‘They’re coming…’
30 Days of Night is a 2007 American supernatural horror film based on the comic book miniseries of the same name. The film was directed by David Slade (Nightmare Cinema; Hannibal TV series). Ted Adams, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert produced via their Ghost House Pictures company.
The Ghost House Pictures production stars Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, and Danny Huston.
30 Days of Night was originally pitched as a comic book, then as a film, but was rejected. Years later Steve Niles showed IDW Publishing the idea and it finally went into development as a comic book in 2002, proving to be highly successful.
Plot:
In the far Northern Hemisphere, the small town of Barrow, Alaska, experiences a solid month of darkness every year. Though most residents head south for the winter, some townspeople remain behind.
However, those who stay regret their decision when, one year, hungry vampires descend on Barrow to feed. Sheriff Eben (Josh Hartnett), his wife (Melissa George) and a dwindling band of survivors must try to last until dawn breaks over Barrow’s monthlong twilight…
Trailer:
Free to watch online on YouTube [may vary from region to region]:
Filming locations:
Henderson Valley Studios in Auckland, New Zealand
Box office:
$75,505,973 worldwide on a reported budget of $30 million.
