We live in a time where vampire mania is rife. With the likes of True Blood, Vampire Diaries and the Twilight saga, everybody's up for a bit blood sucking fun. Taking this craze to a new level is the novel-soon-to-be-film 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'.
This is the latest monster mash-up from author Seth Grahame-Smith who penned Pride and Prejudice and Zombies in 2009. When I heard this was being made into a film, I made a face one may use when asked to name all of the Jonas brother...confused and slightly bemused. That was until they threw Tim Burton into the mix as co-producer! If the film is set to be a combo of Burton's dark and fantastical humor, Danny Elfman's musical tinkling's, and if we're lucky, Johnny Depp, then I am deffo on board to watch Abe slay some vampires!
So what is the story actually about?
Well, it begins with a 9 year old Lincoln tending to his sick mother who sadly dies, later for him to learn her death was down to the work of a vampire. The future president then "sets out on a path of vengeance that will lead him all the way to the White House"
The blurb also reads,
"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"
"Seth has reconstructed the true life story of America's greatest president for the first time - all while revealing the hidden history behind the Civil War and uncovering the role vampires played in the birth, growth, and near-death of the nation".
I'm glad this tale has been uncovered for the world to feast upon.
If you can't wait until 2012 for the movie to hit our cinema screens, pick up a copy of the book for about £7 on Amazon.
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