
On the set of 30 Days of Night Raimi kept his distance, contributing greatly to the casting decision of Hartnett and providing notes throughout production, but mostly tending to his commitments to everyone's favorite wall-crawling superhero, an experience less bloody than the wet time Slade had one set. "It's always been an element of the horror film to show us the gross-out, that's one option for all filmmakers," comments Raimi on the realistic violence of "30 Days." "It's not something I've found myself above either, so I don't want to sound like a big shot. You definitely want to get the 'Oh, gross!' reaction at the drive-in. Build suspense, build scares, and laughs, create some really scary sound moments but a gross-out is not beneath me."