The Strain

October Books Bring Vampires, Magic, and A Trip To Hell

Just in time for Halloween, this month’s new book releases bring vampires! High sorcery! And wine magic! Plus: new books from Terry Pratchett, N.K. Jemisin, Vernor Vinge, and Richard K. Morgan! Here are some of the most exciting science fiction and fantasy books being published this month. The Night Eternal, Guillermo del Toro and Chuck…

Books & Comics Kelly Faircloth Oct 21

Exclusive Excerpt from the Conclusion to Guillermo del Toro’s Vampire Trilogy, The Strain

The startling conclusion to Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s vampire trilogy is coming out in a few weeks, and we’ve got your exclusive first look. Find out why Stephen King is calling The Night Eternal “a sublimely satisfying conclusion” to the tale of modern-day vampires. Here’s an exclusive sample chapter from The Night Eternal……

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 4

“If you get bored with nothing to do, you are not a writer”: Guillermo del Toro’s words to live by

“I’m going to sit, because I’m fat. I hope you’re drinking stuff,” Guillermo del Toro said as he took the stage at Portland’s Baghdad Theater & Pub. Ostensibly he was there to read from his new book… but he digressed. What really happened was this: del Toro talked about his book for like 10 minutes,…

io9 Erik Henriksen - Portland Mercury Oct 5

Get into Guillermo Del Toro’s vampire series with this excerpt from “The Fall”

Guillermo Del Toro, director of Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy, has finished the second novel in the Strain Trilogy, his action-packed urban vampire series. Co-authored with Chuck Hogan, The Fall hits stores Sept. 21 – and we’ve got an exclusive excerpt. Sink your fangs into this: Fet had retreated immediately after the crash, knowing a losing…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Sep 14

Del Toro’s The Strain May Come to TV After All

Fox may have dropped the ball on bringing Guillermo del Toro‘s The Strain to life as a television series, but plans are afoot to bring the gonzo vampire tale to the small screen, with a showrunner intimately familiar with bloodsuckers. The Strain began life as a television pitch, but when Guillermo del Toro delivered his…

Television Lauren Davis Jul 30

Steampunk Brothel Spies And Million-Year Quests, In June Books

Whether you want a fun beach read or a sweeping philosophical epic, June’s books have you covered. You can encounter witches in Toronto and killer courtesans, or you can delve into America’s dismal future, or Alastair Reynolds’ eon-spanning colonization saga. The Enchantment Emporium, Tanya Huff (DAW) In this urban fantasy, Allie Gale’s grandma disappears, leaving…

Books & Comics StephenGoldmeier Jun 26

How Fox Ruined del Toro’s “The Wire With Vampires” Pitch

We could have had The Wire, with vampires, a Guillermo del Toro show full of craziness, topped off with anal blood worms. But Fox had different plans for GDT’s television show — and anyone else notice similarities between Strain and Fringe? This weekend at Fangoria’s Weekend of Horror, director and writer Guillermo del Toro sat…

Television Meredith Woerner Jun 8

Guillermo Del Toro’s The Strain Is An Antidote To Fey Vampires

Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo Del Toro and novelist Chuck Hogan have written The Strain, the first book in a vampire trilogy. And the good news is, their spin on vampires comes with a noticeable creep factor, despite silliness. Spoilers below. This book began life as a TV series pitch to FOX, a few years back.…

io9 Grey_Area Jun 2

How Much Of Guillermo del Toro’s Strain Is Just Borrowing From Blade 2?

With two new book trailers out for Guillermo del Toro‘s vampire trilogy with Chuck Hogan, The Strain, it’s hard not to start seeing the similarities between GDT’s new vampires and those from his past. See the Revenants video, and let the Reaper comparisons begin. On the left, you see a picture of a Revenant (there…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 28

Guillermo Del Toro To Save Vampires In New Book Series

Yet another reason to love Guillermo Del Toro – he’s promising to restore today’s degraded vampires with the the horror and menace they so rightfully deserve with his new book series, The Strain. The novels are supposed to include a CSI-style procedural feel, which should be interesting on its own, let alone the bad-to-the-bone vampires…

Books & Comics Meredith Woerner Apr 24

October Books Bring Vampires, Magic, and A Trip To Hell

Exclusive Excerpt from the Conclusion to Guillermo del Toro’s Vampire Trilogy, The Strain

“If you get bored with nothing to do, you are not a writer”: Guillermo del Toro’s words to live by

Get into Guillermo Del Toro’s vampire series with this excerpt from “The Fall”

Del Toro’s The Strain May Come to TV After All

Steampunk Brothel Spies And Million-Year Quests, In June Books

How Fox Ruined del Toro’s “The Wire With Vampires” Pitch

Guillermo Del Toro’s The Strain Is An Antidote To Fey Vampires

How Much Of Guillermo del Toro’s Strain Is Just Borrowing From Blade 2?

Guillermo Del Toro To Save Vampires In New Book Series

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