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. I just rewatched and enjoyed it so much more than the first watch. The first edition of the novel was published in february 16th 2010, and was written by seth grahamesmith. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 336 pages and is. Director timur bekmambetov wanted, producer tim burton and writer seth grahamesmith reveal the incredible story of lincoln s lifelong war on vampires, and the role these creatures played in the untold history of our nation. A century later in 1963, at martin luther king, jr. The movie tends to reflect the life and struggles of abraham lincoln to a great extent. In 2008, jason rekulak, an editor at a small philadelphia publishing house, had the bright idea to combine classic works of literature with. In reality, there is no proof that the journal of abraham lincoln exists. 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. It recounts, via a narrator who has his secret diary, the 16th presidents sidegig as a vampire slayer at a time when vampires were stealthily gaining political power and acquiring slaves for homicidal purposes. In the journal, lincoln documented his thoughts on the connection between slavery and vampires grahamesmith 125. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith.
Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies. Allow me to a littleknown history book, starring abraham lincoln. Take lincoln biography or ken burnss the civil war step 2. From the new york times bestselling author of pride and prejudice and. That man is abraham lincoln insert image of abe in stovepipe hat. Vampire hunter is a film adaptation of the book of the same name. But abraham lincoln s life as the worlds greatest hunter of the undead remained a secret until now. He begins hunting vampires as a young man with the assistance of his mentor henry sturges dominic cooper. Henry sturges tracks booth down and kills him just before the. Vampire hunter has visual style to spare, but its overly serious tone doesnt jibe with its decidedly silly central premise, leaving filmgoers with.
Vampire hunter, the narrator informs the reader that abe lincoln kept a journal. The film was produced by tim burton, bekmambetov, and jim lemley, with simon kinberg as an executive producer. Seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. Differences between the book and film abraham lincoln. It was released in 2012 and directed by timur bekmambetov, produced by tim burton, and starring benjamin walker in the title role. In reality, lincoln did witness the death of his mother but it wasnt vampires that killed her. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter part 01 movie book. Vampire hunter, seth also wrote tim burtons film dark shadows. Abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are planning to take over the united states.
The action was great and the film was shot with beautiful intent and colors. Seth grahamesmith, following his 2009 book success with pride and prejudice and zombies, came up with abraham lincoln. This is a film set, at the 179yearold evergreen plantation here, and the cast and crew of the movie, abraham lincoln. Harry actually, book trailers are becoming much more popular. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, her death was due to a vengeful vampire. Though i enjoyed learning about lincoln, the moments of gore inbetween werent for me. Starting from a premise succinctly stated by the movies title that suggests a hybrid of history lesson and horror show, abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter, the 16th president is out for revenge after witnessing his own mother get killed by bloodsuckers. The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. An historians take on abraham lincoln as vampire hunter. The movies have added the bad guys as vampires, obviously fictional but to make story telling interesting. 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.
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. Lincoln was a vampire hunter, as was william seward, edgar allan poe was a vampire fanboy, the roanoke colony was killed off by its vampiric doctor, and john wilkes booth was, you guessed it, a vampire. Vampire hunter, comes unholy night, the next evolution in dark historical revisionism. It is an attention grabbing name but it is also a joke and high concept conceit that wears thin quickly. Grahamsmiths publisher sent a galley copy of the book due for release on. Fans of horror may enjoy this creative remix of history more than i did. Graham smiths publisher sent a galley copy of the book due for release on. Vampire hunter 2012 full movie click here full hd movie abraham lincoln, the 16th president. Vampire hunter, are scrambling to deliver a summer blockbuster.
Vampire hunter is a 2012 american action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. Abe frees the slaves and that makes the vampires go crazy and start attacking all humans. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Benjamin walker creates a fantastic hero in abraham lincoln, a secret vampire hunter and the 16th president of the united states. If you know a difference, dont comment, add it above. Imagine this one like a movie trailer in a world where vampires are real insert scary image of fangs, only one man can save america from undead domination. There was a groundbreaking oral history of the lincoln presidency interview with a vampire that goes into great detail about this lesseremphasized aspect of the man. In addition to adapting the screenplay for abraham lincoln.
This takes a ridiculous what if premise and then proceeds to neither expand on the conceit or even revel in its campy daftness. Hatchette book group claims seth grahamesmiths submitted novel is nothing more than an appropriation of a 120yearold publicdomain. He is saved by henry sturges, who becomes his mentor and teaches how to hunt and kill vampires. In reality too, lincoln had to struggle a lot, and l. The reallife figure abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states 18611865, is portrayed in the novel and the film as having a secret identity as a vampire hunter. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. An historians take on abraham lincoln as vampire hunter civil war president might have been entertained, but revered law over battle ax. See more of abraham lincoln vampire hunter on facebook. Also read stephen ambroses twilight series of histories about the westw. Lincoln signs the emancipation proclamation as a way to starve the vampires and helps turn the tide of the civil war.
Vampire hunter posted by bigappletiger on 33120 at 2. I watched this when it came out in 2012 and found it forgettable. The super short version of this book is only two steps. The journalstyle book is written as a partial secret diary of abraham lincoln, kept by the 16th president of the united states and given to the author by a vampire. The author so skillfully weaves historical records, with his fictional narrative, that it can be difficult to pick out which is which. History and horror amos lassen i bet the majority of us did not know that abraham lincoln struggled with vampires or at least to seth grahamesmith he did. Years later, abraham lincoln seeks revenges against jack barts but he fails in his intent of killing the vampire. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter download pdfepub ebook. From the author of the new york times bestselling abraham lincoln. Yes, abraham lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation which later led to emancipation, but he did not free all slaves and he was not an abolitionist, in fact, lincoln did not see blacks and whites as equals. And his next book, unholy night, takes the three wise men from the bible and asks, what if they. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. In the nineteenth century, the nineyearold boy abraham lincoln witness the vampire jack barts sucking the blood and killing his 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 grahame smith.
The journal style book is written as a partial secret diary of abraham lincoln, kept by the 16th president of the united. Nancy hanks lincoln died when abraham lincoln was 9. Nbc new york tim burton buys rights to abraham lincoln. Lincoln is assassinated by john wilkes booth, who is both a confederate sympathizer and a vampire. Amazing condition and a great addition to any collection please make sure to check out my other listings. Take abraham lincoln and his famous railsplitting ax, add a dash of vampires and voila.