Guillermo Del Toro Sinks His Teeth Into Vampire Books

We told you earlier this month how remarkably busy Guillermo del Toro will be for the next nine years; he's got a new deal with Universal keeping him occupied post-Hobbit with everything from Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde to Slaughterhouse-Five. Oh, and Frankenstein. Beyond that, though, del Toro is about to become an author. The Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth director has a trilogy of vampire stories in the works, and the first installment (called The Strain) will be released next summer. The trilogy is a collaboration between del Toro and crime writer Chuck Hogan, who, as we all know, is one of the best WWE champions of all time. Del Toro says the novels are "epic in scope. The trilogy advances in unexpected ways and each book contains unique and surprising revelations about the history, physiology and lore of the vampiric race, tracing its roots all the way back to its Old Testament origins." Sounds like a pretty dense read, actually, and I really wouldn't expect less from a guy who pursues the mythology of everything in his work. I think it's safe to say we'll never see him directing a sequel to Beverly Hills Chihuahua. I genuinely admire del Toro more for not veering into a lot of new territory when he became an A-list director. I think it's very cool that he's still obsessed with exploring things that go bump in the night. And he'll be doing it for at least the next decade.

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[Milton W. Mannix]

"V" the first novel of the first vampire ever. Main character, Narul. Is interested in whatever you devise. His scrutiny is peerless, his conclusions final.