![]() ![]() The idea of Abraham Lincoln being a vampire hunter may seem absolutely ridiculous, but Seth Grahame-Smith makes it work somehow. Unlike Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is not a horror comedy, but a rather straightforward alternate history novel with plenty of gore thrown in. Once again, I was surprisingly entertained. I didn’t have any plans on reading Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter until I saw that they were making a movie based on it, and decided that maybe it was worth giving a chance. Since then, everyone and their brother seems to be taking a famous classic and adding in horror elements, which makes the whole experience seem a little less special. ![]() Surprisingly, I found ridiculousness of it all to be pretty entertaining. ![]() I read Seth Grahame-Smith’s first novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, on a whim a few years back. ![]() When Abraham’s mother is poisoned by vampire blood, the young boy begins a war against the undead that will impact every aspect of his life, including his mission against slavery. Was adding vampires to the mix just the next step? In Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Seth Grahame-Smith recreates the life of Lincoln as not just an influential president and skilled orator, but as a deadly hunter of the undead. The life of Abraham Lincoln, a self educated individual who eventually went on to become one of the most influential presidents in American history, is so fantastic that it can already seem unbelievable. ![]()
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