I hated the ending, seeing it as out of character for lincoln as hes presented in. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper, anthony mackie, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell, and marton csokas. Vampire hunter includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. 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. Lincoln was the second in a long line of presidents elected in a year ending with a. The movie abraham lincoln the vampire hunter is acted on the basis of a novel by a similar name written by grahame seth.
Take, for example, seth grahamesmiths new novel, abraham lincoln vampire hunter. Vampires and abraham lincoln would not normally be used in the same sentence. Abe wants to end slavery because of his black friend from childhood, johnson. I do enjoy historicalpolitical biographies, particularly those. This identity was kept a secret for all these years until henry sturges gives struggling author seth grahamesmith a journal written by lincoln himself, and smith adapted the journal into a bestselling book. He gets himself elected president and fights the civil war to end. By inserting vampires into the life of an american hero, they have used a very identifiable and timeless monster to embody all that is wrong with the country and the world. Vampire hunter, seth grahamesmith by the vampire henry sturges. Chet manning, troubleshooter with the south and west railroad, never needed to look for action. Vampire hunter, we see that another vampire hunter is about to be recruited for the good fight. Allow me to a littleknown history book, starring abraham lincoln. As patently absurd as the title suggests, yet unflinchingly straightfaced to the bitter end, timur bekmambetovs abraham lincoln.
They fulfill the role of main antagonists in both the book and screen adaptation of abraham lincoln. 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. 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 bathory, often tied to vampire legends due to her brutality. It just seemed to stroll right up and punch him in the gut. Vampire hunter offers a revisionist fantasy spectacle served up.
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. The super short version of this book is only two steps. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter dual audio torrent download. Abraham lincoln is the 16th president of the united states of america and,in secret, a legendary vampire hunter. I was delightedly surprised to find it a very serious look at an alternative history. The bible has little to say about this enigmatic trio. This coincided with the release of the new film which, despite a hectic weekend, i was able to see via a sunday matinee. According to this speculative novel, abe is, throughout. He has seen it all he has seen america throughout the centuries becoming the land it is today. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american fantasy action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. 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 and pride and prejudice and zombies is facing a lawsuit that can be summed up by a common fourword phrase.
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 was written by seth grahamesmith and was published by grand central publishing in 2010. But maybe the movie is taking a page from the buffy version of the vampire hunt, because the cycle is destined to repeat itself. The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by. Its a skillful and clever mixture of fact and fiction that makes for a fascinating reading experience. The title of this book however strange and shocking lays it all out on the line for us.
The journalstyle book is written as a partial secret diary of abraham lincoln, kept by the 16th president of the. An historians take on abraham lincoln as vampire hunter. The last american vampire is the sequel to abraham lincoln. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. Vampire hunter, the 16th president is out for revenge after witnessing his own mother get killed by bloodsuckers. How ever history remembers me, itll only remember, a fraction of. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter train scene youtube. Nbc new york tim burton buys rights to abraham lincoln. Seth grahamesmith, who wrote both the screenplay for abraham lincoln. Screenplay writer seth grahamesmith, adapting his own novel, figured. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a oneroom cabin, where a nineyearold abraham lincoln kneels at his suffering mothers.
Vampire hunter, vampires arent killed by sunlight and remain unaffected by holy objects, prayers, or water. In anticipation of the upcoming film, i just finished reading abraham lincoln. Along the way, a large number of historical figures from lincoln s era are shown to be. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, her death was due to a vengeful vampire. 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 was released in 2012 and directed by timur bekmambetov, produced by tim burton, and starring benjamin walker in the title role. No one should expect historical accuracy out of abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies to take a little mystery, bend a little history, and weave an epic tale. A ridiculous, overthetop, and fun actionhorror flick. 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. Vampire hunter, honest abe learns that vampires are behind slavery. The serious tone and silly premise may turn off some people, but the serious tone actually works to the films advantage and actually made the movie more fun.
Abraham lincoln vampire hunter dual audio torrent download download. But leave it to seth grahamesmith, the brilliant and twisted mind behind abraham lincoln. Its the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith. The author so skillfully weaves historical records, with his fictional narrative. Thus, lincoln is shown as a true hero, thwacking the heads off evil vampires and choking the life out of. Vampire hunter is exactly what you would expect from the title. 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.
Action packed and will definitely fail to disappoint you with its creative plotthe untold story of abraham lincoln lies in seth grahamsmiths book, abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter, written by seth grahamesmith and published 2010. Abraham lincoln was one of the gifted vampire hunters of his day, and kept a secret journal about his lifelong war against them. Seth grahamesmith discusses latest novel the last american.
Or at least, if there was, theres no actual record of it. Rumors of the journals existence have long been a favorite topic among historians and lincoln biographers. The rest of the book is the story of those journals and some interviews and probably some notes cribbed from wikipedia. After all, the movie, based on a 2010 book of the same title, decides that for lincoln. Lincoln is famed, of course, for his honesty, and so abraham lincoln. At the age of 9, abraham lincoln witnesses his mother being killed by a vampire, jack barts. Vampire hunter is a film adaptation of the book of the same name. 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. Star vs the forces of evil star and marcos guide to mastering every dimension guide books down. Vampire hunter straddles both of those camps a bit. The plot of this work is centered around the hidden diary of abraham lincoln, which was given to the author of abraham lincoln.
Some 10 years later, he unsuccessfully tries to eliminate barts but. My goal in writing the book was to add as much real, factual history as possible and weave it. Without giving too much away, i think the ending of abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter sort of left things open for the further adventures of abe. First, theres the big idea and this is hardly a spoiler, since its right there in the books title. Also read stephen ambroses twilight series of histories about the westw. 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. In this book, we follow henry sturges through the centuries.