digressions, the book takes readers from booming laughter to deep grief – and shows how a beloved genre film has inscribed itself in so many facets of our lives.