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Josh Harnett running from some nasty Vampires in 30 DAYS OF NIGHT(2007).
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30 DAYS of Night Series on FEARnet

By: Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor
Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Source: FEARnet Release

It seems that FEARnet, Columbia Pictures & Graphic Novelist Steve Niles are joining forces to bring all you horror fans something in connection with their upcoming release, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. The vampire tale is based off of Niles creation and centers on a town called Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost town in the U.S. When the winter sun sets and does not rise for 30 days and nights, an evil force arises to strike terror on the town, and all hope is pinned on a husband-and-wife cop team. (Josh Hartnett and Melissa George).

In connection with this upcoming highly anticipated, FEARnet is planning a new web series titled 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: BLOOD TRAILS beginning on September 13 and ending on October 19 in connection with the film's release.

Here's the details:

Following on the heels of their highly-buzzed about short form mini-series “Devil’s Trade,” FEARnet, the world’s premiere horror and thriller website and on-demand service, and Ghost House Pictures, the joint-venture between Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Mandate Pictures, will once again unleash terror on horror fans with 30 Days of Night: Blood Trails. This chilling gore fest about blood-thirsty vampires is inspired by Steve Niles’ ground-breaking graphic novel and Sony’s upcoming feature film, the Ghost House produced 30 Days of Night which tells the story of vampires who terrorize the town of Barrow , Alaska . The mini-series premieres on FEARnet.com and FEARnet’s VOD channel on September 13^th.

Blood Trails is based on the New Orleans storyline from the original 30 Days of Night graphic novels and will bring horror fans even deeper into the terrifying vampire-infested world. It follows George, a young addict who makes a living seeking covert information for the weary but wise vampire hunter Judith. Ready for change, George plans to score one final job so he can leave town – but finds the road to salvation quickly crumbling when his contacts start turning up dead. Now George must dodge vampires while navigating the harsh underbelly of New Orleans to get his last payday and make it out alive.

The spine-tingling action will unfold over seven, 3-5 minute mini-sodes on a weekly basis. The project is directed by rising horror star Victor Garcia (“Return To House On Haunted Hill”) from a script by “Devil’s Trade” writer Ben Ketai with Steve Niles serving as a creative consultant.

“In our commitment to creating the premiere horror and thriller destination, we are reaching out to the creative community and providing a platform for the short-form thrillers that lurk in the minds of entertainment’s most creative people,” said Diane Robina, President of FEARnet. “To have the Ghost House team and Sony on board for our second series is absolutely wonderful…both for us and for horror lovers everywhere.”

Ghost House partner Rob Tapert added, "We’ve seen the digital space grow exponentially in the last few years and FEARnet presents us with another great opportunity to expand our goal in providing original content to the horror community. 30 Days of Night is a huge theatrical release for us and a graphic novel series that has a tremendous fan base. To be able to provide these core fans and horror lovers alike with a chance to get even deeper into this Vampire world through the Blood Trails mini-series is truly exciting for us.”

Ghost House’s big screen adaptation of 30 Days of Night will be released by Sony Pictures on October 19^th in the U.S. The film is directed by David Slade (Hard Candy) and stars Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston and Ben Foster.

About Ghost House Pictures

With a keen desire to continue bringing scares and thrills to moviegoers, Ghost House Pictures was formed back in May 2002. Following their first venture into the digital space two years ago, Ghost House recently used original content in association with the theatrical release of their films including The Grudge 2 and The Messengers webisodes.

About FEARnet

FEARnet, the world's premier horror destination on demand, online and on mobile devices is a cutting-edge, multi-platform horror network with an unrivaled modern horror library bringing together the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services with the two top studios producing and distributing horror and movies to deliver horror fans uninterrupted fear 24/7. The advertising supported network is a joint venture between Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), Sony Pictures Television (SPT: US) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF).

FEARnet On Demand, available on Comcast includes the biggest stash of thriller, killer and chiller horror titles from Sony and Lionsgate's vast film libraries. www.fearnet.com users can explore the world of the macabre on a visually arresting video-rich environment packed with movies, interactive community features and fresh original content. The site features free streaming video, download to own movies, social networks features including a "victim" profiles and chat capabilities, news and reviews and more.

30 DAYS of Night Series on FEARnet

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