Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 2012

In the early 1800s, Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) grew up in a world where plantation life was a harsh reality. He lived with his parents, Nancy (Robin McLeavy) and Thomas (Joseph Mawle), who worked tirelessly under the ownership of Jack Barts (Marton Csokas). As he navigated this treacherous landscape, Lincoln formed an unlikely bond with William Johnson (Anthony Mackie), a young African American boy. When he witnessed Johnson being brutally beaten by an overseer, Lincoln intervened, unaware that his actions would have far-reaching consequences. His father’s dismissal from the plantation was only the beginning of a series of events that would shape his future.

Years later, a deep sense of vengeance consumed Lincoln when he saw Barts attack his mother, Nancy. Her subsequent death at the hands of the ruthless planter left Lincoln with a burning desire for retribution. However, his vengeful plans were foiled when he found himself facing off against Barts, who was revealed to be a vampire. Just as all hope seemed lost, Henry Sturgess (Dominic Cooper) appeared, dispatching Barts and offering Lincoln a chance to learn the ways of the vampire hunters.

As Lincoln embarked on his training journey, Sturgess shared with him the dark history of American vampires, tracing their lineage back to Adam (Rufus Sewell), a powerful and ruthless vampire lord. He also taught Lincoln about the vampires’ Achilles’ heel – silver – and presented him with a symbol of their struggle: a silver pocket watch.

Upon his return to Springfield, Illinois, Lincoln found himself drawn into a new world of relationships and romantic feelings for Mary Todd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). Despite Sturgess’s warnings against forming close bonds, Lincoln found himself torn between his duty as a vampire hunter and his growing affection for the charming Mary.

When he finally confronted Barts, Lincoln discovered that his nemesis was more than just a ruthless planter – he was a vampire with a sinister agenda. As Barts lay dying, he revealed a shocking truth: Sturgess, Lincoln’s mentor, was also a vampire. The revelation sent Lincoln reeling, as he struggled to reconcile the moral complexities of his mentor’s true nature.

Lincoln’s disappointment and disillusionment ultimately led him to abandon his mission, but Adam would not let him escape so easily. The cunning vampire lord kidnapped Johnson, Lincoln’s childhood friend, to lure him into a trap at his plantation in New Orleans. There, Adam revealed his plans to turn the United States into a nation of the undead, with himself as its supreme ruler.

In the end, it was Joshua Speed (Jimmi Simpson), Lincoln’s loyal friend and confidant, who came to his rescue, freeing him from Adam’s clutches. As they escaped to Ohio, Lincoln knew that he had only scratched the surface of a much larger and more complex conflict – one that would require all his strength, courage, and cunning to overcome.

As Abraham Lincoln (actor not provided) embarks on his political journey, he marries Mary and begins a crusade to abolish the scourge of slavery, little knowing that this decision will ignite a centuries-old conflict with the forces of darkness. Sturgess, a wise and experienced ally, warns Lincoln of the grave consequences should he interfere with the delicate balance of power between humans and vampires - a balance maintained through the slave trade, which keeps the bloodthirsty creatures at bay. As Lincoln’s star rises, he becomes President of the United States, and his family grows with the arrival of their young son, William Wallace Lincoln (Cameron M. Brown). Tragedy strikes when William is felled by the sinister Vadoma, leaving his parents to mourn the loss of their child.

Meanwhile, Confederate President Jefferson Davis (John Rothman) manipulates Adam into unleashing his vampire minions on the battlefield, while Lincoln responds with a bold strategy: he orders the confiscation and melting of all silverware in the region to produce weapons capable of vanquishing the creatures. Speed, once loyal to Lincoln, defects and reveals his plan to Adam, who sees through the ruse and exacts brutal revenge by killing Speed.

The stage is set for a climactic confrontation when Adam and Vadoma launch a surprise attack on Lincoln, Sturgess, and Johnson as they travel by train. The ensuing battle unfolds with unexpected twists: Adam learns that the train carries only rocks, not silver; Speed’s betrayal was merely a trap to lure Adam into a deadly snare; and Lincoln emerges victorious after wrapping his silver watch around his fist and delivering a fatal blow to Adam.

As the dust settles, Mary and her allies transport the silver to Gettysburg through the Underground Railroad - a secret network that will prove instrumental in their fight against the vampires. In this same location, Mary ultimately finds herself face-to-face with Vadoma, ending the vampire’s reign of terror.

With the Confederate forces leaderless, they launch a final, desperate assault, only to be met head-on by the Union army, now armed with silver weapons. The ensuing battle rages on until the vampires are vanquished, and the war is won.

The curtain closes on this epic struggle nearly two years later, as Sturgess reveals that the remaining vampires have fled the country. In a poignant moment, he implores Lincoln to allow him to transform him into an immortal vampire, so that he might continue to fight against the forces of darkness - but Lincoln declines, opting instead to join his wife for a night at the theater, leaving some to speculate about the ominous fate that awaits him.

In modern times, Sturgess approaches a lone individual at a Washington D.C. bar, echoing his earlier encounter with Lincoln - a haunting reminder that the eternal struggle between light and darkness continues to unfold.