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 clashing ingredients. Abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are planning to take over the united states. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. 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. I do enjoy historicalpolitical biographies, particularly those. The death of his mother at the hands of a vampire launches abraham lincoln benjamin walker on a 45year quest to avenge her and eliminate the undead scourge from the. Both of seth grahamesmiths two most famous novels, pride and prejudice with zombies and this one, abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter is such a smashing title its too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it. Since tim burton is involved in the movie, reading the book became a must for me.
He was a handsome, smart, serious and thoughtful child who was the favorite of mary todd lincoln and her husband. The book starts with a frame story in which henry sturges gives seth grahamesmith the lincoln journals. Ultimately, vampire hunter cheapens and demeans the true story of abraham lincoln and the civil war, which killed over 600,000 people. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. While abraham lincoln is lauded for saving the union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for almost 200 hundred year. 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.
Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. So, once again ive been surprised by abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter to be rich in wit and black humor, but writer seth grahamesmith adapting from his more satirical novel and director timur bekmambetov opt to play things reasonably straight. Vampire hunter explores the secret life of our greatest president, and the untold story that shaped our nation. Its the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith abebooks. The movie takes the idea of abraham lincoln fighting vampires seriously and also doesnt seem to wonder about ridiculous concepts such as southern vampires supporting slavery. Vampire henry sturges returns in the highly anticipated sequel to abraham lincoln. Lets be honest, the title kind of tells you everything that you need to know concerning the story, doesnt it. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Lincolns alternative life as a hunter of vampires is traced back to his youth. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith. Vampire hunter also contains too much slow motion wirework and cgi effects.
This sometimes becomes very corny and laughable, especially during the heightened moments of action and drama. There have been over 15,000 books written about lincoln, but none as ambitious and shocking as seth grahamesmiths abraham lincoln. 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. Prepare to meet the first ones, the vampires from which all other vampire species originate. This book mashes together history and vampire horror, but were there ever any points where you thought the two types of book didnt go together. New book casts abraham lincoln as a vampire hunter. Apr 17, 2009 the first book, said greenberg, will be abraham lincoln. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins. This book has restored my faith in vampire related books. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth grahame. The death of his mother at the hands of a vampire launches abraham lincoln benjamin walker on a 45year quest to avenge her and eliminate the undead scourge from the world.
At nine years old, he suffered the loss of his mother from a mysterious ailment the locals called the milk. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith. Vampire hunter kindle edition by grahamesmith, seth. All the skills to dodge the kills, abraham lincoln.
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. It is an attention grabbing name but it is also a joke and high concept conceit that wears thin quickly. 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. Willie was named after mary todds brotherinlaw, dr.
Vampire hunter, a presidential biography in the vein of a doris kearns goodwin or david mccullough, but repositioning the president as the. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth. 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. Vampire hunter fanfiction archive with over 73 stories. Starting from a premise succinctly stated by the movies title that suggests a hybrid of history lesson and horror show, abraham lincoln. Lets be honest, the title kind of tells you everything that you. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Their fathers law partner william herndon said they pulled books off their shelves while their father appeared oblivious when abraham lincoln took office as president of the united states, willie and tad moved into the white house. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith. Vampire hunter by grahamesmith, seth from amazons fiction books store. Willie s temporary afterlife in oak hill has become the subject of george saunderss first novel, lincoln in the bardo random house, now being published after a halfdozen books of.
Meanwhile, hbo was serving up anemic episodes of true blood, and new vampire books were flooding an already saturated market, with new volumes coming out in the bloodlines series by richelle mead, the hollows series by kim harrison, the chicagoland vampires series by chloe neill, and many other. 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. Vampire hunter is one of those books thats going to be sold by the cover and title alone. 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. Zombie austen author moves on to abraham lincoln, vampire hunter. The first book, said greenberg, will be abraham lincoln. I would defiantly reccomend this book if you are a big fan of vampires zombies that are or have been. With benjamin walker, clifton collins jr a motion comic followup to a chapter from abraham lincoln vampire hunter novel where abes friend, edgar allan poe, tells him the tale of historical hungarian countess elizabeth. Vampire huntera sweeping, alternate history of twentiethcentury america by new york times bestselling author seth grahamesmith. This book is a clever evocation that reveals the truth about honest abe as. Over the weekend, screen rant participated in a special and surreal event for abraham lincoln.
Jan 19, 2015 h istory buffs with a sense of humor and an unslaked thirst for the macabre will find much to savor in the last american vampire, seth grahamesmiths latest, delightfully loopy riff on. It just seemed to stroll right up and punch him in the gut. Grahamsmiths publisher sent a galley copy of the book due for release on. Vampire hunter, he also wrote tim burtons film dark shadows. Despite its crazy premise, some abraham lincoln scholars support abraham lincoln. I t should come as no surprise to learn that abraham lincoln.
Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Its a skillful and clever mixture of fact and fiction that makes for a fascinating reading experience. Vampire hunter is neither as good nor as bad as its laughoutloud trailer suggests. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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. 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. With benjamin walker, rufus sewell, dominic cooper, anthony mackie. Vampire hunter, were commissioned for gimmicky series dreamed up by his editor at grand central books. Mar 02, 2010 his books include how to survive a horror movie. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Zombie austen author moves on to abraham lincoln, vampire. Jun 23, 2012 in anticipation of the upcoming film, i just finished reading abraham lincoln. The result is a hybrid horroraction endeavor that offers lincoln as a 19th century superhero. The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. At the end of chapter six, henry really hits the destiny talk hard. In anticipation of the upcoming film, i just finished reading abraham lincoln.
After young abraham lincoln discovers his mother was killed by a vampire, he pledges to dedicate his mind and body to the study of vampires, so that he can pursue vengeance. Chris lee talked to its author, seth grahamesmith, as well as historians. Buy abraham lincoln vampire hunter digital original by seth grahamesmith isbn. 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. On a recent afternoon, tom schwartz, the state historian of illinois, greeted seth gr. 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 i t should come as no surprise to learn that abraham lincoln. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Abraham lincoln is reinvented as a vampirekilling president in this timur bekmambetovdirected action picture starring benjamin walker, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus. Vampire hunter, written by seth grahamesmith and published 2010. 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. Do not speak callously about any of abes lost loved ones. Jun 21, 2012 one expects a movie called 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. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper, anthony mackie, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell, and marton csokas. H istory buffs with a sense of humor and an unslaked thirst for the macabre will find much to savor in the last american vampire, seth grahamesmiths latest, delightfully loopy riff on. This is not the book story, and not the movie story.
Chet manning, troubleshooter with the south and west railroad, never needed to look for action. Facts about the real abraham lincoln national constitution. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith. The creatures that she had long thought existed only in books, movies, tv and her imagination are actually real, and now shes one of them. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. Vampire hunter, pride and prejudice and zombies, unholy night, and the last american vampire.
Vampire hunter the boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Vampire lore taken from twilight, moonlight, and abraham lincoln. Here are 28 great vampire books for adults of every flavor to satisfy your thirst for bloodsuckers. Mar 24, 2010 new book casts abraham lincoln as a vampire hunter. The last american vampirein reconstructionera america, vampire henry sturges is searching for. Heres what im going to tell you, im going to talk about the style of this novel, not really the plot or anything else. By christopher borrelli chicago tribune springfield, ill. Take, for example, seth grahamesmiths new novel, abraham lincoln vampire hunter. In both cases, he was the only novelist engaged who was able to play with the gimmicks rewriting classics with monsters. Vampire hunter in honest abes hometown of springfield, il. And if abe is destined to be abraham lincoln, vampire hunter, then everything that came before that has led him to. Vampire hunter has visual style to spare, but its overly serious tone doesnt jibe with its decidedly silly central premise, leaving filmgoers with. According to this speculative novel, abe is, throughout. In addition to adapting the screenplay for his novel abraham lincoln.
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