{"id":34528,"date":"2014-09-23T13:45:08","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T17:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=34528"},"modified":"2014-09-23T13:32:25","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T17:32:25","slug":"tvs-strain-gives-east-harlem-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=34528","title":{"rendered":"TV&#8217;s &#8220;The Strain&#8221; gives East Harlem Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-23-at-12.46.07-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34531\" src=\"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-23-at-12.46.07-PM.png\" alt=\"The Strain\" width=\"143\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of our favorite TV shows is The Strain.<\/p>\n<p>One of the reasons we love it so much is that East Harlem is prominently referenced several times during each episode.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the trailer, a synopsis, and a link to the book on Amazon on which the show is based. \u00a0 The series can also be purchased on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DqcuyXeN8O8\">The Strain &#8211; Extended Trailer 2014 New Horror Show &#8211; YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/DqcuyXeN8O8\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/DqcuyXeN8O8\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"productDescriptionSource\" style=\"color: #333333;\">Amazon.com Review<\/h3>\n<div class=\"productDescriptionWrapper\" style=\"color: #333333;\">\n<p><a style=\"color: #996633;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/feature.html?docId=1000400181\"><strong>Amazon Best of the Month, June 2009:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Who better to reinvent the vampire genre than Guillermo Del Toro, the genius behind\u00a0\u0003<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"productDescriptionSource\">Amazon.com Review<\/h3>\n<div class=\"productDescriptionWrapper\">\n<p><a style=\"color: #996633;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/feature.html?docId=1000400181\"><strong>Amazon Best of the Month, June 2009:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Who better to reinvent the vampire genre than Guillermo Del Toro, the genius behind\u00a0<a style=\"color: #996633;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pans-Labyrinth-Ivana-Baquero\/dp\/B000O76ZQC\"><em>Pan&#8217;s Labyrinth<\/em><\/a>, and Chuck Hogan, master of character-driven thrillers like\u00a0<a style=\"color: #996633;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Prince-Thieves-Novel-Chuck-Hogan\/dp\/1416554904\"><em>Prince of Thieves<\/em><\/a>? The first of a trilogy,\u00a0<em>The Strain<\/em>\u00a0is everything you want from a horror novel&#8211;dark, bloody, and packed full of mayhem and mythology. But, be forewarned, these are not like any vampires you&#8217;ve met before&#8211;they&#8217;re not sexy or star-crossed or &#8220;vegetarians&#8221;&#8211;they are hungry, they are connected, and they are multiplying. The vampire virus marches its way across New York, and all that stands between us and a grotesque end are a couple of scientists, an old man with a decades-old vendetta, and a young boy. This first installment moves fast and sets up the major players, counting down to the beginning of the end. Great summer reading. &#8212;<em>Daphne Durham<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>and Chuck Hogan, master of character-driven thrillers like\u00a0<a style=\"color: #996633;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Prince-Thieves-Novel-Chuck-Hogan\/dp\/1416554904\"><em>Prince of Thieves<\/em><\/a>? The first of a trilogy,\u00a0<em>The Strain<\/em>\u00a0is everything you want from a horror novel&#8211;dark, bloody, and packed full of mayhem and mythology. But, be forewarned, these are not like any vampires you&#8217;ve met before&#8211;they&#8217;re not sexy or star-crossed or &#8220;vegetarians&#8221;&#8211;they are hungry, they are connected, and they are multiplying. The vampire virus marches its way across New York, and all that stands between us and a grotesque end are a couple of scientists, an old man with a decades-old vendetta, and a young boy. This first installment moves fast and sets up the major players, counting down to the beginning of the end. Great summer reading. &#8212;<em>Daphne Durham<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of our favorite TV shows is The Strain. 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