In 2012, Hollywood took "honest Abe" and gave him a silver-plated axe. , directed by Timur Bekmambetov and produced by Tim Burton, reimagined the 16th President not just as a statesman, but as a legendary crusader against the undead.
Why do audiences enjoy seeing Lincoln decapitate vampires? Perhaps because the reality of history is too grim. The actual Civil War was a messy, gruesome slog of dysentery, gangrene, and tactical blunders. There were no clear monsters with fangs, only humans committing atrocities against one another. abraham lincoln: vampire movie
Most movies about Abraham Lincoln show a solemn man in a stovepipe hat, delivering the Gettysburg Address. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter gives him a different kind of speech: one delivered with a silver-tipped axe. In 2012, Hollywood took "honest Abe" and gave