The untold stories gives us a much different story of abraham lincoln. Thats because, this is the story of lincoln not from historians, but from an associate of our 16th president. 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. Seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. Seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of pride and prejudice and zombies. Vampire hunter, published by grand central and available everywhere next tuesday, march 2, is not just the lincoln biography weve all been waiting for. Released by tiny us publisher quirk books, it has proved an unexpected success. Price and other details may vary based on size and color. A picture would have john wilkes booth painted as a sniveling coward hiding in the shadows.
Vampire hunter was first announced in march 2010 when tim burton and bekmambetov paired to purchase film rights and to finance its development themselves. At least, thats how the story goes in abraham lincoln. Seth grahamesmiths bestselling account of the true secret vampireslaying life of president lincoln. The journal style book is written as a partial secret diary of abraham lincoln, kept by the 16th president of the united. By intertwining the facts of lincolns life with that of his secret diaries, readers get to see a different side of a man who did everything he could to conceal his personal life. It was dericted by richard schenkman and produced by david michael latt.
The writer who united jane austen and zombies reveals lincolns secret career as a vampire hunter. This 352page work of semi or perhaps mostly fiction chronicles honest abes lifelong battle with the fanged menace, from the early loss of his mother at the hands of vampires to. Produced by the asylum, and starring bill oberst jr. This intense admiration is made apparent through many fictionalizations of lincolns life, some include different legends, such as a naming him a vampire and slayer zombie hunter. The book seriously posits history, if abraham lincoln had been a vampire hunter. Though it plays fast and loose with facts and has a silly premise, the movie has little humor. While you might think that transforming abraham lincoln into a vengeful killer of the undead is the biggest risk the author takes with his premise. Vampire hunter, the last american vampire, and pride and prejudice and zombies hachette, a major publishing group, is suing grahamesmith for his appropriation of a 120yearold publicdomain work and breach of contract. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read abraham lincoln. The best zombie and vampire books of 2010 showing slide 4 of 6 tweet.
Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. How did retelling the classics with a horror theme actually come to be. Here are 28 great vampire books for adults of every flavor to satisfy your thirst for bloodsuckers. Author of pride and prejudice and zombies lands major deal for presidential biography with added bloodsucking.
Vampire hunter is not a spinoff on a classic novel, nor is it published by quirk books, the publisher of pride and prejudice and zombies and sense and sensibility and sea monsters, it is written by zombies author seth grahamesmith, and its video is awesome. Was abraham lincoln killed by a reluctant zombie hunter. The bible has little to say about this enigmatic trio. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter part 01 movie book youtube. 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. Lincoln led the nation through its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis in the american civil war. Chet manning, troubleshooter with the south and west railroad, never needed to look for action. Vampire hunter, seth also wrote tim burtons latest film, dark shadows. Vampire hunter, seth also wrote tim burtons film dark shadows. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a oneroom cabin, where a nineyearold abraham lincoln kneels at his suffering mothers bedside. Hatchette book group claims seth grahamesmiths submitted.
It just seemed to stroll right up and punch him in the gut. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies. Tim burton and timur bekmambetov to make abraham lincoln. In addition to adapting the screenplay for abraham lincoln. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper, anthony mackie, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell, and marton csokas.
This is an example of how deeply people felt about lincoln, the fact that they wanted to. Grahamesmiths first venture into fiction, pride and prejudice and zombies, is a version of jane austens classic that injects zombie warfare into the quiet lives of the bennet sisters. In this delightful spin on the life of abraham lincoln, seth grahamesmith brings even more awesomeness to the life and legacy of honest abe. Seth grahamesmith audio books, best sellers, author bio. He preserved the union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies to take a little mystery, bend a little history, and weave an epic tale. Now, dont be confused if you thought that abraham lincoln hunted vampires rather than zombies thats entirely understandable. 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. Once you get past the title and concept, all thats left is idiocy and irrelevance. Rumor has it that 9 producers burton and bekmambetov are joining together again to film the new abrahamlincolnvs. That he successfully led his country through its greatest constitutional, military and moral crisis.
Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth grahame. Grahamesmith is also the cocreator, head writer and executive. The author so skillfully weaves historical records, with his fictional narrative, that. 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. As if producing the show and writing a handful of episodes wasnt enough to keep him busy, grahamesmith began writing a second novel, abraham lincoln. 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. Lincoln is a badass and i had no idea that john wilkes booth was a. Seth grahamesmith, an author and amateur historian, claims in his latest tome that lincolns entire life and political career was driven.
Vampire hunter is based on a historytwisting novel by seth grahamesmith. The concept sounds like a joke that should fizzle, but the horrorhistory mashup 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. Zombie austen author moves on to abraham lincoln, vampire. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. 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. February 12, 1809 april 15, 1865 was an american statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the united states 18611865. Zombie austen author moves on to abraham lincoln, vampire hunter this article is more than 10 years old author of pride and prejudice and zombies. Vampire hunter, pride and prejudice and zombies, and unholy night. Vampire hunter is a blast, the best action movie of the summer. Add queen victoria to the rapidly growing coterie of classic and historical characters forced to battle supernatural evil see pride and prejudice and zombies, abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter author sued over appropriated novel. 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. But leave it to seth grahamesmith, the brilliant and twisted mind behind abraham lincoln.
See, back in 2010 author seth grahamesmith followed continue reading. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Its the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble. The books author, seth grahamesmith, was hired to write the script. The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. Vampire hunter, pride and prejudice and zombies and many more.
Perhaps booth felt it necessary to document lincoln s illness in case he was unsuccessful and the plague spread. Buy abraham lincoln vampire hunter digital original by seth grahamesmith isbn. Grahamesmith, who unleashed the zombie mashup on the world with the surprise 2009 hit pride and prejudice and zombies, and went on to write. Seth grahamesmiths book pride and prejudice and zombies jump.