The comic series 30 Days of Night, which is written by Steve Niles and illustrated by Ben Templesmith, became a success after being released. The art style for the comic is interesting because there are no "realistic" renderings of figures or backgrounds. Instead, Templesmith's stylized version of reality builds up the eerie atmosphere that the story calls for. The plot of the story centers around a town in Alaska where a town literally experiences thirty days without sunlight. Once vampires close in on them from the darkness, a group of people must somehow survive the thirty days before a glimpse of daylight.
The movie adaptation of 30 Days of Night came out in 2007 and stars Josh Hartnett and Melissa George. I think the film did the comic enough justice, especially it captured the atmosphere perfectly. Like the comic, the vampires were something to be feared. I think this film helps reinvigorate the vampire genre because it actually makes them something to fear instead of something to love like Twilight.
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