by Guillermo Del Toro, Chuck Hogan · HarperCollins · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780061558245
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«The Strain» is the vampire horror novel by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, published by HarperCollins in paperback (585 pages, in English).
A Boeing 777 stops at JFK airport with its window shades down and communications silent. Dr. Eph Goodweather of the CDC boards the plane and discovers a vampiric infection. A Holocaust survivor knows the war he always feared has begun. The city becomes the stage for a battle for survival.
First installment of The Strain trilogy; winner of the Lord Ruthven Award and the Prix Masterton.
For readers of horror fiction and supernatural thriller, with a scientific approach to vampiric contagion.
Guillermo del Toro Gómez is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. del Toro is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting.
