At the age of 9, abraham lincoln witnesses his mother being killed by a vampire, jack barts. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter takes gigantic liberties. I will then answer the question that everyone asks. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter paperback april 1, 2011. In addition to adapting the screenplay for abraham lincoln.
Grahamesmiths revision of a jane austen classic blew readers minds and became an instant national. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a biographical action horror mashup novel by seth grahamesmith, released on march 2, 2010, through new yorkbased. Vampire hunter 2010, left off, in the aftermath of the defeat of the confederacy and lincolns assassination by john wilkes. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth grahame.
Henry sturges is a vampire who was turned by adam some years before meeting abraham lincoln. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. I dont think i was intrigued enough to continue with the series but i did enjoy. 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. 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. That man is abraham lincoln insert image of abe in stovepipe hat. 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. The book begins with a man receiving abraham lincolns vampire hunting diary. Seths unswaying and unnerving talent to create a totally believable world of blood thirsty vampires in the mid 19th century, will have the readers head spinning with wonder.
He will also serve as showrunner on the series project. 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. When elected the 16th president, lincoln is faced with the advent of the civil war as well as a confederate republic that is fully infiltrated by the vampire legion. Since vampires cant kill each other, he has enlisted various other hunters before lincoln and possibly after lincolns death. The last american vampire isnt the only vampire hunter. Nbc new york tim burton buys rights to abraham lincoln. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, her death was due to a. The journal style 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. The movie primarily focused on the vampire hunting and little else. The book is built on the premise that lincoln kept a series of secret journals over his lifetime chronicling his lifelong battle against the dark forces of vampires, including their role in the civil war and the perpetuation of slavery. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. The book has an intriguing plot, and could have been a really good story.
Also read stephen ambroses twilight series of histories about the westw. The story followed a character we met in the previous novel, henry sturges. Critics describe the frightening and thrilling novel and film as a delicious mix of history and horror. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Vampire hunter was released back in 2012, and it didnt exactly make. The vampire had committed a grave act against the union of.
Abe sees the slaves as the life blood of the vampires and becomes an abolitionist in order to stop the flow of slave blood. In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the. Vampire hunter traverses throughout all the battles and turning points of the civil war and deftly uncovers the vampire presence beneath the surface. Okay, abraham lincoln is pretty amazing without vampires but seth grahamesmiths historical mashup novel abraham lincoln. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Seth grahamesmiths bestselling account of the true secret vampireslaying life of president lincoln. But leave it to seth grahamesmith, the brilliant and twisted mind behind abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies. Since tim burton is involved in the movie, reading the book became a must for me.
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. At least thats what author and screenplaywriter seth grahamesmith imagines in his 2011 book and 2012 movie abraham lincoln. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter features all the detail, colour, and readability of mccullough and kearns goodwins respected book, team of rivals barack obamas favourite book and the number one bestselling lincoln biography with thrilling new scenes of vampire combat. The book seemed to integrate the vampire hunting into lincolns life so we got to see more of abrahams career life and the general growing up along with the vampire hunting. The bible has little to say about this enigmatic trio. Allow me to a littleknown history book, starring abraham lincoln. Abe wants to end slavery because of his black friend from childhood, johnson. Check out this article for this question and other facts about lincoln that you probably didnt know.
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 book seriously posits history, if abraham lincoln had been a 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 pride and prejudice and zombies to take a little mystery, bend a little history, and weave an epic tale. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter henry sturges series, book 1. 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. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth. Hatchette book group claims seth grahamesmiths submitted novel is nothing more than an appropriation of a 120yearold publicdomain. The books author, seth grahamesmith, was hired to write the script.
Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith. Seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. It is an attention grabbing name but it is also a joke and high concept conceit that wears thin quickly.
Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a oneroom cabin, where a nineyearold abraham lincoln kneels at his suffering mothers. Vampire hunter is such a smashing title its too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith. The rest of the book is the story of those journals and some interviews and probably some notes cribbed from wikipedia. 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. Nbc developing tv series set in the world of abraham. The book may be really good, and may have a spectacular ending. Vampire hunter book series by seth grahamesmith includes books abraham lincoln.
From lincolns frontier childhood to his assassination, this richly re. Back in 2015, seth grahamesmith published the last american vampire as a sequel to his bestselling abraham lincoln. Did you know that our largerthanlife 16th president was also a vampire hunter. While the premise is, of course, ludicrous, i found i just couldnt put the book down. But if you can allow your imagination to accept the incontrovertible fact that our 16th president also killed vampires on the side, you. Years later, the manuscript is found in a fiveanddime store in the town of rhinebeck, new york. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter is an adventure into the faux biographical journals of our 16th united states president, abe lincoln. Vampire hunter, seth also wrote tim burtons film dark shadows. The novel takes up where its predecessor, abraham lincoln. Based on the novel penned by seth grahamesmith, the film abraham lincoln. Explore audibles collection of free sleep and relaxation audio experiences. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Now hulu will be producing a series adaptation of the book and theyve hired seth grahamesmith lego batman movie, abraham lincoln.
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