Virus.

Last night was the premiere of the new show, “The Strain” on FX. It’s based on Guillermo Del Toro’s (with Chuck Hogan) great trilogy. Its great to see literature on the screen, be it small or big, but what I loved about the pilot was that it reminded me how fluid mythology is, especially that of the vampire.

(if you haven’t watched the show/read the books, beware of spoilers)

I love the scientific approach taken to explain the vampiric plague about to hit the city. In my vampire novel, I took a similar road: my vampires are the product of a dormant, predatory virus activating in humans, similar to cancer. I won’t give it all away, but Guillermo Del Toro’s vampires really flip the usual mythology upside down.

Its a show I recommend everyone start watching.