By: MrDisgusting

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Seth Grahame-Smith's surprise hit from Quirk Books, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, may have been launched as something of a lark, but that hasn't stopped its author from landing a major deal. Publisher's Weekly reports that Grand Central Press editor Ben Greenberg has just inked a two-book deal with Grahame-Smith for a rumored $575,000; Grahame-Smith's first book for GCP, which currently has no pub date, will be Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

Grahame-Smith has, up until this point, written tongue-in-cheek pop culture titles for Quirk such as The Big Book of Porn: A Penetrating Look at the World of Dirty Movies and How to Survive a Horror Movie. But after the unexpected success of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies--which came on assignment from Quirk's editorial director, Jason Rekulak--he has been lifted into another literary stratosphere. (Quirk currently has more than120,000 copies in print of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, after publishing the book on April 1.)

The proposal for Grahame-Smith's new book sold at auction Wednesday and the story is a loose sketch of Lincoln's life with one twist--honest Abe is the world's most skilled vampire hunter. Claudia Ballard at William Morris handled the deal, which was for North American rights. We also hear a film proposal has already started circulating and that William Morris is also handling film rights.

Were they really vampires?

Source: Publisher's Weekly

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Danny! 2:25pm, April 10, 2009 I intend to star in the film adaptation of this book. Sounds fucking rad!

Cathedral opf Demoni 2:27pm, April 10, 2009 Interesting but i'll stick with Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter. "The power of Christ Impales you"

gorebath 2:37pm, April 10, 2009 $575,000 to write a fictious book of Abe Lincoln killing vampires? Are you fucking kidding me? Let me guess, Nicolas Cage is going to star.... I like the idea of jesus being a vamp hunter....but imagine a movie about zombified jesus ripping himself off the cross and creating an undead army against Israel...now THAT I would see.

Witch Doctor Scrotal 3:45pm, April 10, 2009 which will be better... "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" or "Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires" ?

Big Bad Wolf 4:20pm, April 10, 2009 Abe Lincoln killing vampires? Count me in.

Jonny Horror 5:23pm, April 10, 2009 "WTF" ????

Sean of the Dead 8:34pm, April 10, 2009 hahaha sounds like a classic!!!!!

deLiriUM 9:21pm, April 10, 2009 FUCK YEAH!!!!! four stakes and seven sunsets ago...

supernatural321 11:26pm, April 10, 2009 I will buy this book on the first damn day it comes out

Old Meat 12:11am, April 11, 2009 Nice!

zombieslasher13 4:14am, April 11, 2009 Abe Lincoln is my favorite president and he's a badass. I love that new mountain dew commercial where he beats everyone up. So, him killing vampires sounds awesome.

JAYSAW 10:55am, April 12, 2009 This has bruce campbell's name written all over it! I really could see him a lincoln. Or maybe Jeffery combs?!

TyrantX 1:44pm, April 12, 2009 Abraham Lincoln, vampire hunter??? Whose his sidekick Thomas Jefferson? Lol.

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