Guillermo Del Toro's Vampire Book Is Out! But Is It Any Good?


Updated 06/03/09 6:19 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 4 comments

Reviews of Guillermo Del Toro's Book, The Strain

There's no question Guillermo Del Toro is one of the current masters of bringing nightmarish (and fascinating) creatures to life on the big screen. If you've seen any of his movies (Pan's Labyrinth, the Hellboy movies) you know that he is serious about scary stuff. So it didn't come as a surprise to me that he is not happy about the way vampires are currently being embraced as romantic symbols, Read more

Del Toro Promotes His Vampire Books; Kinda Disses Twilight


Updated 04/23/09 11:06 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 16 comments

Del Toro Promotes His Vampire Books; Kinda Disses Twilight

Guillermo Del Toro is known for creating scary creatures and creepy movies — he's an expert on things that go bump in the night, if you will. So it's exciting to see him focus his energies on those undead creatures that are so very hot right now: vampires. On June 2 he'll release the first in a trilogy of vampire novels, co-written with Chuck Hogan, titled The Strain: Book One of The Strain Read more

Back to School: Digital Textbook Resources


Updated 08/23/11 8:20 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Digital and Online Textbooks

Buying college textbooks is one part of back-to-school season we could do without; the rest, like catching up with friends and scoping out new school gadgets, can stay. With the accessibility of digital textbooks, high book prices and back strain from lugging heavy books around campus are happily becoming a distant memory. Give your wallet a break with these e-textbook resources: Kindle Read more