30 Days of Night and 30 Days of Night: Dark Days

Set in the remote, isolated town of Barrow, Alaska, 30 Days of Night (2007–present, IDW) reimagines vampire horror by exploiting a terrifying natural phenomenon: a month of unending polar night. This compact, standalone series, most famously associated with writer Steve Niles and artist Ben Templesmith, strips the genre to its primal fear of being hunted in total darkness, establishing a chilling, atmospheric tone that would define its enduring legacy. Its immediate follow-up, 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, expands the nightmare beyond Barrow's borders, exploring the aftermath of survival and the wider vampire conspiracy. Together, these two volumes form the essential, foundational story of a modern horror classic.