Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director mostly known for his acclaimed films
Pan's Labyrinth,
The Devils Backbone,
Crimson Peak and the
Hellboy film franchise. His films draw heavily on sources as diverse as weird fiction, fantasy, horror, and war. In 2009, Del Toro released his debut novel,
The Strain, co-authored with
Chuck Hogan, as the first part of
The Strain Trilogy, an apocalyptic horror series featuring vampires. The series continued with
The Fall in 2010 and concluded with
The Night Eternal in 2011.
