30 Days Of Night

the long version

"A war has started in the secret society of vampires. A reaping. A death squad of elders has come to America to 'thin the herd' of the troublesome new breed. Rufus doesn't care about anything but his own survival and he's willing to do anything to ensure it, including getting a dog, a girlfriend, pretending to like his neighbors, and going to extreme lenghts to hide his insatiable craving for blood"--Page 4 of cover.