J.D. Kraft Member Member since 2024

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Horror author from Savannah, Georgia

Fiction

Deep-fried horror from down South.
J.D. Kraft writes deep-fried horror from Savannah, Georgia. Their stories find the horror in the economic and institutional forces that working-class characters can't afford to escape.
Kraft's work often sits in the southern gothic tradition, owing as much to Shirley Jackson and Flannery O'Connor as to the Hammer films and the long shadow of Vincent Price.

Location:: Savannah, GA
Social:: Blog/web
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J.D. Kraft's Publication History

Dec 2026

Thriller Magazine will publish Row J

Aug 2026

Schlock! Webzine published Sweetness of Soot

Interview with J.D. Kraft

Where do you prefer to do your creative work?

Alone in complete silence.

If you could only take one book on a ten-year voyage, what book would you choose?

Stephen King's IT

What fictional character would you most like to be?

Randle McMurphy

What advice would you give to a young, budding writer (or artist) with less experience than yourself?

Don't dive into your first novel head first. Start with short stories.

Just keep going and don't chase perfection. You're laying down new neural pathways in your brain the more you write and edit your work.

For your first draft (or sketch), do you prefer analog or digital tools, or a mix?

Purely digital

Last Updated: 12 Oct 2026