The Strain Summary

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The Strain Summary

The Strain, written by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, involves the fall of New York City to a virus that turns its hosts into vampires. The vampire's strain of disease infects people instantly. The virus is brought to New York by way of the Seventh Master, one of the original seven vampire Masters. Eldritch Palmer, a decrepit old man, seeks immortality in exchange for the Master’s conquering of the...

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