https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/06/22/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-elected-president-of-the-summer-movie-blockbuster/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 10:46:03 -0400<![CDATA[What if the American Civil War was not two conflicts, one settling the human rights questions presented in the Declaration of Independence and the other resolving federal versus state powers carved out in the Constitution, but three, the third being a war between living and undead states? Benjamin Walker stars in what has to be the most absurd, over-the-top Gothic horror action movie ever made, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, opening nationwide today. In this film&#8217;s alternative rendering of history, buried somewhere on the bloody battlefield of Gettsyburg is a silver fork bearing the initials &#8220;A.L.&#8221; that came from the White House via an unorthodox railroad, played a small part in driving back Pickett&#8217;s infamous charge, and helped usher in a new birth of living freedom in the United States.]]>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:51:12 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2012/06/22/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-elected-president-of-the-summer-movie-blockbuster-n141109