Lincoln

Who'd have thought that the boy from 3rd Rock from the Sun would go on to have such an illustrious (and well-rounded) career? Joseph Gordon-Levitt has made the elusive leaps from child actor to teen heartthrob to serious actor. Perhaps most impressively, he's managed to demonstrate his acting cred in some pretty big blockbusters.

Mary Todd Lincoln is one of the better-known figures in American history, but perhaps not for the best of reasons. She's known for being the "crazy" w...

Even though it's not even mid-November yet, early Oscar buzz is already running rampant. Of course, when it comes to courting Oscar, quality isn't always the deciding factor. It's a political game.

He's been nominated for an Academy Award and several SAG honors. He's won a host of other high-profile prizes, including an Independent Spirit Award for his chilling performance as a badass meth addict in Winter's Bone. He's been in everything from Wings to The Perfect Storm to Deadwood.

Despite a few obvious liberties, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter claims to play its history relatively straight (apart from the central premise that slavery was a cover for widespread vampirism, that is). So, as a public service to history students everywhere, I attempted to separate fact from fiction, at least according to the historical horror mash-up.