"30 Days of Night" is a horror-thriller film directed by David Slade, adapted from the comic series by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith. The plot unfolds in the isolated town of Barrow, Alaska, where a chilling and extraordinary phenomenon occurs: every winter, the town endures a month of complete darkness known as polar night.
During this prolonged absence of sunlight, a pack of vampires, led by the merciless Marlow (Danny Huston), invades the town, viewing it as an ideal hunting ground to feast without the threat of daylight. Sheriff Eben Oleson, portrayed by Josh Hartnett, along with his estranged spouse Stella (Melissa George) and a small band of survivors, must battle to survive as the vampires methodically wreak havoc and destroy the community.
The film presents vampires as monstrous, swift, and brutal beings, driven by an insatiable thirst and devoid of any empathy for their human victims. This depiction of vampires as savage, primal entities revitalizes the vampire genre, stepping away from the traditional romanticized portrayals and embracing pure horror.