I think its better for the older 15 year old range because of two scenes near the beginning depicting nudity. In the early stages of his career as a vampire hunter, lincoln struggles to kill each vampire, but during the dramatic confrontation with adam rufus sewell, the vampire leader, in the middle of the movie, he slices and dices a dozen of the adams best men at once. Chris lee talked to its author, seth grahamesmith, as well as historians. It is an attention grabbing name but it is also a joke and high concept conceit that wears thin quickly. After witnessing his mothers death at the hands of a vampire, this version of abraham lincoln grew up possessing a burning desire to avenge his mothers death. 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. 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. For over 250 years, between 1607 and 1865, vampires thrived in the shadows of america. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. The vampire hunter film, like the book, follows lincoln from his boyhood on the frontier through his assassination by john wilkes booth and because this is a vampire.
Though it plays fast and loose with facts and has a silly premise, the movie has little humor. Looks like benioff and weiss were inspired by the 5star. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a oneroom cabin, where a nineyearold abraham lincoln kneels at his suffering mothers bedside. Vampire hunter hd, 75 min broken into five categories which can be watched separately, the doc is fairly exhaustive and touches on pretty much everything you could ever want to know about the production. Abe wants to end slavery because of his black friend from childhood, johnson.
Abe sees the slaves as the life blood of the vampires and becomes an abolitionist in order to stop the flow of slave blood. Is abraham lincoln vampire hunter a true story yahoo answers. He is best known as the author of the new york times bestselling novels pride and prejudice and zombies and abraham lincoln, vampire hunter, both of which have been adapted as feature films. Vampires and abraham lincoln would not normally be used in the same sentence. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a biographical action horror mashup novel by seth grahamesmith, released on march 2, 2010, through new yorkbased.
Nbc new york tim burton buys rights to abraham lincoln. Henry was one of the many settlers who voyaged to america with his wife. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 124 produced by 10 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 2 makeup department 72. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 336 pages and is available in hardcover format. Vampire hunter presents slavery not just as something historical, but as a way of thinking about the world as an unequal place that continues to this day.
Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith spans abraham lincoln s lifetime. The fake photograph of the pair appeared in the 2010 book abraham lincoln, vampire hunter, a horror mashup novel that presented lincoln as a friend of poes and one of the gifted vampire. Vampire hunter is an entertaining film that cleverly mixes lincoln s presidency with a war against vampires. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies is facing a lawsuit that can be summed up by a common fourword phrase. Human, president, vampire hunter powers and abilities. His first attempt to hunt vampires began once he grew up, however, it resulted in his failure. The causes were usually unknown, though the passengers and crew merely decide that suicide was the cause. This has to be the worst history book ever written. Vampire hunter is one of those books thats going to be sold by the cover and title alone. To be sure, i did not expect a high level of historical accuracy from abraham lincoln. Its also a more entertaining movie than i remotely expected. Vampire hunter is based on a historytwisting novel by seth grahamesmith. According to this speculative novel, abe is, throughout.
Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith, why did southern slave holders originally align with the vampires. 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. In reality too, lincoln had to struggle a lot, and l. Vampire hunter is earning a lot of internet buzz, but i think it is safe to say brave will win the race to the top of the box office chart. It is the target film for this weeks box office prediction contest. Zombies is a 2012 american action comedy horror b movie directed by richard schenkman, with a screenplay by schenkman based upon the story concept of karl hirsch and lauren proctor. The r rating is for violence throughout and brief sexuality. Shes been stricken with something the oldtimers call milk sickness. Abe frees the slaves and that makes the vampires go crazy and start attacking all humans. Vampire hunter is such a smashing title its too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it. Vampire hunter is doubly so, since it also squanders a great hero and a potentially pleasingly silly idea.
Mar 14, 2010 i was wondering if the new book abraham lincoln vampire hunter was a true story or if its just science fiction. Frankly, if it gets kids talking about history again, abraham lincoln. However, their ship had an unfortunate tendency to result in deaths among passengers. 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. Abraham lincoln was one of the gifted vampire hunters of his day, and kept a secret journal about his lifelong war against them.
After all, the movie, based on a 2010 book of the same. Its something of a gloriously flamboyant messnever before have i seen a movie shoot the iconic president, with beard and coat and top hat and all, backlit and striding towards the camera in slomo like a michael bay action herobut its still a mess. 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. Its a skillful and clever mixture of fact and fiction that makes for a fascinating reading experience. Vampire hunter succeeds where a lot of other films stumbleand even if its kind of a lame duck, theres still a lot of.
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. After becoming a bestselling book and a tepidly received film, abraham lincoln. Rumors of the journals existence have long been a favorite topic among historians and lincoln biographers. Young abe lincoln witnesses a fatal attack on his mother robin mcleavy by a vampire marton csokas and as. Vampire hunter was written by seth grahamesmith and was published by grand central publishing in 2010. Feb 16, 2010 allow me to a littleknown history book, starring abraham lincoln. Chet manning, troubleshooter with the south and west railroad, never needed to look for action. July 1, 2010 grahamesmith, author of the new york timesbest seller pride and prejudice and zombies2009, again plays it straight but strange in this reimagining of abraham lincoln as a vampire slayer hellbent since a young age on avenging his beloved mothers vampire related death. Heres a book trailer for the inevitable sequel to abraham. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth grahame. The first edition of the novel was published in february 16th 2010, and was written by seth grahamesmith. Vampire hunter adam was the powerful leader of the vampires. He survived for centuries, leading the vampires through many different periods of the world and making him at least one of the oldest, if not, the oldest vampire in the world.
Feb 2, 2014 free abraham lincoln printables, great for the classroom to help celebrate lincoln s birthday. 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 novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. The one unbelievable part of the book, was henrys lincolns best vampire friend. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith. Erin wasson stamping her boot heels over wrists youtube. A book by seth grahamesmith, author of pride and prejudice and zombies. Since tim burton is involved in the movie, reading the book became a must for me. The last american vampire goes beyond lincoln and his compatriots with the.
Jul, 2017 despite its crazy premise, some abraham lincoln scholars support abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter navy general library. The movies have added the bad guys as vampires, obviously fictional but to make story telling interesting. 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. 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.
To connect with abraham lincoln vampire hunter, join facebook today. 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. They can only be harmed and killed by silver, andor decapitation. Lincoln signs the emancipation proclamation as a way to starve the vampires and helps turn the tide of the civil war. Thousands of books have been written about abraham lincoln, but none, until now, has dealt with his skills as a vampire hunter.
He was starting the tour at the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum at the request of the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum. Free abraham lincoln printables, great for the classroom to. That is, until seth grahamesmith stumbled upon the secret journal of abraham lincoln, and became the first living person to lay eyes on it in more than. Vampire hunter, starring benjamin walker, rufus sewell, dominic cooper, mary elizabeth winstead and directed by timur bekmambetov. Vampire hunter is exactly what you would expect from the title. Its the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith.
Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter paperback april 1, 2011. No one should expect historical accuracy out of abraham lincoln. Written by adele griffin, the book follows a family of middleschool vampires trying to live an average life. Yeah, there are a whole slew of books where writers reimagine. 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. Abraham lincoln is the 16th president of the united states of america and,in secret, a legendary 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. 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 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.
In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. In reality, lincoln did witness the death of his mother but it wasnt vampires that killed her. Despite its crazy premise, some abraham lincoln scholars support abraham lincoln. There are abraham lincoln themed worksheets and activities plus much more. Vampire hunter is based on a historytwisting novel by.
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 i like that the author picked abraham lincoln as the buffy the vampire slayer of the 1800s. Henry sturges is a vampire and vampire hunter who teaches future president abraham lincoln in hunting. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter indianapolis public. Jun 23, 2012 i t should come as no surprise to learn that abraham lincoln. While abraham lincoln is widely lauded for saving a union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. January 4, 1976 is an american novelist, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. The parents guide items below may give away important plot points. 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. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books.
Vampire hunter, the 16th president is out for revenge after witnessing his own mother get killed by bloodsuckers. The title of this book however strange and shocking lays it all out on the line for us. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, her death was due to a vengeful vampire. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper, anthony mackie, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell. 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 rest of the book is the story of those journals and some interviews and probably some notes cribbed from wikipedia. When president lincoln s mother is killed by a supernatural creature, he embarks on a mission to kill vampires and their slaveowning helpers. 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. Leaving their old ways behind, these three vegetarian vampires attempt to live a normal life in new york city. Abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are planning to take over the united states. Is it ok for kids to read books outside their reading levels. The movie tends to reflect the life and struggles of abraham lincoln to a great extent. Oct 18, 2016 vandoma played by erin wasson restrains by planting a chair on him and using her knee high boot heels to pin down the lead character by his wrists and the chair to keep his body in place.
Vampire hunter still asks us to confront the divide between the history we like to tell ourselves and then on wednesday, the good side won and everything was. By associating slavery with vampires, this book oversimplifies a majorly complex issue, and does a disservice to the countless slaves who suffered at the hands of real. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith. An historians take on abraham lincoln as vampire hunter civil war president might have been entertained, but revered law over battle ax. Also read stephen ambroses twilight series of histories about the westw. A ridiculous, overthetop, and fun actionhorror flick. Superhuman physical characteristics, highly skilled politician, lawyer, diplomat, strategist, and vampire hunter attack potency.
Vampire hunter, vampires arent killed by sunlight and remain unaffected by holy objects, prayers, or water. Apr 10, 2012 van helsing in brahm stokers drascula was. Its pure actionhorror, with lots of revenge, blood, and fighting all in 3d. Take, for example, seth grahamesmiths new novel, abraham lincoln vampire hunter. Jun 26, 2012 an historians take on abraham lincoln as vampire hunter. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith, with which historic person did abraham lincoln become acquainted because each thought the other was a vampire.
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. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. While that particular character complexity isnt so front and center in this book, abraham lincoln. Swearing vengeance, lincoln goes on to moonlight as a vampire hunter with the help of ethical vampire henry sturges. Vampire hunter is neither as good nor as bad as its laughoutloud trailer suggests. At least small building level can easily cleave through trees. Its alternate history at best, and clumsy supernatural allegory at worst.
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