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Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith's graphic novel 30 Days of Night heads to the big screen with producer Sam Raimi and director David Slade (Hard Candy) in charge. But fear not those of you who hate how Hollywood screws up graphic novel/comic book adaptations. Niles helped adapt the book for the big screen and promises it'll remain true to the tone of the graphic novel. For the uninitiated, that means the vampires in 30 Days aren't romantic figures who fly through the air, seduce women, and wear tight-fitting leather.

No, the long-toothed creatures in 30 Days are brutal killers.

Commenting on the way these vampires differ from others, director Slade said, "One of the most amazing things of this premise is that what we're talking about is, 'We're vampires, we're the real thing. We hide behind the myth of the vampires,' so that's fantastic for me because I can make these vampires anything I want them to be. I can make them very realistic and this is what we wanted to do. Yet at the same time, the schism was, okay, to make this a horror film and a very scary one, which I believe we succeeded in doing, you can't go into the realms of fantasy."

Niles added, "And that was something, when Ben and I were doing the comic, I think we were both really aware of was that vampires aren't scary anymore. They hang out with you. Teenage girls date them on TV. They're not scary. We made them too human. We had to strip away all that and the idea of a creature that looks pretty much like us, that looks at us like cattle, like food, and that is it.

That was something me and Ben really wanted to do, make actual frightening vampires again."

The Story
Situated in the extreme northern hemisphere, Barrow, Alaska experiences an entire month of nights each year which makes it the perfect location for hungry vampires seeking out tasty mortals to sink their teeth into. The only thing stopping the vampires from taking over the entire town is a small group of survivors led by the town's sheriff (Josh Hartnett) and his estranged wife (Melissa George).

30 Days of Night heads for daylight on October 19, 2007.

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