Sam Raimi-produced vampire film 30 Days of Night

Movie day!

Watch the Sam Raimi-produced vampire film 30 Days of Night, which Roger Ebert called “better than it needs to be” (on Netflix).

Seriously, this is some quality filmmaking here, that happens to also be terrifying. Even my mom likes it.

Some reasons it is awesome:

  • The shots and culture of Utqiaġvik/Barrow, Alaska.
  • The vampires are unlike other vampires. They are almost alien and have their own language. “[A] fictional vampire language, with click consonants, was constructed with the help of a professor of linguistics and the nearby University of Auckland. [Director David] Slade explained, ‘We designed this really simple language that didn’t sound like any particular accent that you would be aware of.'”
  • The graphic novels are also beautiful and horrifying.

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