Van Helsing
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| Name: | Van Helsing |
| Abbreviation(s): | VH |
| Creator: | Stephen Sommers |
| Date(s): | 2004 |
| Medium: | Live-Action film |
| Country of Origin: | USA |
| External Links: | Official Site, Wikipedia |
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Van Helsing is a horror action film starring Hugh Jackman as the titular character, Gabriel Van Helsing.
Canon
Gabriel Van Helsing is a 'Monster Hunter' who is sent on missions by The Knights of the Holy Order - a secret organization made up of experts from various religions, housed beneath the Vatican - to save lost souls if possible, or rid the world of the evil when it isn't. His primary mission in the film is to rescue the gypsy princess - Anna Valerious (portrayed by Kate Beckinsale) - so that her family's souls can go to Heaven. This is necessary because her ancestor made a deal with the devil in order to live forever.
Upon arriving in Transylvania, he and his sidekick/assistant, Carl, discover that there are vampires attacking the town and that Anna's brother, Velkan, is a werewolf.
The titular character was inspired by the vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing from Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. Count Dracula, his brides, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein's monster also appear in the film.
There are two prequel-type additions to the franchise - the animated video Van Helsing: The London Assignment and the one-shot comic book Van Helsing: From Beneath the Rue Morgue. The animated video depicts the 'birth' of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, while the comic book is much like a missing scene between the death of Mr. Hyde and Van Helsing's return to Rome, where Van Helsing battles Doctor Moreau and his hybrid mutants.
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The werewolves of the film are a favourite amongst furries and monsterfuckers.
Petitions
- Save "Van Helsing" from a fate worse than Death, a petition to stop the recast of the reboot series
Terminology
- Drabriel is a pairing name for Dracula/Gabriel.
Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanzines
- Chinook #4 (multimedia, gen)
- Field Work - Sis (gen novel)
- Horizontal Mosaic (multimedia, slash)
- The Left Hand (slash & het)
- Vatican Spirit (yaoi doujinshi)
Meta
- All Men Are Mad In Some Way, or, Love Really Bites by Rackham Rose, a Dracula/Gabriel ship_manifesto (Sep 2004)
Archives and Communities
- Van Helsing fanworks at AO3
- Van Helsing & crossovers works at FFN
- The Silver Stake, a slash fanfic archive by Cousin Shelley
LiveJournal Communities
- Van Helsing Fans
- Van Helsing Fan Fiction
- Van Helsing RPG
- VH Slash RPG
- Van Helsing Film (deleted)
- Van Dracula, a Dracula community
External Links
- Van Helsing tag at Tumblr
- Van Helsing club at FanPop
Fansites and Fanlistings
- VanHelsingFan.com, fansite
- Eternal Hunger, fansite
- Hallow, a defunct fansite
- Brighter Side of Death, movie's fanlisting.
- Field Man, a Gabriel fanlisting.
- Drama Queen, a Dracula fanlisting.
- Last of the Valerious Line, a Anna fanlisting.
- Common Past, a Gabriel/Dracula fanlisting.