Caution: the movie trailer and scene in the above video are both very violent and bloody. Click zoom if you want your gore fullscreen.

"30 Days of Night" (in theaters now) and "I am Legend" (December premiere) both offer a slightly different take on the subject of vampires than the popular Anne Rice style of sexy vampires.

In 30 Days, the vampires are vicious and more animal-like.  In Legend, the vampires have been created by a virus pandemic, like a bio-weapon bird flu.  Both vampires simply want your blood, of course.

30 Days is based upon the graphic novel series by Steven Niles and Ben Templesmith.  They published a hardcover trilogy this month.

I am Legend was written in 1954 by Richard Matheson and was considered science fiction more than horror because the story takes place in a dystopian future.  It has been adapted to film several times, according to wikipedia.

The 2007 film starring Will Smith (trailer below) looks very cool.  Matheson also released a new version of his novel for this film with Will Smith on the cover.

Even cooler -- the filmakers partnered up with Second Life to create a 3-D roleplaying first person shooter game.  It just went live this month on Second Life.  It's called "I am Legend: Survival."

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