7. Steve Niles - 30 Days Of Night: Dark Days
While 30 Days Of Night was a big enough hit to warrant a sequel, it wasnt quite big enough to receive a theatrical one. So with a reduced budget, no returning cast and the great central gimmick of the original gone, the only route was to make a cheap, cheerless action movie based on the already disappointing comic sequel. Not a great recipe. 30 Days Of Night author Steve Niles returned to help pen the script just like he did on the original - but even with his input, the movie just sits there. The story is threadbare, the characters arent interesting or likable and there isnt even any good action scenes to compensate. The film also carries an unrelentingly dour tone, so its not even fun when the gore starts to flow. Aside from one shocking moment when a character has their head bashed in with a brick, the only emotion youll feel is boredom. Niles himself wasnt happy with the result, and there are no plans to revisit the series anytime soon.