Just finished reading “The Strain” by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
I’m the first to admit that the entertainment market is more than saturated with vampires at the moment. Maybe at another time, The Strain would be more exciting, or at least interesting. Unfortunately, it feels like a bit of a “me too.” It’s the first of a trilogy, and it was good enough that I’ll read the next in the series when it comes out.
Given that Guillermo Del Toro was the guy behind Pan’s Labyrinth, I suspect the books will find their way to the big screen. Unfortunately, The Strain doesn’t manage to capture the same darkness Pan’s Labyrinth embodied, as a book, anyway.
Continue on to see what others are saying.
New York Times
[An] amazing writer and director. . . . Pan’s Labyrinth places Mr. del Toro in the first rank of world filmmakers.
[One of] the most original and powerful filmmakers working today.
He elevated gothic horror to art. . . . Bilingual, bicultural, multigenre, he has a voice that feels both fresh and ancient.
Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh in Associated Press
A cinematic magician who has never lost his childlike sense of wonder.
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.
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