The creepy series The Strain – based on the trilogy by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan – is poised to return. Judging from FX’s new trailer, it’s going to be darker, creepier and messier than season one. I can’t wait! Check it out after the jump. The Strain returns this summer.
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Shaky Trailer: San Andreas!
Warner Bros. disaster flick, San Andreas, has a very scary new trailer. Even star Dwayne Johnson – as a rescue helicopter pilot named Ray – looks tiny in comparison to The Big One. See for yourself after the jump. San Andreas opens on May 29th.
Disastrous Trailer: San Andreas!
What if a massive earthquake happened along the San Andreas Fault? That’s the premise of the epic Dwayne Johnson disaster flick San Andreas, which finds Ray (Johnson) and his estranged wife, Emma (Carla Gugino), trying to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco to find their daughter, Blake (Alexandra Daddario). San Andreas opens on May 29, 2015. […]
Showrunner Carlton Cuse chats about The Strain
Producer/screenwriter Carlton Cuse first read “The Strain” horror book trilogy in 2009 and became an instant fan. When he was approached by Guillermo del Toro to adapt the book series for tv, it was an absolute yes. However, this was not going to be just another vampire tv show. It was unique in itself. Months […]
FX Renews The Strain; Home Video Release Date Set For Season One!
FX’s hit horror series The Strain has been picked up for a second season. The critically acclaimed series (Eclipse gave it an A+) takes the idea of horrific, not sparkly and tormented, vampires and amps it up to creepy new heights by emphasizing its implacable, disease-like elements. The news of the show’s renewal comes with […]
The Strain Shines Darkly – Not Sparkly!
The Strain (FX, Sundays, 10/9C) brings the idea of vampires as evil predatory creatures who do not charm and most definitely do not sparkle. Adapted from the novels by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan – both Executive Producers on the series, and writers of the premiere; Del Toro directed – this is a series […]
The Strain: Guillermo Del Toro and Carlton Cuse Want To Creep You Out!
FX’s The Strain (Sundays, 10/9C) approaches vamipirism as a disease – a disease with an intelligence, with nothing remotely sympathetic about it. Premiering this weekend, The Strain will shock you, scare and probably prompt you to laugh nervously as often as you scream (or hold back screams – your choice…). Eclipse had the opportunity to […]
The Strain’s Del Toro & Cuse Answer Fan Questions Tomorrow!
Don’t strain yourselves, but tomorrow, July 11th, there are two great opportunities coming up for fans of Guillermo Del Toro and Carlton Cuse to learn more about their new series, The Strain (FX, Sundays, 10/9C). Follow the jump for details.
Carlton Cuse Brings The Returned to A&E!
Carlton Cuse’s American adaptation of hit French series The Returned has been picked up with a 10-episode order and a summer production start. The Returned is a unique take on the zombie genre and the North American debut of the original French series placed in the top five of Eclipse’s Favorite Fifteen + 5 earlier […]
Welcome to the Bates Motel! We Hope You Enjoy Your Stay!
How do you follow a six-season run on one of the biggest cult TV shows of all time? If you’re Carlton Cuse, you tackle the backstory of the most famous serial killer in film and TV history, Norman Bates. A&E’s newest scripted series, Bates Motel (Mondays, 10/9C), has a very promising premiere; an introduction that […]
TELEVISION: Lost – Like General Franco, John Locke is Still Dead!
After ten-and-a-half months, Lost returned with its final season premiere, a two-hour premiere called LA X, last night. The final Lost recap, in a stroke of genius, was narrated by Michael [Ben Linus] Emerson and tracked the individual character arcs of the main cast members – an approach that was unique for these things – […]