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I count the grains of sand on the beach and measure the sea; I understand the speech of the dumb and hear the voiceless. #iwtv #tvc #loustat #heatedrivalry #underthevolcano

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Venefica@veneficanigra· 4d

Some book changes are obviously required for any screen adaptation. Black characters in S1, Dreamstat in S2, and the songs framing for S3 were inspired. Merrick's seance absolutely worked. But S3 unfortunately overdosed on perversity and horror primarily for shock value. #iwtv #tvl #heatedrivalry

An excerpt from Jacob Tierney's interview on the Peabody Awards "We Disrupt This Broadcast" (July 30, 2026):

Q: What do you hope the industry takes from its success?

A: When a fan base is passionate about material, don't think you're smarter than the material. Don't change it. Don't try to fix it. ... One of the things that I really stuck to when I was adapting the show was the book. There was nothing to fix. It's a good book. Do the book. And I think that there's a lot of mistakes made in thinking that things need to move a certain way or fit a certain pattern that TV...kind of more generically does. And I think that in general, trusting fan bases and trusting readership, particularly when it's readers of books, I mean, they know what they like and they know what they want. I would love to see that be the lesson learned.

Venefica@veneficanigra· 10d

The actor (and singer) that he is. 🏆 💐 #samreid #doubt #tvl #lestat

Photos of Sam Reid portraying the characters Father Flynn and Lestat de Lioncourt. Praise for his work on stage and screen:

Reviews of Sam Reid in "Doubt" (Sydney Theatre Company): "effortless, disarming warmth and charm" "commanding, standout performance" "sings beautifully and handles the Bronx accent quite well" "canny performance of sustained ambiguity"

Reviews of Sam Reid in "The Vampire Lestat" (AMC+) "a tremendous achievement" "outstanding work on virtually every level" "magnetic and multifaceted" "devilishly enthralling" "transcendent" "jaw-dropping, complex portrayal"

Venefica@veneficanigra· 15d

Khayman of the First Brood on the paradox of Lestat: The Vampire Lestat wanted to be heroic. When he sang, he said: "Allow me my significance! I am the symbol of evil; and if I am a true symbol, then I do good." ~The Queen of the Damned #iwtv #tvl #goodboy

A screencap from the NYC concert on June 2, 2026. Sam Reid as Lestat is performing "Wolfkiller" on stage wearing an shaggy faux-wolfskin cape.

Venefica@veneficanigra· 18d

Girl got a plan. #tvl #iwtv #qotd #akasha #lestat

A screencap of Akasha from episode 6 of The Vampire Lestat. The queen is angrily screaming her monologue after being awakened. Plus an excerpt of Akasha reasoning with Lestat in The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice:

“My prince,” she said again in a low whisper. “The logic of it is elegant. A world in which only a handful of males are kept for breeding shall be a female world. And that world will be what we have never known in all our bloody miserable history, in which men now breed germs in vials with which to kill continents in chemical warfare, and design bombs which can knock the earth from its path around the sun.” ...

“Can you conceive of war made by women? Truly, answer me. Can you? Can you conceive of bands of roving women intent only on destruction? Or rape? Such a thing is preposterous. For the aberrant few justice will be immediate. But overall, something utterly unforeseen will take place. Don’t you see? The possibility of peace on earth has always existed, and there have always been people who could realize it, and preserve it, and those people are women. If one takes away the men.” ~The Queen of the Damned.

Venefica@veneficanigra· 28d

I fell in love with Sam Neill (RIP) in "My Brilliant Career," a 1979 feminist classic from Australia (directed by the great Gillian Armstrong) that made Judy Davis a star. The story is being retold in an upcoming Netflix series with the lovely and talented Philippa Northeast. #samreid #iwtv #tvl

A collage showing a poster for "My Brilliant Career" (1979) with Judy Davis and Sam Neill, and a promo pic of the upcoming Netflix remake of the novel starring Philippa Northeast. Wish that Sam Reid were playing the Sam Neill part!

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jul 13

In #Merrick, Louis asked the Mayfair witch to call Claudia's spirit. And in one of the most devastating passages in the entire Chronicles, Louis reads aloud to David and Merrick from Claudia's diary. #tvl #iwtv #annerice

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jul 11

The ancient Khayman in The Queen of the Damned summarizing the two "vampire books" he'd read: Louis’s testament: "Behold the void." Lestat’s history: "And this and this and this and it means nothing." Mocking herself a bit here? #annerice #iwtv #tvl #loustat

A portrait of the powerful ancient vampire Khayman as imagined by the artist ohmyhubris (Nova Sulprizio): https://www.deviantart.com/ohmyhubris/art/Khayman-Doodle-618273948 Khayman has warm brown skin and elaborate dark dreadlocks adorned with gold rings. His eyes are closed. He's wearing a white robe with a red and white patterned scarf draped over his left shoulder.

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jul 8

Khayman of the First Brood in Athens on seeing a Lestat music video: "Blue-eyed demon, yellow hair flung wild about him, with the powerful arms and chest of a young man. Jagged yet graceful his movements, lips seductive, voice full of carefully modulated pain." ~The Queen of the Damned #tvl #iwtv

A promo pic from the SDCC 2025 #TVL trailer. Rockstat is shown singing on stage in concert. He is shirtless, ecstatically bending backward, and his hair is flung wildly behind him."

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jul 6

And here's the darling boy himself. #samreid #tvl #iwtv

Sebastian (aka Sam) Reid promo pix as Soranzo in a 2011a Leeds production of 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. Source: https://x.com/pixielayer

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jul 6

Marius de Romanus physically described in #TVL: in the prime of his life (40) thick, long, white-blond hair square, luminous face golden brows & lashes iridescent cobalt blue eyes slightly hollowed cheeks long full mouth partial to wearing red velvet Oh, well. #iwtv #tvc #nitpick

A promo photo of Christopher Heyerdahl as the elegant, sophisticated, compassionate, wise, witty, and stunningly attractive Marius. He's shown here as an older, non-descript man with short, curly brown hair, gray-blue eyes, thin lips, and a long, wrinkled face. He's wearing 19th century working-class attire in shades of beige/brown. Certainly not at the Vincent Perez level (!), but why? Source: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/vampirechroncles/images/9/96/TVL_05_SG_1017_0334_RT.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20260630004027

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jul 4

The Brat Prince having fun with the Spell Gift. #tvl #iwtv #tvc "If someone does look too closely, then there is a little telepathic razzle-dazzle: Perfectly normal, what you see. And a flash of the old smile, fang teeth easily concealed, and the mortal goes his way." ~The Queen of the Damned

A screencap from TVL episode 3. During his interview with Daniel, Lestat is shown on the Interrotron as he transforms from weeping to laughing. Daniel later discovers to his chagrin that the entire scene was projected into his mind and wasn't recorded.

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jun 30

I'm getting worried. This season is more than half over and still no #loustat. Gimme that brutal love. #TheVampireLestat #tvl #iwtv #endgame

A screencap of Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson in character as Lestat and Louis from an Entertainment Weekly video published May 12, 2026. Both vampires are facing the camera. Louis is elevated on a trunk behind Lestat and his arm is draped possessively around Lestat's neck.

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jun 27

"My Nicolas, my love." ~The Vampire Lestat

A screencap from #TVL episode 3 showing Lestat and Nicki at the beginning of "Our Conversation." Source: Sophie Giraud/AMC.

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jun 27

The only sibling name we know from Lestat's autobiography is Augustin. In the second episode of #TVL, Lestat says his dead siblings' names were: Artistide, Marie, Jules, unbaptized, and Faustin. Our writers didn't make it to Blackwood Farm? #TheVampireLestat #iwtv #nitpick

A screencap from #TVL episode 2 showing the Lioncourt cemetery while Lestat's voice-over (incorrectly?) names his deceased siblings. Plus an excerpt from Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice:

"What an unusual name, Lestat," she returned. "Does it have a meaning?"

"None whatsoever, Madam," Lestat answered. "If memory serves me right, and it does less and less, the name’s compounded of the first letter of each of my six older brothers’ names, all of whom—the brothers and their names—I grew up to cheerfully and vigorously despise."

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jun 26

He reached out and put his arm around my neck and kissed me. We almost upset the table we were so blissfully drunk. "My lord, the wolfkiller," he whispered. ~The Vampire Lestat I’d drunk myself sick with my lover Nicolas and first confronted my mortality and gone out of my head. ~Platroa 😢 #iwtv

A sketch of the handsome young lovers Lestat de Lioncourt and Nicolas de Lenfent becoming infatuated with each other while drunkenly conversing in their village inn before they escaped together to Paris. Artwork is "Party" by the very talented GARPIYA (https://www.deviantart.com/garpiya/art/Party-296564076).

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jun 17

"You will know that they are songs about Louis." ~Daniel Hart 💘 #TheVampireLestat #tvl #iwtv #loustat

An excerpt from the composer's interview with Nerdist on August 20, 2025:

Daniel Hart reminds us that when it comes to Lestat, "Louis is the love of his life." And we can expect that to thread through Lestat’s songs in Interview with the Vampire season three. Hart notes, "How could he not be influenced by Louis in his songwriting? He is absolutely influenced by Louis. I think it’s fair to say, and I think I’m allowed to say, he’s written songs in season three specifically about Louis. You will know that they are songs about Louis."

Source: https://nerdist.com/article/sam-reid-jacob-anderson-discuss-louis-lestat-romance-interview-with-the-vampire-season-3/

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jun 17

Jacob in the audience at the NYC concert, singing along to "Brutal Love." #TheVampireLestat #TVL #IWTV #Rockstat #Loustat #DanielHart

A screencap from a video of Jacob Anderson singing along to "Brutal Love" at the NYC concert. Earlier, Jacob told an interviewer that he didn't know what the set would be for the evening, but he hoped they'd perform that song. Source: https://x.com/_Tears_n_Rain_/status/2061990061571211284

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jun 17

Please. Show me that bitter star I want it Gimme that brutal love I want it all I am the meteor above it Writin' your name in dust as I fall #TheVampireLestat #TVL #IWTV #Rockstat #Loustat #BrutalLove #DanielHart

Lestat and Louis embracing before a concert. Gorgeous fanart by: https://www.tumblr.com/haflacky

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jun 14

In #TVL when Lestat brought Gabrielle into the Blood: "Her heart and soul split open. There was no age to her, no single moment. My knowledge dimmed and flickered and there was no mother anymore, no petty need and petty terror; she was simply who she was. She was Gabrielle." ~The Vampire Lestat

Gorgeous fanart of Lestat and Gabrielle after her transformation. Source: https://twitter.com/paparaxote/status/1708235259366576166

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jun 14

Baby Jenks thought some thoughts about Lestat: "And was he ever one adorable-looking guy, Dead or alive! Blond hair to die for and a smile that just made you wanna roll over and let him bite your goddamn neck!" ~The Queen of the Damned 🤘🍬🩸 #TheVampireLestat #TVL #IWTV #FangGang #HoneyTrap

In this photo from S3E1, Lestat is enjoying a little drink from Baby Jenks on stage at the Detroit concert. Source: Sophie Giraud/AMC

Venefica@veneficanigra· Jun 5

She spoke in an almost eerie way of my being a secret part of her anatomy, of my being the organ for her which women do not really have. "You are the man in me," she said. ~The Vampire Lestat Gabrielle is canonically brilliant, complex, fiercely loyal, and transmasc. #TVL #IWTV #TheVampireLestat

A watercolor and ink sketch of Lestat's maman/fledgling Gabrielle de Lioncourt. She's sprawling comfortably on a large rock in what appears to be a jungle setting, thighs akimbo, clothed in her beloved khakis and lace-up boots, with a kerchief tied around her neck. Her blond hair is pulled back into a long braid and a pith helmet is at her feet. Source: https://www.tumblr.com/pbdraws/817691134626349056/a-little-something-to-supress-the-excitement-for by pbdraws

Venefica@veneficanigra· Apr 11

Awaiting season 3, we endure. #TheVampireLestat #iwtv #tvl #heatedrivalry #hollanov #connorstorrie #hudsonwilliams #sarahdunant #outclassed 😉

A screenshot from the locker room scene in S1E1 of "Heated Rivalry." Wearing only an enticingly low-slung towel, Ilya looms over an anxious Shane while proposing a hookup for that evening. Plus an excerpt from "Blood & Beauty" by Sarah Dunant, a novel I'm currently reading. Here, Dunant is describing Cesare Borgia who, as it happens, was portrayed by François Arnaud in the 2011 TV series, "The Borgias":

"In the golden light of the afternoon the body looks as tender as it is strong: the sheen of sweat along the muscles of the upper torso, the scattering of hair around the nipples, the taut stomach and the vulnerable hollow inside the hip as it dips toward the groin and the tucked sheet. ... While youth is blithely immune to the threat of age, the thickening flesh, the dulling of the glow, young men judge each other’s bodies with clear enough eyes and they know when they are outclassed. It is not only the athletic beauty; it is the very way he holds himself, aware and unaware at the same time, as if the world exists only to wait on him when he is ready." ~Blood & Beauty by Sarah Dunant

Venefica@veneficanigra· Mar 25

Awaiting season 3, we endure. #TheVampireLestat #iwtv #iwtv3 #tvl #rockstat #heatedrivalry #hollanov #connorstorrie #hudsonwilliams

Venefica@veneficanigra· Mar 8

Dunno if anyone's mentioned this tidbit regarding Canadian actor-musician Noah Reid (no relation to Sam). He will appear as band member Larry in "The Vampire Lestat" as well as a detective in "Yaga," an upcoming Crave series co-starring Hudson Williams. #tvl #iwtv #heatedrivalry #fanservice