The Statue of Liberty receives a gruesome makeover in three new posters for the third season of "The Strain."

As the horror thriller returns later this month on FX, New York City has become a battleground, with the residents abandoned by the federal government and forced to fight for survival against the strigori. Beset by betrayal, disappointment and paranoia, the group of heroes is splintering even as the Master moves closer to executing an irreversible transformation of the world.

Adapted by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan and Carlton Cuse from the horror novels by del Toro and Hogan, "The Strain" stars Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Kevin Durand, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Natalie Brown, Miguel Gomez, Max Charles, Ruta Gedmintas, Rupert Penry-Jones, Samantha Mathis and Joaquín Cosío.

The series returns for it third season Sunday, Aug. 28, on FX.