“A new crew of vampires is stalking the best-seller list this week.... My bets are on The Strain.” - New York Times
“A man vs. vampire page-turner.... A fast-paced mix of gruesome horror and straightforward investigative crime fiction.” - Chicago Tribune
“Chuck Hogan is known for his taut thrillers, Guillermo del Toro for his surreal horror films (including Pan’s Labyrinth), and their new book, The Strain, brings out the best of each…. Riveting from the start.... Scenes are so vividly drawn that you can almost smell the moldering soil that clings to the undead, feel their unnatural heat.... Page-turning suspense.” - Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Creepy fun.” - Detroit Free Press
“Del Toro and Hogan create vivid scenes of a New York where something has gone terribly wrong.... Horror fans in search of a beach read will find the action moves swiftly and the violence is satisfyingly gruesome.” - Baltimore Sun
“A fast-paced mix of gruesome horror and straightforward investigative crime fiction.” - Philadelphia Inquirer
“Just in time for summer.... A visceral page-turner that reimagines vampirism as a virus.... [An] epic battle between good and evil.... Vivid scenes of a New York where something has gone terribly wrong.... The action moves swiftly and the violence is satisfyingly gruesome.” - Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers
“[Guillermo del Toro] is letting his imagination loose on vampires.... Shocking.” - USA Today
“The opening...is about as great as you could ask for: an airliner lands at an airport, taxis to a stop, and then...it goes dark.... I like The Strain a lot.” - Time.com
“The big lure.... Plenty of arresting, vividly imagined moments in this page turner.... Good enough to make us break that vow to swear off vampire stories.” - Newsweek
“[An] amazing writer and director. . . . Pan’s Labyrinth places Mr. del Toro in the first rank of world filmmakers.” - New York Times
“[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
“A cross between The Hot Zone and ’Salem’s Lot.” - Entertainment Weekly
“He elevated gothic horror to art. . . . Bilingual, bicultural, multigenre, he has a voice that feels both fresh and ancient.” - Entertainment Weekly