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Meltdown Presents: Midnight Signing with Guillermo Del Toro. A World Premiere Event!
We at Meltdown apologize immediately to you, the human race, as we appear to have made a terrible mistake and we fear that we have doomed you all.
A vampire cannot cross a flowing body of water without the assistance and direct invitation of a living human being. In Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s THE STRAIN, this fact of dark fiction is key to understanding the horror that follows in this fantastic and terrifying new novel. Mankind faces extinction in the form of a rogue vampire lord from the old country who, with the help of a human or two, has come to make war on the old way of doing business and repaint the world with a darker palette.
A few weeks ago, a representative of Mr. del Toro contacted the store and asked if Meltdown would like to host a signing of this new work. We thought that sounded just fine. We didn’t blink when it was suggested that it be a midnight signing as we are night owls as well. Happier still was that we would have a limited edition hardcover with event-only signed tipped-in from Guillermo del Toro on hand that evening.
It did strike an odd note when they then asked that one of us at the store reach Mr. del Toro at home on his private line (a number that has since been disconnected) and invite him personally to Meltdown for the signing.
So now, having read the novel in its entirety, we worry that we have invited a vampire lord who has made a very canny disguise of being a creative type into our home where he plans to begin some kind of viral Armageddon, thereby dooming the entire human race and ruining the book signing. The novel also taught us there is very little we can do in the face of vampire takeover other than avoid shadows and hoard silver (note to self: visit pawnbrokers) so we will be going on with the event as planned.
See you at midnight. We hope.
WHAT: GUILLERMO DEL TORO SIGNS
THE STRAIN
A NEW NOVEL BY GUILLERMO DEL TORO & CHUCK HOGAN
WHEN: TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009
MIDNIGHT @ MELTDOWN
7522 W SUNSET BLVD LA CA 90046
www.meltcomics.com
About Meltdown Comics: Meltdown Comics is the largest comic book shop on the West Coast, located in the heart of Hollywood on Sunset Blvd. Meltdown opened in 1993 and has since become one the most respected comic book store in the world. With a sophisticated approach to merchandise and operations and a reputation for hosting successful events in their Melt Gallery. Meltdown is a must-see pop culture destination
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