The Strain
The Strain Vlogs #1.4: It’s Not For Everyone
A secret autopsy demonstrates the bizarre progression of the mystery virus; Eph and Nora race to find the father of the youngest victim of the plane tragedy; Ansel takes desperate measures to protect ...
The Strain #1.4: It’s Not For Everyone Recap
It’s Not For Everyone Episode Summary As his friends conduct an autopsy on Redfern’s transformed body, Jim makes a startling confession. Meanwhile, Gus gets a new job and Ansel takes despe...
The Strain Recap: 1.3: Gone Smooth
The title for this week’s episode of The Strain is both my favourite title for an episode (from any TV show ever) and one of the most horrifying things I have ever had the joy to come across. We...
The Strain Vlog #1.3: Gone Smooth
Eph and Nora fight to save Capt. Redfern's life; a spike in rat attacks signals Fet that something inexplicable is happening below the city; Setrakian begins his own merciless plan to stop the spread ...
The Strain #1.3: Gone Smooth Recap
Gone Smooth Episode Summary Eph and Nora fight to save Captain Redfern’s life. Meanwhile, Abraham is released from jail and gets the passenger manifest, while Jim meets with Eichorst and discove...
The Strain Vlogs #1.2: The Box
The four survivors begin manifesting strange symptoms, but Eph and Nora's attempt to quarantine them is thwarted; Setrakian receives a surprise visit from an old acquaintance.
The Strain Vlog #1.1: Night Zero
Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his team investigate a plane that lands in New York City with everyone on board dead; pawnbroker Abraham Setrakian is convinced that something sinister is beginning.
Strained: The Horror of a TV Show Turned Novel
I was promised horror, discomfort and a lingering sense of dread. What I got was bludgeoned into boredom by pages upon pages of unnecessary details and irrelevant points of view that slowly sucked the...