They Aren't Pretty

While researching different news articles to use for this project, I came across an article written about Guillermo Del Toro and a TV pitch he made a few years ago. It was a dystopian vampire story, and the vampires weren't sympathetic, pretty hero types. When the TV execs suggested turning it into a comedy he left. From there he decided to turn this idea into a book trilogy, the first one called The Strain, released in 2009. By now, all 3 books have been published and on Barnes and Noble the books have earned 4 stars, yet until now I had never heard of these books. I think it's really unfortunate that the television show never happened because I personally think it would have been a refreshing change from sparkling, hunky vamps.This is just another example of how the latter characters are what is the popular, in demand version of vampires today, whereas a more classic incarnation just wouldn't sell, at least back in 2009.