Watched this film yesterday with nathaniel, mickey, joshua and daoming. Vampire hunter denies origin and legacy of slavery. Feb 16, 2010 take abraham lincoln and his famous railsplitting ax, add a dash of vampires and voila. It is in to the authors credit, that one can read what on the face, seems like an absurd premise, and end the book thinking that that absurd premise could actually be reality. Only teens who belong to the johnson county teen online reading club group are eligible to win prizes, but everyone can take the quiz. Aoc public affairs officer matt guilfoyle watches lincoln and abraham lincoln. 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. Years later, abraham lincoln seeks revenges against jack barts but he fails in his intent of killing the vampire. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a oneroom cabin, where a nineyearold abraham lincoln kneels at his suffering mothers. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies. Abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are planning to take over the united states. The owner of the plantation is jack barts, a vampire, who poisoned lincoln s mother.
After 911, our country has grappled with how much were willing to. The book seriously posits history, if abraham lincoln had been a vampire hunter. Nbc new york tim burton buys rights to abraham lincoln. The rest of the book is the story of those journals and some interviews and probably some notes cribbed from wikipedia. Feb, 2012 abraham lincoln is reinvented as a vampire killing president in this timur bekmambetovdirected action picture starring benjamin walker, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell, and dominic cooper. Come in to read stories and fanfics that span multiple fandoms in the abraham lincoln.
Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter part 01 movie book ruben valentine. I was delightedly surprised to find it a very serious look at an alternative history. 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. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith. Abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are. When president lincoln s mother is killed by a supernatural creature, he embarks on a mission to kill vampires and their slaveowning helpers. Take, for example, seth grahamesmiths new novel, abraham lincoln vampire hunter. Am i the only one who gets chills abraham lincoln was a little more than a child when his mother passed due to a mysterious illness.
Vampire hunter and is surprised by which film more accurately depicts the u. Vampire hunter is such a smashing title its too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it. Scenestealers contributor warren cantrell is a trained historian with a b. As i walked i saw a boy, about my age he was cutting something into a piece of wood. The theme of abraham lincoln vampire hunter is that their is hidden meaning behind everyone.
This chapter starts off with a lincoln quote about how all men are created free and equal. Newsletter 6, past program 5, podcast 11, preservation 80, press. The movies virtues and some of its miscues essentially originate with grahamesmiths script. Jun 23, 2012 in anticipation of the upcoming film, i just finished reading abraham lincoln. You can picture this as an oceans 11heist organization. He was just your typical college student attending george washington university. 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. 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. Seth grahamesmith screenplay by, seth grahamesmith based on the novel by. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a biographical action horror mashup novel by seth grahamesmith, released on march 2, 2010, through new yorkbased. 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. This takes a ridiculous what if premise and then proceeds to neither expand on the conceit or even revel in its campy daftness. Chapter 1 abraham lincoln vampire hunter love story. Matthew abraham lincoln, abe for short because hed been named after his father, could trace his family lineage back to president lincoln through mary todd.
At its heart, the film wishes away responsibility for some of americas most tragic and horrific chapters the frontier slaughter of. A point of pride for his otherwise unnoteworthy family. 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. Vampire hunter, seth also wrote tim burtons film dark shadows. Abraham lincoln is reinvented as a vampirekilling president in this timur bekmambetovdirected action picture starring benjamin walker, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus. It just seemed to stroll right up and punch him in the gut. 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.
Chet manning, troubleshooter with the south and west railroad, never needed to look for action. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith abebooks. Vampire hunter crossover fanfiction archive with over 16 stories. My 11 year old daughter liked the movie so maybe grownups werent the. Its a skillful and clever mixture of fact and fiction that makes for a fascinating reading experience.
Though i enjoyed learning about lincoln, the moments of gore inbetween werent for me. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith. When president lincolns mother is killed by a supernatural creature, he embarks on a mission to kill vampires and their slaveowning helpers. 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. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, her death was due to a vengeful vampire. Vampire hunter the boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper, anthony mackie, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell, and marton csokas. According to this speculative novel, abe is, throughout. The movie abraham lincoln the vampire hunter is acted on the basis of a novel by a similar name written by grahame seth. At the age of 9, abraham lincoln witnesses his mother being killed by a vampire, jack barts.
Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. I do enjoy historicalpolitical biographies, particularly those. The owner of the plantation is jack barts, a vampire, who poisoned lincolns mother. 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. Mar 20, 2010 abraham lincoln reborn as a vampire slayer suppose that, in 19thcentury america, the forces of good and evil battled for the soul of the new republic what we now know as the civil war. Its pure actionhorror, with lots of revenge, blood, and fighting all in 3d. Pr newswire bodega produces epic book trailer for abraham lincoln. Joshua fry speed, abes talky friend and vampirehunting. And while this may not actually be based on a comic book. Vampire hunter 2012 r action, fantasy, horror, western. Vampire hunter march 2, 2010 the twominute microepic was written and directed by bodega creative director adam reid, and features a deadon likeness of abraham lincoln michael krebs in his white house office circa 1864 as he confronts. Vampire hunter and international box office slayer.
He trains as a hunter for ten years and eventually gets his revenge on barts and kills him. Its the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble. The journal style book is written as a partial secret diary of abraham lincoln, kept by the 16th president of the united. And while this may not actually be based on a comic book, it still. Vampire hunter, written by seth grahamesmith and published 2010. Vampire hunter 2012 plot summary 6 abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are planning to take over the united states. Fox beat other studios in a bidding war for rights to the film the following october. Abraham lincoln reborn as a vampire slayer suppose that, in 19thcentury america, the forces of good and evil battled for the soul of the new republic.
Mary elizabeth winstead at an event for abraham lincoln. The title made a very clear declaration of the movies aim, and the content delivered exactly that. Answer these 10 questions correctly and you could win an amc gift card to see the movie based on the book, coming to a theater near you, june 22. The title of this book however strange and shocking lays it all out on the line for us. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins. So you think you know abraham lincoln s story after reading. In addition to adapting the screenplay for abraham lincoln. 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. Vampire hunter study guide, sitemap of resources available for abraham lincoln. Elements of the plot main characters the main characters in abraham lincoln vampire.
He is saved by henry sturges, who becomes his mentor and teaches how to hunt and kill vampires. In the nineteenth century, the nineyearold boy abraham lincoln witness the vampire jack barts sucking the blood and killing his mother. What if abraham lincoln had used his skills as an axman to kill these monsters in a. The author so skillfully weaves historical records, with his fictional narrative. The movie posits civil war period in a different way in order to reveal to the modern society that most of the slave owners in the south were man eaters while in the northern part fought for freedom of the black people and for the freedom from the vampires that slaved them. Vampire hunter, enjoy watching alternate history superhuman president annihilate vampires in the name of freedom. If youve read it, id love to know what you thought of it also. Instead of going to the movies, i am one of those people who wait to see it ondemand and recently had the opportunity to catch up on two of last years releases featuring our 16th president lincoln and abraham. It was a warm and clear spring day in massachusetts an. The books author, seth grahamesmith, was hired to write the script. Over the weekend, screen rant participated in a special and surreal event for abraham lincoln. While abraham lincoln is widely lauded for reuniting the north. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by justin hall on prezi.
It is an attention grabbing name but it is also a joke and high concept conceit that wears thin quickly. Certainly seth grahamesmiths novel and script weave fact and fantasy. Vampire hunter, enjoy watching alternate history superhuman president annihilate vampires in the name of freedom it was great, i think my shirt may have spontaneously grown one of those usa flag pins by the end. Vampire hunter in honest abes hometown of springfield, il. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher.
But what the regular history books wont tell you is that booth is a vampire. The book trailer featuring michae l krebs as abraham lincoln want more. Vampire hunter fanfiction archive with over 73 stories. So you think you know abraham lincolns story after reading. Abraham does what any sensible child wouldve done pledged himself wholly and. Vampire hunter is based on a historytwisting novel by seth grahamesmith. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. 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.
This book mashes together history and vampirehorror, but were there ever any points where you thought the two types of book didnt go together. Allow me to a littleknown history book, starring abraham lincoln. In anticipation of the upcoming film, i just finished reading abraham lincoln. Seth grahamesmith discusses his book, 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. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith. The book and film both raise a series of improbable questions, even if you. Vampire hunter by grahamesmith, seth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Every chapter is filled with familiar and semifamiliar names from that dark. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter part 01 movie book youtube.
The sun beat down on my face, the wind blowing making my new dress swish back and forth. That you should not judge a person before you meet them. With benjamin walker, rufus sewell, dominic cooper, anthony mackie. Fans of horror may enjoy this creative remix of history more than i did.
Jun 27, 2012 scenestealers contributor warren cantrell is a trained historian with a b. But after a while, the films horror bits get too predictable, when the music and tension rises, it pauses, then as abraham looks away, the camera pans quickly to show the. Vampire hunter is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Vampire hunter, though, moves past literary mashups, and deserves to be judged on the merits of the alternate universe it constructs. Abraham lincoln biography george nicolay full audio book english.