The Strain (The Strain Trilogy) - Hardcover

"[One of] the most original and powerful filmmakers working today."--The Hollywood Reporter

"A cinematic magician who has never lost his childlike sense of wonder."--Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh in Associated Press

"He elevated gothic horror to art. . . . Bilingual, bicultural, multigenre, he has a voice that feels both fresh and ancient."--Entertainment Weekly

"[An] amazing writer and director. . . . "Pan's Labyrinth" places Mr. del Toro in the first rank of world filmmakers."--New York Times

"His distinctive creatures and otherwordly parables use the realms of fantasy to explore fundamental human issues such as love, alienation, weakness and, of course, fear... [He is] a master of monsters."--USA Today

[One of] the most original and powerful filmmakers working today. --The Hollywood Reporter"

His distinctive creatures and otherwordly parables use the realms of fantasy to explore fundamental human issues such as love, alienation, weakness and, of course, fear [He is] a master of monsters. --USA Today"

A cinematic magician who has never lost his childlike sense of wonder. --Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh in Associated Press"

[An] amazing writer and director. . . . "Pan s Labyrinth" places Mr. del Toro in the first rank of world filmmakers. --New York Times"

He elevated gothic horror to art. . . . Bilingual, bicultural, multigenre, he has a voice that feels both fresh and ancient. --Entertainment Weekly"

A first installment in a new trilogy co-written by an acclaimed screenwriter and an award-winning author follows an epic struggle for survival between humans and vampires, a tale that is set against a backdrop of the post-World War II era in eastern Europe and America. 250,000 first printing.