This is part of a series about movies based on comic books. 

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Referenced media:

• “Twilight” (Catherine Hardwicke, 2008)
• “Interview with the Vampire” (Rolin Jones, 2022)
• “World War Z” (Marc Forster, 2013)
• “Beloved” (Jonathan Demme, 1998)
• “The Last Samurai” (Edward Zwick, 2003)
• “The Last of the Mohicans” (Michael Mann, 1992)
• “28 Days Later” (Danny Boyle, 2002)
• “30 Days of Night” (2002) by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith
• “30 Days of Night: Dark Days” (Ben Ketai, 2010)
• “30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow” (2004) by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith
• “30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales” (2005) by Steve Niles, Matt Fraction, Kody Chamberlain, and Ben Templesmith
• “The Walking Dead” (2003-2019) by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore
• “The Thing” (John Carpenter, 1982)
• “The Terrifier 3” (Damien Leone, 2024)
• “Smile 2” (Parker Finn, 2024)
• “Near Dark” (Kathryn Bigelow, 1987)
• “The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams” (Charles E. Sellier, Jr., 1977-1978)

Audio quotation:

• “30 Days of Night” (David Slade, 2007), including music composed by Brian Reitzell, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLohYzz4btpaQvWrny4rQixCHDjuGwFr0e
• “Axe blow to the flesh (sound effect)” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_0GkjAoYY