The Strain

This book by Guillermo del Toro was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Joe Rogan. The people who vouched for it on air: Joe Rogan. It comes up in conversations about consciousness, psychedelics. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

The visionary creator of the Academy Award-winning Pan's Labyrinth and a Hammett Award-winning author bring their imaginations to this bold, epic novel about a horrifying battle between man and vampire that threatens all humanity. It is the first installment in a thrilling trilogy and an extraordinary international publishing event.The StrainThey have always been here. Vampires. In secret and in darkness. Waiting.Now their time has come.In one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country.In two months, the world.A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead.

• “there's a great book called The Strain and it's about uh it's a I think gamerro Del Toro wrote it and then they turned it into a series”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “great book called The Strain”
  Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 202402:34:23

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2084 - Jim Breuer". The episode features Jim Breuer: Stand-up comedian and former Saturday Night Live cast member (Half Baked), and a longtime friend of Joe Rogan's of roughly 34 years. Joe Rogan and comedian Jim Breuer ramble for three hours on 'werewolf' elites, COVID, war propaganda, monkey fights, classic cars, music, and psychedelics.