After the quick success of his first work, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Grahame-Smith is exploring a new way to blend history and horror. This time, he is turning to one of America's best known Presidents: Abraham Lincoln.

According to the introduction, the author has come into possession of a series of secret diaries that Lincoln had kept throughout most of his life, starting when he was 7 years old. By reading these volumes, the author was exposed to the secret life that Lincoln lived as a result of some of the horrible things vampires did to his family, and their secret plot to take over the country and enslave all of humanity.

The story is presented in the format of a traditional biography, interweaving a number of quotes from the secret diaries as well as quite a few illustrations and photographs (Photoshoped, of course) detailing Lincoln's interactions with a number of vampires over the course of his life. Grahame-Smith has done a good job of looking to real details from the historical record, though, he does allow himself to vary a bit on number of different aspects to make telling this dark tale work. As a result, the book takes on a realistic tone and is well-written even as the reader knows that it is beyond fact. Vampire fans and historians with an open mind will find this a fun and romping read. Heck, who wouldn't get a kick out of one of our tallest presidents running around slaying vampires with his trusty axe???