Disc digital hd set in the 1800s this action thriller has an odd title, one that turns. Pr newswire bodega produces epic book trailer for abraham lincoln. The book trailer featuring michae l krebs as abraham lincoln want more. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. Zombies by alockwood1 an excerpt from abraham lincolns secret journal, wherein he tells his secret life as a vampire hunter.
Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth. Abe sees the slaves as the life blood of the vampires and becomes an abolitionist in order to stop the flow of slave blood. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The trails of blood running into and splitting from one another on an old beige sheet of paper are ultimately revealed after a minute and a half of credits to be the borders of the contiguous united states. Over the weekend, screen rant participated in a special and surreal event for abraham lincoln.
Powerless is a song written and performed by the band linkin park to coincide with the 2012 film. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins. 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, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are planning to take over the united states. Historically he is of great importance in not only american history, but also in global history. Abraham lincoln, historys greatest hunter of the undead, must risk the presidency, his family and his life to protect america from bloodthirsty vampires. Chet manning, troubleshooter with the south and west railroad, never needed to look for action. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a biographical action horror mashup novel by seth grahamesmith, released on march 2, 2010, through new yorkbased. Vampire hunter is a very good horror flick with some hair raising fright sequences. When abraham lincoln is only eleven years old, he learns from his father, thomas that vampires are, in fact, real. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Vampire hunter the boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Vampire hunter as composed by henry jackman was released digitally on june 12, 2012 and set to be released physically on july 3, 2012. While abraham lincoln is widely 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 hundreds of years. At that moment, lincoln vows to devote his life to killing vampires. He is a slave owner who happens to be the leader of a vampire clan and the archnemesis of abraham lincoln and henry sturges. Its pure actionhorror, with lots of revenge, blood, and fighting all in 3d.
Indeed, the silver fox by which i refer to lincoln. Vampire hunter is based on a historytwisting novel by seth grahamesmith. In case youre murky on your american history, abraham lincoln was not really a vampire hunter. Shes been stricken with something the oldtimers call milk sickness. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter deadliest fiction wiki. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith. Vampire hunter is an entertaining slice of revisionist history camp that could have used a bit more humor. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter official trailer hd.
Vampire hunter explores the secret life of abraham lincoln before he became president, and the untold story that shaped our nation. Allow me to a littleknown history book, starring abraham lincoln. In addition, linkin parks song powerless, from their 2012 album living things. Ive read three books by matthew pearl, but he writes novels about real people, like charles dickens, in a historical time frame. Apr, 2009 the first book of the deal, which has no publication date and sparse details will be. Vampire hunter is neither as good nor as bad as its laughoutloud trailer suggests. Book club abraham lincoln vampire hunter part 2 word of the nerd. Nov 02, 2012 on thursday, revealed that george clooney is related to our very own 16th president, one abraham lincoln not the vampire hunter. 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. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american dark fantasy action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. Vampire hunter is exactly what you would expect from the title. Thrust into an epic fight against the ruthless killers, lincoln must rely on those around.
Vampire hunter, the title character never seemed to stand too far above his contemporaries, and aside from a quick remark about the young man growing, and another gag where mary todd stands on her hat to get a kiss, abe s height never seems to come into play. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, her death was due to a vengeful vampire. 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. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a oneroom cabin, where a nineyearold abraham lincoln kneels at his suffering mothers bedside. The journal style book is written as a partial secret diary of abraham lincoln, kept by the 16th president of the united. I t should come as no surprise to learn that abraham lincoln. The first edition of the novel was published in february 16th 2010, and was written by seth grahamesmith. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american 3d supernatural horror film based on the 2010 mashup novel abraham lincoln, vampire hunter. He was portrayed by rufus sewell, who also played eric stark, count armand, and count adhemar. To view nonr4 releases, your equipment needs to be multizone compatible and usually also ntsc compatible. Abe chases the weird guy into a cemetery, and they confront each other in a pretty funny scene where each accuses the other of being a vampire. Vampire novel even though i enjoyed the book, im not sure im sold on this type of writing.
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. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Abraham does what any sensible child wouldve done pledged himself wholly and. Lincoln s father borrowed money from someone that turned out to be a vampire, and when he couldnt pay the guy back, the vampire killed lincoln s mother as repayment. Vampire hunter is based on the genrebending part horror, part historical fiction, part fantasy novel of the same name by seth grahamesmith. Mar 17, 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. An historians take on abraham lincoln as vampire hunter.
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. After the surprise success of pride and prejudice and zombies, seth grahamesmith is following up his new york times bestseller with the historyvampire mashup, abraham lincoln. He trains as a hunter for ten years and eventually gets his revenge on barts and kills him. Its the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble. May 27, 2018 explore nadinebarker5s board abraham lincoln. Though it plays fast and loose with facts and has a silly premise, the movie has little humor. Vampire hunter by grahamesmith, seth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Linkin parks newest track powerless features scenes from the twentieth. Seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter also contains too much slow motion wirework and cgi effects. Vampire hunter slaying its way to dvdbluray soon abraham lincoln. From visionary filmmakers tim burton and timur bekmambetov director of wanted comes this edgy thriller about the untold story that shaped our nation.
Vampire hunter came and went through theaters without much of an impact. Sometimes always never triple word score true history. 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. The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. See more ideas about vampire hunter, abraham lincoln and abraham lincoln vampire hunter. The next day, wearing sunglasses for their hangovers, abe and allen see one rich vampire in a coach and one weird guy in sunglasses who looks like a vampire. 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. 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. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 336 pages and is available in hardcover format. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american action horror film directed by timur. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter just about says it all, ben walker stars in this action film with plot twists a plenty, quite enjoyable with good special effects, i did think the storyline slowed down too much at times primarily in order to perpetuate abe s human side and to build his various relationships with the other characters, however on. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies. Actor benjamin walker got the lead role as abe in abraham lincoln vampire hunter, the upcoming movie adaptation of the fantasy book of the same name by seth grahamesmith.
For the novel, see abraham lincoln, vampire hunter novel. They are stronger than many traditional vampires, with some of them able to hold the weight of a train car. For over 250 years, between 1607 and 1865, vampires thrived in the shadows of america. Vampire hunter, seth also wrote tim burtons film dark shadows. See more ideas about abraham lincoln, abraham lincoln vampire hunter and lincoln. The song plays over the end credits of the 20th century fox film, abe lincoln. A ridiculous, overthetop, and fun actionhorror flick.
Abraham lincoln, in the guise of actor benjamin walker, who portrays the 16th president in the summer movie thriller abraham lincoln. 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. No one should expect historical accuracy out of abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter news bloody disgusting. In the movie abraham lincoln vampire hunter, abraham lincoln is portrayed as a vampire hunter. There are extra animations of blood dripping during the credits of abraham lincoln.
Abe lincoln also has sex with a vampire in the movie, but they dont show the scene. Buy abraham lincoln vampire hunter digital original by seth grahamesmith isbn. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are abraham lincoln, john wilkes. According to this speculative novel, abe is, throughout. Vampire hunter is finally coming to bluray, 3d bluray and dvd on october 23, 2012, just in time for halloween, and we got our hands on the list of bloodied and badass special features and cover art. It was not really a colossal failure, but it also did not do much to win over fans of a genre mashup. Director timur bekmambetov spruces up the story of vampirehunting abraham lincoln with nifty visual effects, and benjamin walker tackles the lead role with much energy. 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. George clooney is distantly related to abraham lincoln. The proposal for grahamesmiths new book sold at auction wednesday and the story is a loose sketch of lincolns life with one twisthonest abe is the worlds most skilled vampire hunter. Vampire hunter in honest abe s hometown of springfield, il. Vampires are a species of bloodsucking, predatory, undead creatures, somewhat similar in. The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay with simon kinberg.
I do not understand why the producers chose him to be a vampire hunter. Its a skillful and clever mixture of fact and fiction that makes for a fascinating reading experience. In the movie and the book, abe lincoln is an intrepid vampire killer, due in part to the notion that his mother was killed by vampires when he was at the. It just seemed to stroll right up and punch him in the gut. Ben walker in response to people who ask him how he feels about abraham lincoln vampire hunter being compared to the other, more historically accurate, highergrossing lincoln movie that came out in 2012. Vampire hunter march 2, 2010 the twominute microepic was written and directed by bodega creative director adam reid, and features a deadon likeness of abraham lincoln michael krebs in his white house office circa 1864 as he confronts. Dvd copy of the film digital copy of the film r4 vs r1. They cannot physically kill one another, or create lethal wounds upon anothers flesh. Vampire hunter, written by seth grahamesmith and published 2010. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american 3d supernatural horror film based on the 2010 mashup novel abraham lincoln, vampire.
Vampire hunter is such a smashing title its too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it. See more ideas about abraham lincoln vampire hunter, vampire hunter. Ultimately, vampire hunter cheapens and demeans the true story of abraham lincoln and the civil war, which killed over 600,000 people. Why was abraham lincoln chosen to be a vampire hunter. I do enjoy historicalpolitical biographies, particularly those. The author so skillfully weaves historical records, with his fictional narrative.
Gifted with his legendary height, strength, and skill with an ax, abe sets out on a path of vengeance that will lead him all the way to the white house. This is a curious omission considering all the mileage the. With benjamin walker, rufus sewell, dominic cooper, anthony mackie. In addition to adapting the screenplay for abraham lincoln. 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. Powerless trailer linkin park youtube castle of glass official video linkin park duration.
Vampire hunter fanfiction archive with over 73 stories. In anticipation of the upcoming film, i just finished reading abraham lincoln. The film will be directed by director timur bekmambetov. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our. That man is abraham lincoln insert image of abe in stovepipe hat. Adam is the main antagonist of the 2012 film abraham lincoln. Take, for example, seth grahamesmiths new novel, abraham lincoln vampire hunter. The author so skillfully weaves historical records, with his fictional narrative, that it. The book seriously posits history, if abraham lincoln had been a vampire hunter. After all, the movie, based on a 2010 book of the same title, decides that. Its also a more entertaining movie than i remotely expected. Linkin park powerless music trailer for abraham lincoln. Feb, 2012 abraham lincoln vampire hunter official trailer hd benjamin walker joblo movie trailers. Even with the weird circumstances and motives for lincoln s actions, as well as the horror and action star elements, it still manages to depict abe as a noble, honorable icon, not a joke.
Vampire hunter is directed by timur bekambetov and based on the book by seth grahamesmith, who also wrote the film. Vampire hunter written by lucien wd when kazakh director timur bekmambetov broke through in 2004 with the hyperstylish horroractioner night watch, there was a tingling hope that his talents would not only translate to, but also invigorate, the hollywood machine. In addition, linkin parks song powerless, from their 2012 album living things premiered in the official trailer to abraham lincoln and was the first song to be played over the closing credits, followed by the rampant hunter. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith. Novel abrahim lincoln vampire hunter summary essay 1022 words. Sep 03, 20 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 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. If seth grahamesmith wrote about dickens, it would probably be charles dickens meets frankenstein.
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