A terrifying tale of supernatural horror set in a cursed Louisiana bayou, from the minds of legendary director George Romero and bestselling author Daniel Kraus.
In 2019, while sifting through University of Pittsburgh Library 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.
Alligator 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.
Perfect for fans of George A. Romero’s pioneering horror movies or his previous collaboration with Daniel Kraus, The Living Dead, Pay the Piper is a thrilling tale
of dark folklore, grisly murders, and the horrors that manifest when a community must confront its shadowy past. Readers looking for gothic horror books will enjoy the chilling supernatural elements and haunting Southern setting, and anyone who enjoys scary books for adults will appreciate
the chance to dive into this lost work by a celebrated horror icon
Om författaren
George A. Romero is often considered the greatest horror director of all time. His classic “Dead” movie cycle began with the groundbreaking
Night of the Living Dead and
Dawn of the Dead, which were followed by four sequels. He also directed
Creepshow, The Dark Half, and
The Crazies, and created the TV series
Tales from the Darkside. Romero died in 2017 after a fifty-year career in film.
Daniel Kraus is a
New York Times bestseller. With Guillermo del Toro, he wrote
The Shape of Water (based on the same idea Kraus and del Toro created for the Oscar-winning film) and
Trollhunters (adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series). Kraus followed his sci-fi thriller
Wrath, co-authored with Shäron Moalem, with the widely acclaimed
USA Today bestseller
Whalefall. His novel
The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch was named one of
Entertainment Weekly’s Top Ten Books of the Year. He lives in Illinois.
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