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. 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. How ever history remembers me, itll only remember, a fraction of. Abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are planning to take. Vampire hunter is without a doubt the best film we are ever likely to see on the subject unless there is a sequel, which is unlikely, because at the end, the lincolns are on their way to the theater. Vampire hunter reminds us of just how much we dont know about the guy. The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. Allow me to a littleknown history book, starring abraham lincoln. I can hear you asking, is it all true well, of course, it is. Vampire hunter bluray 3d, bluray, and dvd debut october 23rd sep, 2012. Years later, the manuscript is found in a fiveanddime store in the town of rhinebeck, new york a reference to smiths wifes hometown. 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. How ever history remembers me, itll only remember, a fraction of the truth.
The last american vampire goes beyond lincoln and his compatriots with the. For over 250 years, between 1607 and 1865, vampires thrived in the shadows of america. Vampire hunter is really an amazing amalgamation of truth and imagination, so much so in fact that youll find plenty of forum posts in which readers actually question abes stance as a truetolife vampire slayer. Jun 26, 2012 no one should expect historical accuracy out of abraham lincoln. But just because theres a cool movie and the idea of abe lincoln fighting vampires is funny, dont think that this book is pure silly. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. That man is abraham lincoln insert image of abe in stovepipe hat. No one should expect historical accuracy out of abraham lincoln.
Vampire hunter, which instead fuses monsters with real history. Despite its crazy premise, some abraham lincoln scholars support abraham lincoln. Some 10 years later, he unsuccessfully tries to eliminate barts but in the process makes the acquaintance of henry sturgess who teaches him how to fight and what is required to kill a vampire. Vampire hunter by the same author, i was at first a little apprehensive, but i still ordered it because i do like seth grahamesmith style and sense of horror. Vampire hunter the boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Abraham lincoln was one of the gifted vampire hunters of his day, and kept a secret journal about his lifelong war against them. Vampire hunter is on netflix, and get news and updates, on.
After all, the movie, based on a 2010 book of the same title, decides that. Vampire hunter, mostly as a way to give the title character more motivation for his vampire hunting deeds. I only propose this theory after reading abraham lincoln vampire hunter the book. Could abraham lincoln possibly have been a vampire hunter. Hollywood wouldnt make up something if it werent true now, would they. 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. Benjamin walker stars as americas 16th president who moonlights as a vampire slayer in director timur. An historians take on abraham lincoln as vampire hunter. Vampire hunter, seth also wrote tim burtons film dark shadows. Rumors of the journals existence have long been a favorite topic among historians and lincoln biographers. Abraham does what any sensible child wouldve done pledged himself wholly and. Vampire hunter is such a smashing title its too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it.
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 named henry sturges. Vampire hunter is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. First, theres the big idea and this is hardly a spoiler, since its right there in the books title. The title of this book however strange and shocking lays it all out on the line for us. 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. Buy abraham lincoln vampire hunter digital original by seth grahamesmith isbn. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, her death was due to a vengeful vampire. Benjamin walker stars as americas 16th president who moonlights as a. My mind is made up and if the secret service was to knock on my door right now and take me to jail for treason, this would only provide proof positive of the existence and belief that seth grahamesmiths book was based on more than just a terrific writer with. So while we may look back fondly on lincoln as a tallhatted emancipator, abraham lincoln.
At the end of chapter six, henry really hits the destiny talk hard. Vampire hunter that were right and oh so wrong in this historical analysis of the silly, overthetop action fantasy movie. In the nineteenth century, the nineyearold boy abraham lincoln witness the vampire jack barts sucking the blood and killing his mother. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith. Vampire hunter straddles both of those camps a bit. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith abebooks. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter my conspiracy theory. Our resident history expert takes a look at the facets of abraham lincoln. In his fictional introduction, the author claims to have received a visit from henry, a creepy young roustabout whose curiosity leads him to deliver to the writer lincolns lost diaries, detailing his life as a gifted vampire.
Jun 27, 2012 abraham would refer to sarah as mother throughout the rest of his life, a historical development that is glazed over in abraham lincoln. Lets be honest, the title kind of tells you everything that you. The rest of the book is the story of those journals and some interviews and probably some notes cribbed from wikipedia. Its a skillful and clever mixture of fact and fiction that makes for a fascinating reading experience. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies. Years later, abraham lincoln seeks revenges against jack barts but he fails in his intent of killing the vampire. According to this speculative novel, abe is, throughout. 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. Sturgess drinks a red liquid in his house a very strong foreshadowing technique and offers to train abraham to become a vampire hunter, one that cannot be with friends or family, or trust anyone. Jul, 2017 despite its crazy premise, some abraham lincoln scholars support abraham lincoln. Henry asks abraham why he bothers so much about avenging the past, instead of protecting the young boys in homes that will lose their mothers to vampires.
Heres a book trailer for the inevitable sequel to abraham. Its also a more entertaining movie than i remotely expected. I t should come as no surprise to learn that abraham lincoln. 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. Ill try not to reveal too many specific details, but some plot elements are discussed although really, the title of the book should be a. Abe wants to end slavery because of his black friend from childhood, johnson. 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. And if abe is destined to be abraham lincoln, vampire hunter, then everything that came before that has led him to this point has been part of the bigger plan. Vampire hunter is neither as good nor as bad as its laughoutloud trailer suggests. Feb 16, 2010 allow me to a littleknown history book, starring abraham lincoln. Now, as we discussed, while the movie did a damn fine job mixing the historical evidence. 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.
In case youre curious, the short version of vampiric history is that vampires love america because 1 europeans vampire hunters got too good at their job. 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. He is saved by henry sturges, who becomes his mentor and teaches how to hunt and kill vampires. Vampire hunter fanfiction archive with over 73 stories. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the sparknotes abraham lincoln study guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays. But just because theres a cool movie and the idea of abe lincoln fighting vampires is funny, dont think that this book is pure. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Abe sees the slaves as the life blood of the vampires and becomes an abolitionist in order to stop the flow of slave blood. Chris lee talked to its author, seth grahamesmith, as well as historians. Vampire hunter is a film adaptation of the book of the same name.
In this case, we are presented with an alternate history of president abraham lincoln and the secret life he led as a hunter of vampires. However, history remembers me before i was a president. Seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. Its fiction people, as believable as grahamesmith tells it. Since tim burton is involved in the movie, reading the book became a must for me. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth grahame. The movie abraham lincoln the vampire hunter is acted on the basis of a novel by a similar name written by grahame seth.
Vampire hunter in honest abes hometown of springfield, il. Over the weekend, screen rant participated in a special and surreal event for abraham lincoln. To connect with abraham lincoln vampire hunter, join facebook today. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth. Grahamesmiths book pride and prejudice and zombies launched the current craze for monsterinfused classics jane slayre, alice in zombieland, et.
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 book starts with a little bit about the author and how he came to read the secret diaries of abraham lincolns life and his vocation to rid america of vampires. At the age of 9, abraham lincoln witnesses his mother being killed by a vampire, jack barts. Jun 23, 2012 i t should come as no surprise to learn that abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln is reinvented as a vampirekilling president in this timur bekmambetovdirected action picture starring benjamin walker, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus. In this parody on the life of abraham lincoln, lincoln realizes that his mothers death was caused by a vampire and embarks on a plan of revenge that takes him all the way to the white house. It was released in 2012 and directed by timur bekmambetov, produced by tim burton, and starring benjamin walker in the title role. After becoming a bestselling book and a tepidly received film, abraham lincoln. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins. In addition to adapting the screenplay for abraham lincoln.
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. Facts about the real abraham lincoln national constitution. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. Seth grahamesmith follows up his bestselling pride and prejudice and zombies with another piece of speculative fiction that blends horror with literary classics. Nbc new york tim burton buys rights to abraham lincoln. 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. 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 by seth grahamesmith. 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. 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. After all, the movie, based on a 2010 book of the same title, decides that for lincoln saving the union wasnt good. 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. Take, for example, seth grahamesmiths new novel, abraham lincoln vampire hunter. Yes, i suspected, but had never heard the truth that abraham lincoln was a vampire hunter until now.
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