Seth Grahame-Smith Archives • Vampires

Vampire Books that People Can’t Stop Talking About

Another book post, because I love me some books. Onwards! I recently discovered that Amazon lets you see the “most reviewed” books when you do a search. Of course I had to check out the most reviewed vampire books, and oddly enough, I was a bit surprised by the books that came up. People LOVE…

Badass Apps For Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Fans

With the recent release of the hit film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter on DVD and Blu-ray some awesome little promotional apps have been released, as well as a free motion comic. There’s the photobomb app, which allows you to pose with characters from the movie, or if you want, you can just use the awesome…

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Slaying its Way to DVD/Blu-ray Soon

“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” is finally coming to Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray 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. Check out the goods below. “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter explores the secret life of our greatest…

Review of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

The whole idea sounds silly, doesn’t it? Abraham Lincoln? The Abraham Lincoln? President of the United States? Four score and seven year ago, etc.? Hunting down vampires? Seriously? Well, yeah. Seriously. And kudos to the filmmakers for taking the idea seriously. In fact, that seems the secret of this movie’s success as a movie. At…

New Axe-tacular Poster for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Released

Twentieth Century Fox has released a new international poster for director Timur Bekmambetov’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, which is based on the bestselling novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, who also wrote the screenplay for the upcoming film. The latest movie poster shows off Abe and his legendary axe, the axe he now uses to dominate evil…

New Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Trailer and WonderCon Recap

Tis’ the season for conventions, and what do film makers do at Cons? Well, they don’t get their cosplay on and geek out over comics, no, they promote their films. That was the case at WonderCon 2012 this past weekend where the folks behind Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter showed new footage of the film and…

First Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Trailer Released!

At long last 20th Century Fox has released the first Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter trailer! I have been waiting for a trailer for ages so I am beyond geeked to finally get a peek at this long awaited film. Benjamin Walker stars as President Lincoln, who dedicates his life to destroying vampires and their slave-owning…

Abraham Lincoln Kicks Ass in New Vampire Hunter Image

Abraham Lincoln is a total badass the latest photo from Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, director Timur Bekmambetov’s amazing adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s mash-up novel. Yeah, Ben Walker (as Honest Abe) is definitely putting a hurtin’ on what we can assume is a vampire. Timur Bekmambetov is best known for his action-packed film Wanted (LOVE!)…

Dark Shadows Photo Updates

Production of “Dark Shadows” under the direction of Tim Burton continues in England, with considerable security surrounding. So much so very little actual information is becoming available. Chloe Grace Moretz has sprained her ankle. She said so on Twitter. Did she hurt herself during filming? Maybe. A very few photos of the set emerged, including…

Dark Shadows Filming Update

Filming is now underway in England for the Tim Burton film “Dark Shadows” starring Johnny Depp as reluctant vampire Barnabas Collins. Not surprisingly, set security remains tight. Even Chloe Grace Moretz (who plays Carolyn), who tweets often, has revealed nothing about the production save that her hair will again be long for her role. However,…

Dark Shadows Begins Filming

Filming has officially begun on the Tim Burton film “Dark Shadows,” the latest adaptation of the cult classic, a gothic soap opera from the late 1960s. “Dark Shadows” focused on a guilt-ridden vampire and his modern-day family in Maine. Two previous attempts to reboot the television series as a weekly primetime drama ultimately never really…

Dark Shadows Update

Still more news about the upcoming production of “Dark Shadows,” the major motion picture based on the cult t.v. show about werewolves, ghosts, gypsy curses, time travel–and a melancholy vampire named Barnabas Collins. As reported earlier, Johnny Depp is playing the vampire–a role he says is a literal child hood dream. Tim Burton directs while…