"I don't want to see some glittery vampire": Why Anne Rice's undead reigns in a post-"Twilight" era

Nobody throws shade like a vampire. Take “Interview with the Vampire” stars Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid, the actors bringing Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt to life in the TV adaptation of Anne Rice’s novel. The third episode of Season 2, “No Pain,” continues Louis’ conversation with journalist Daniel Molloy as the two retrace the vampire’s past through the diaries of his companion and adopted daughter Claudia. Seconds later we watch Louis and Armand strolling by the Seine which Armand poetically describes as “contained and beautiful... a vein, winding through the heart of Paris.” We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism “Something that’s really enticing about the way that this has been adapted, but is very much a part of the books, is the idea that humans are pretty despicable,” Anderson said. “They’re trauma bonded, Louis and Lestat,” Reid observed, inspiring Anderson to break in with, “And Jake and Sam also trauma bonded!” Interview With the Vampire “I mean, you know what you’re in for if you kind of get married with dead bodies everywhere, and brains and guts on your hands,” Reid deadpans, “so of course Louis kills him.