The book starts with a frame story in which henry sturges gives seth grahamesmith the lincoln journals. At that moment, lincoln vows to devote his life to killing vampires. The cover, featuring the visage of honest abe with a blood stains on his famous suit and a bloody axe in one hand is enough to make you take pause, open the cover and wonder what kind of absurdest joys lie within the books pages. The slightly longer version starts in 2010, when seth grahamesmith the character, not the author gets the secret journals of abraham lincoln from the vampire henry sturges.
Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper, anthony mackie, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell, and marton csokas. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth grahame. Take, for example, seth grahamesmiths new novel, abraham lincoln vampire hunter. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter features all the detail, colour and readability of the number one bestselling lincoln biography, team of rivals barack obamas favoruite book with thrilling new scenes of vampire combat. Vampire hunter is based on a historytwisting novel by seth grahamesmith. Nbc new york tim burton buys rights to abraham lincoln. Fans of horror may enjoy this creative remix of history more than i did. Vampire hunter march 26, 2010 tim burton bought the film rights largely on the strength of publisher grand central s inhouse trailer for the new book from seth grahamesmith, the man who gave us pride and prejudice and zombies. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith on march 4, 1861, abraham lincoln the exceptional boy of sinking springs farm, apple of his departed mothers eye, survivor of the trials of job, and one of the nations most accomplished vampire hunters was. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith.
There were also the actionpacked scenes of abe killing the bloodsuckers whose true vampiric form resemble bats, making them scary the way vampires has been for centuries. Hatchette book group claims seth grahamesmiths submitted novel is nothing more than an appropriation of a 120yearold publicdomain. Lets be honest, the title kind of tells you everything that you. Feb 16, 2010 take abraham lincoln and his famous railsplitting ax, add a dash of vampires and voila. Vampire hunter, seth also wrote tim burtons film dark shadows. Contributor benjamin brown looks at 10 interesting facts about abraham lincoln, who is getting a bit of media attention this week as a movie debuts about lincolns fictional exploits as a vampire hunter. Nov 14, 2010 the trailer was written and directed by bodega creative director, adam reid. Vampire hunter has generated a lot of buzz on the internet, but that means little at the box office. The journal style book is written as a partial secret diary of abraham lincoln, kept by the 16th president of the united. Its the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble.
Lincoln s grandfather was killed by vampires and his father observed the death. Vampire hunter in honest abes hometown of springfield, il. By associating slavery with vampires, this book oversimplifies a majorly complex issue, and does a disservice to the countless slaves who suffered at the hands of real. Over the weekend, screen rant participated in a special and surreal event for abraham lincoln. Abe frees the slaves and that makes the vampires go crazy and start attacking all humans. From lincoln s frontier childhood to his assassination, this richly reimagined history casts new light on an incredible man. The writer who united jane austen and zombies reveals lincolns secret career as a vampire hunter. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a biographical action horror mashup novel by seth grahamesmith, released on march 2, 2010, through new yorkbased. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter movie adaptation is a movie you should watch for its good production design and costume that truly depicts the time of abraham lincoln. He trains as a hunter for ten years and eventually gets his revenge on barts and kills him. It just seemed to stroll right up and punch him in the gut.
Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith, with which historic person did abraham lincoln become acquainted because each thought the other was a vampire. Vampire hunter presents slavery not just as something historical, but as a way of thinking about the world as an unequal place that continues to this day. Vampire hunter opened, and offered up a fun action thriller using a familiar american icon sporting some modern, asskicking mixed martial arts techniques against familiar, bloodsucking foes. Jun 22, 2012 contributor benjamin brown looks at 10 interesting facts about abraham lincoln, who is getting a bit of media attention this week as a movie debuts about lincolns fictional exploits as a vampire hunter. Jun 23, 2012 in anticipation of the upcoming film, i just finished reading abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are planning to take over the united states. Take abraham lincoln and his famous railsplitting ax, add a dash of vampires and voila. Abraham lincolns secret journal on vampire hunting casts new light on many of the seminal events in american history and adds immeasurable complexity to a man already thought to be. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a biographical action horror mashup novel by seth grahamesmith, released on march 2, 2010, through new yorkbased publishing company grand central publishing. Jun 27, 2012 scenestealers contributor warren cantrell is a trained historian with a b.
I was thoroughly surprised at this books creativity, writing, as well as suspense, and humor. The owner of the plantation is jack barts, a vampire, who poisoned lincoln s mother. Many other facts in the book, however, are true, starting with the death of his mother when he was 9. Lincoln s father borrowed money from someone that turned out to be a vampire, and when he couldnt pay the guy back, the vampire killed lincoln s mother as repayment. And while this may not actually be based on a comic book, it still. Vampire hunter kindle edition by grahamesmith, seth. Feb 25, 2010 from the new york times bestselling author of pride and prejudice and zombies comes the true history of our sixteenth president seth grahamesmiths abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. Lincoln signs the emancipation proclamation as a way to starve the vampires and helps turn the tide of the civil war. For over 250 years, between 1607 and 1865, vampires thrived in the shadows of america. Vampire hunter the boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Vampire hunter, written by seth grahamesmith and published 2010. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith on march 4, 1861, abraham lincoln the exceptional boy of sinking springs farm, apple of his departed mothers eye, survivor of the trials of job, and one of the nations most accomplished vampire hunters was sworn in as the 16th president of the united states. Graham smiths publisher sent a galley copy of the book due for release on.
Its a skillful and clever mixture of fact and fiction that makes for a fascinating reading experience. Michael krebs as abraham lincoln and jason vail as the vampire. The rest of the book is the story of those journals and some interviews and probably some notes cribbed from wikipedia. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter official trailer youtube. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins. Visionary filmmakers tim burton and timur bekmambetov director of wanted bring a fresh and visceral voice to the bloodthirsty lore of the vampire, imagining lincoln as historys greatest hunter of the undead. Facts about the real abraham lincoln national constitution. Pride and prejudice and zombies author seth grahamesmith adapts his own book for 20th century fox. Chet manning, troubleshooter with the south and west railroad, never needed to look for action. Scenestealers contributor warren cantrell is a trained historian with a b. The title of this book however strange and shocking lays it all out on the line for us. The league of extraordinary gentlemen, hamilton miranda, johnny appleseed folklore, johnny tremain esther forbes, the legend of sleepy hollow all media types, sleepy hollow tv, poe edgar allan works, gravity falls, abraham lincoln.
This book mashes together history and vampirehorror, but were there ever any points where you thought the two types of book didnt go together. Seeking a friend for the end of the world will need to connect with more mature moviegoers, and while they havent had a lot of wide releases to check out, the film is opening in less than 2000 theaters, which will hurt its box. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith abebooks. Seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. The author doesnt deviate from the standard story of lincoln, from his days as a lawyer, to getting involved in politics, to. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In addition to adapting the screenplay for abraham lincoln. The author so skillfully weaves historical records, with his fictional narrative, that it. Vampire hunter is such a smashing title its too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it. The book seriously posits history, if abraham lincoln had been a vampire hunter. The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. While there, we visited the 16th presidents tomb, climbed into the ordinarily restricted and highly creepy areas just above the gravesites of lincolns wife mary and three of their sons, took a midnight tour of the presidential.
Mar 02, 2010 the book seriously posits history, if abraham lincoln had been a vampire hunter. Feb 15, 2012 englischer trailer zu abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter explores the secret life of our greatest president, and the untold story that shaped our nation. Its pure actionhorror, with lots of revenge, blood, and fighting all in 3d. Vampire hunter is one of those books thats going to be sold by the cover and title alone. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith, why did southern slave holders originally align with the vampires. Vampire hunter by grahamesmith, seth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Though it plays fast and loose with facts and has a silly premise, the movie has little humor. Though i enjoyed learning about lincoln, the moments of gore inbetween werent for me.
The trailer was written and directed by bodega creative director, adam reid. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith. From the new york times bestselling author of pride and prejudice and zombies comes the true history of our sixteenth president seth grahamesmiths abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith. Heres what im going to tell you, im going to talk about the style of this novel, not really the plot or anything else. The author so skillfully weaves historical records, with his fictional narrative, that it can be difficult to pick out which is which. The author so skillfully weaves historical records, with his fictional narrative.
This book is so nice to readers that it tells you in the introduction why we should care. Vampire hunter has visual style to spare, but its overly serious tone doesnt jibe with its decidedly silly central premise, leaving filmgoers with an unfulfilling blend of. The owner of the plantation is jack barts, a vampire, who poisoned lincolns mother. It took me no time to read this book, i found it a fascinating way of seeing history unfold through the eyes of abraham lincoln as translated by seth grahamesmith i like that the author picked abraham lincoln as the buffy the vampire slayer of the 1800s. There are countless books written about our famed 16th president, and thats not too shocking since most historians will quickly site him as.