Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter:
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7 comments
February 13, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Randy Bourne
Quien es mas macho? Lincoln the Vampire Hunter or Roosevelt the Nazi Werewolf slayer?
February 13, 2012 at 3:55 pm
beamish
The Washington Monument wasn’t completed until 1884. If they can’t get that right, how can we trust them with the rest?
February 13, 2012 at 4:06 pm
Main Street Muse
From the Amazon book description:
“Indiana‚ 1818. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln kneels at his dying mother’s bedside. Only later will the grieving Abe learn that his mother’s fatal affliction was actually the work of a vampire. 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.”
The author of this work apparently collaborated with Jane Austen to bring us Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, where Elizabeth Bennett works not only to conquer Mr. Darcy, but also “to vanquish the spawn of satan.” A busy Lizzie….
February 13, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Anderson
I had zero intention of seeing this until I noticed that it’s co-written by the writer of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which I continue to insist is a woefully underrated movie.
February 13, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Malaclypse
To be fair, this looks far more historically accurate than, say, Michelle Bachmann’s history of the early Republic.
February 14, 2012 at 11:53 am
Colin Danby
History is getting better.
February 16, 2012 at 4:58 pm
Main Street Muse
Chicago Trib covers some pre-opening press at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, IL – http://trib.in/yuccTe
Apparently, Seth Grahame-Smith’s next book will include the Three Wise men….