Guillermo del Toro's and Carlton Cuse's The Strain is easily the best new show of the summer, in every way: stunning visuals, a fresh story, memorable characters, and tension and terror galore, all topped by an excellent cast. Kevin Durand [...]
Read moreFX Secures Our Love by Announcing THE STRAIN Season 2 Pickup, Release Date for Season 1 DVD and Blu-ray
We've loved the FX Network for quite some time now, and that love has been fortified with every season renewal of American Horror Story. The addition of Guillermo del Toro's and Carlton Cuse's The Strain to the FX lineup doubled [...]
Read moreFeaturette and Trailer for THE STRAIN Go Behind the Scenes and Peek into the Future
Hopefully by now you've watched the premiere of The Strain, and hopefully you weren't alone, or it was during daylight hours. Maybe you've even watched it four times by now, like me. Isn't it amazing in every way? The production [...]
Read moreAll About THE STRAIN in this Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cuse Extended Interview
New series The Strain premieres this Sunday on FX, and is the first collaboration between film writer/director Guillermo del Toro (Pacific Rim, Pan's Labyrinth) and TV writer/showrunner Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel). They each brought their considerable talents to the table, and the results are stunning. To promote the [...]
Read moreTV Review: THE STRAIN, Season 1 Episode 1 “Night Zero”
Genre: Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi Air Date/Time: July 13 at 10/9c Network: FX Writers: Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan Director: Guillermo del Toro Summary: The series premiere of highly anticipated drama The Strain is set for Sunday, July 13 at 10 PM ET/PT. The Strain is a high [...]
Read moreFX Announces Comic-Con Appearances Including AMERICAN HORROR STORY and THE STRAIN
Press Release: FX NETWORKS ANNOUNCES 2014 COMIC-CON SLATE Archer, American Horror Story: Coven, Sons of Anarchy and The Strain Head to San Diego July 7, 2014, LOS ANGELES – FX Networks’ original series Archer, Sons of Anarchy, American Horror Story: Coven and The [...]
Read moreSee and Learn So Much More About THE STRAIN in New Behind the Scenes Featurette
You may recall that the most recent TV spot for upcoming Carlton Cuse/Guillermo del Toro FX series The Strain included some pretty horrifying images, particularly at the end. In the brand new behind-the-scenes featurette, we get a lot more grossness, [...]
Read moreNew Footage for THE STRAIN Plus Character Pics and More
It was terrific to finally get some actual footage of Guillermo del Toro's and Carlton Cuse's vampire infection series The Strain last week, even though they were very short snippets. Now we have more equally short snippets but WOW these [...]
Read moreEl Dia de los Muertos Gets Animated in This Trailer For THE BOOK OF LIFE
El Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday where people remember and celebrate friends and family members who have died. Mixing morbid skulls and bones with cheery colors and silliness, this holiday is, in my opinion, long over due [...]
Read moreBehold, Finally, First Footage from del Toro and Cuse’s THE STRAIN
FX was one of the first networks to release artistic conceptual teases for upcoming series, most notably with American Horror Story. They set a tone for what was to come, and made us even more eager for actual footage. As [...]
Read morePremiere Date for Cuse and del Toro’s Vampire Outbreak Series THE STRAIN Announced
While we appreciate the lovely artsy teases for the upcoming vampire epidemic series from Guillermo Del Toro and Carlton Cuse The Strain, what we really have been waiting for is some actual footage, and a premiere date. One out of [...]
Read moreNew Teaser for Guillermo del Toro’s FX Vampire Series THE STRAIN
The first of the conceptual teasers for upcoming FX series The Strain was intriguing: the eclipse. The second was disturbing: the creature sliding into the pupil of an eye. The new, third teaser is my favorite. A beautiful walking cane, [...]
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