Marlowe (30 Days of Night)
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Marlowe is a fictional character in the graphic novel 30 Days of Night
and its film adaptation
.
who organizes the attack on Barrow, Alaska
, during the polar night
in winter. His plan is to have a month of uninterrupted killing and feeding without the burden of sunlight. The premise of the story is that vampires live all over the world, hidden in the shadows and coming out at night to prey on humans.
Upon learning of Marlowe's plan, Vicente
, the ruler of all vampires, becomes enraged at having spent decades trying to convince humans that vampires are not real only to have Marlowe's plan risk exposing them. He comes to Barrow and kills Marlowe himself before determining to eradicate all the humans in the village to eliminate potential witnesses.
In Dark Days it's revealed that Marlowe was the one who made Dane a vampire and that they were close friends.
) is almost similar as the graphic novel, except that he is the primary antagonist rather than a supporting one (Vincente does not appear in the film) but he does have more in common with Vincente. As in the comic, he is the sadistic
leader of a group of evil vampires.
Marlowe manipulates a mentally ill
drifter known only as The Stranger (Ben Foster), into killing all the dogs in Barrow because they do not want anyone to escape by dog-sled to warn the rest of humanity. Marlowe's agent is then arrested and taken into custody. While in the holding cell, he keeps taunting his captors, saying, "They are coming."
He is subsequently proven correct when Marlowe and his minions arrive and invade the village, mauling humans to death where they find them. Marlowe instructs his henchmen to take no prisoners and decapitate the humans they kill instead of turning them into vampires because he doesn't want competition, or the fledgling vampires to alert the world of the vampires' existence.
Eventually, Marlowe infiltrates the police station, where he finds The Stranger weeping in fear in a cell. Whilst Marlowe's female second in command, Iris, looks on indifferently, Marlowe crouches down and breaks the man's neck.
Marlowe and his horde encounter opposition from Eben Oleson (Josh Hartnett
), the town sheriff, and his estranged wife, Stella
(Melissa George
), who succeed in mortally wounding Iris. As she lies dying on the snow, Marlowe bends down beside her and puts her out of her misery by biting out her throat.
Eben and Stella, with the help of Eben's brother Jake, rally the villagers to war against Marlowe and the vampires. One of Marlowe's minions tracks the villagers to the utilidor, where Eben's deputy, Billy, is attacked. When Billy kills the vampire, he becomes infected and starts to turn. Eben decapitates him with the same axe he used to kill John Riis, the owner of the dogs. When Stella and a child are trapped under a wrecked SUV waiting for sunrise, Marlowe decides to burn the town to the ground, making it look like the citizens of Barrow died in an accident. Eben determines that the only way to defeat Marlowe is to become a vampire himself. He takes a sample of Billy's blood and injects it into his veins.
Eben then goes to challenge Marlowe. They engage in battle and, while Eben puts up a good fight, Marlowe eventually overpowers him. As the vampire pounces on his prey, Eben desperately aims a punch at Marlowe's head. The punch goes right through Marlowe's gaping mouth and out the back of his head, killing him instantly. The clouds part as the sun begins to rise and the vampires flee with the onset of dawn.
30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night is a three-issue horror comic book mini-series written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, and published by IDW Publishing in 2002. All three parties co-own the property....
and its film adaptation
30 Days of Night (film)
30 Days of Night is a 2007 American horror film based on the comic book miniseries of the same name. The film is directed by David Slade and stars Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, and Danny Huston...
.
In the comic
Marlowe (alternatively spelt Marlow) is a vampireVampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
who organizes the attack on Barrow, Alaska
Barrow, Alaska
Barrow is the largest city of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is one of the northernmost cities in the world and is the northernmost city in the United States of America, with nearby Point Barrow being the nation's northernmost point. Barrow's population was 4,212 at the...
, during the polar night
Polar night
The polar night occurs when the night lasts for more than 24 hours. This occurs only inside the polar circles. The opposite phenomenon, the polar day, or midnight sun, occurs when the sun stays above the horizon for more than 24 hours.-Description:...
in winter. His plan is to have a month of uninterrupted killing and feeding without the burden of sunlight. The premise of the story is that vampires live all over the world, hidden in the shadows and coming out at night to prey on humans.
Upon learning of Marlowe's plan, Vicente
Vicente (30 Days of Night)
Vicente is a character from the 30 Days of Night franchise, first appearing in the original comic. He is the husband of Lilith, and together they are referred to as the "elders". In Dark Days, Lilith claimed that they were the parents of all other vampires. However, Vicente stated that he had...
, the ruler of all vampires, becomes enraged at having spent decades trying to convince humans that vampires are not real only to have Marlowe's plan risk exposing them. He comes to Barrow and kills Marlowe himself before determining to eradicate all the humans in the village to eliminate potential witnesses.
In Dark Days it's revealed that Marlowe was the one who made Dane a vampire and that they were close friends.
In the film
The film version of Marlowe (played by Danny HustonDanny Huston
-Early life:Huston was born in Rome, Italy. He hails from the illustrious Huston acting and filmmaking dynasty. He is the son of legendary director John Huston, half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston and screenwriter Tony Huston, uncle of actor Jack Huston, stepbrother of Allegra Huston, and...
) is almost similar as the graphic novel, except that he is the primary antagonist rather than a supporting one (Vincente does not appear in the film) but he does have more in common with Vincente. As in the comic, he is the sadistic
Sadistic personality disorder
Sadistic personality disorder is a diagnosis which appeared only in an appendix of the revised third edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders . The current version of the DSM does not include it, so it is no longer considered a valid...
leader of a group of evil vampires.
Marlowe manipulates a mentally ill
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
drifter known only as The Stranger (Ben Foster), into killing all the dogs in Barrow because they do not want anyone to escape by dog-sled to warn the rest of humanity. Marlowe's agent is then arrested and taken into custody. While in the holding cell, he keeps taunting his captors, saying, "They are coming."
He is subsequently proven correct when Marlowe and his minions arrive and invade the village, mauling humans to death where they find them. Marlowe instructs his henchmen to take no prisoners and decapitate the humans they kill instead of turning them into vampires because he doesn't want competition, or the fledgling vampires to alert the world of the vampires' existence.
Eventually, Marlowe infiltrates the police station, where he finds The Stranger weeping in fear in a cell. Whilst Marlowe's female second in command, Iris, looks on indifferently, Marlowe crouches down and breaks the man's neck.
Marlowe and his horde encounter opposition from Eben Oleson (Josh Hartnett
Josh Hartnett
Joshua Daniel "Josh" Hartnett is an American actor and aspiring producer. He first came to audiences' attention in 1997 as "Michael Fitzgerald" in the television series Cracker. He made his feature film debut in 1998, co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later for Miramax...
), the town sheriff, and his estranged wife, Stella
Stella Olemaun
Stella Olemaun is a fictional character in the comic 30 Days of Night created by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith.-Character bio:Stella Olemaun is the wife of Eben Olemaun, the sheriff of the small town of Barrow, Alaska...
(Melissa George
Melissa George
Melissa Suzanne George is an Australian film and television actress who has worked in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Melissa is perhaps best known for her role as Angel Parrish on the Australian soap opera Home and Away...
), who succeed in mortally wounding Iris. As she lies dying on the snow, Marlowe bends down beside her and puts her out of her misery by biting out her throat.
Eben and Stella, with the help of Eben's brother Jake, rally the villagers to war against Marlowe and the vampires. One of Marlowe's minions tracks the villagers to the utilidor, where Eben's deputy, Billy, is attacked. When Billy kills the vampire, he becomes infected and starts to turn. Eben decapitates him with the same axe he used to kill John Riis, the owner of the dogs. When Stella and a child are trapped under a wrecked SUV waiting for sunrise, Marlowe decides to burn the town to the ground, making it look like the citizens of Barrow died in an accident. Eben determines that the only way to defeat Marlowe is to become a vampire himself. He takes a sample of Billy's blood and injects it into his veins.
Eben then goes to challenge Marlowe. They engage in battle and, while Eben puts up a good fight, Marlowe eventually overpowers him. As the vampire pounces on his prey, Eben desperately aims a punch at Marlowe's head. The punch goes right through Marlowe's gaping mouth and out the back of his head, killing him instantly. The clouds part as the sun begins to rise and the vampires flee with the onset of dawn.