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{{Infobox book
| name        = Interview with the Vampire
| image       = InterviewWithTheVampire.jpg
| caption     = First edition cover
| author      = [[Anne Rice]]
| country     = United States
| language    = English
| series      = ''[[The Vampire Chronicles]]''
| genre       = [[Gothic horror]], [[Vampire fiction|vampire]]
| published   = April 12, 1976<ref name="Biblio.com Entry">{{cite web|title=Interview with the Vampire|url=https://www.biblio.com/book/interview-vampire-rice-anne/d/524949292}}</ref>
| publisher   = [[Alfred A. Knopf|Knopf]]
| media_type  = Print (hardcover, paperback)
| pages       = {{Plainlist|
* 369 (hardcover)
* 342 (paperback)
}}
| isbn        = 0-394-49821-6
| oclc        = 2132415
| preceded_by  =
| followed_by  = [[The Vampire Lestat]]
}}

'''''Interview with the Vampire''''' is a [[gothic horror]] and [[Vampire fiction|vampire novel]] by American author [[Anne Rice]], published in 1976. It was her [[debut novel]]. Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire [[Louis de Pointe du Lac]], who tells the story of his life to a reporter. Rice composed the novel shortly after the death of her young daughter Michelle, who served as an inspiration for the child-vampire character [[Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)|Claudia]]. Though initially the subject of mixed critical reception, the book was followed by many widely popular sequels, collectively known as ''[[The Vampire Chronicles]]''. A [[Interview with the Vampire (film)|film adaptation]] was released in 1994, starring [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Brad Pitt]], and a [[Interview with the Vampire (TV series)|television series]] premiered in 2022. The novel has also been adapted as a comic three times.

== Plot summary ==
A vampire named [[Louis de Pointe du Lac]] tells his 200-year-long life story to a reporter referred to simply as "[[Daniel Molloy|the boy]]".

In 1791, Louis is a young [[indigo plantation]] owner living in [[Spanish Louisiana|Louisiana]]. Distraught by the death of his younger brother Paul, he seeks death in any way possible. Louis is approached by a vampire named [[Lestat de Lioncourt]], who desires Louis's company. Lestat turns Louis into a vampire, and the two become immortal companions.

Louis initially perceives Lestat as an extraordinary being, but he undergoes a rapid disillusionment after joining Lestat as a vampire, as he realizes Lestat has no special moral insights and is in fact not much older than Louis himself. Lestat's elderly father moves to the plantation, and Louis learns a few details about Lestat's boyhood, including that he was denied an education and that his father once considered him the gentlest of his brothers.

Lestat spends time feeding off [[Slavery in the United States|slaves]], thieves, and other plantation families, while Louis, who finds it morally repugnant to murder humans to survive, feeds from animals. The enslaved people of the plantation become suspicious of the vampires, and Louis and Lestat realize they may face an uprising and cannot remain. Lestat's father attempts to apologize for the abuse he inflicted on Lestat as a child, but Lestat remains bitter and aloof and asks Louis to kill his father for him as they prepare to depart.

Louis sets his own plantation aflame; he and Lestat kill the slaves to keep word from spreading about vampires living in Louisiana. Gradually, Louis bends under Lestat's influence and begins feeding from humans. He slowly comes to terms with his vampire nature, but also becomes increasingly repulsed by what he perceives as Lestat's total lack of compassion for the humans he preys upon.

Escaping to [[New Orleans]], Louis feeds off a [[bubonic plague|plague]]-ridden, five-year-old girl, whom he finds next to the corpse of her mother. Louis begins to think of leaving Lestat and going his own way. Fearing this, Lestat then turns the girl into a vampire "daughter" for them, to give Louis a reason to stay. She is then given the name [[Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)|Claudia]].

Louis is initially horrified that Lestat has turned a child into a vampire, but soon begins to care for Claudia. Claudia takes to killing easily, but she begins to realize over time that she can never grow up; her mind matures into that of an intelligent, assertive woman, but her body remains that of a young girl.

Claudia blames Lestat for her state and, after 60 years of living with him, hatches a plot to kill Lestat by poisoning him and cutting his throat. Claudia and Louis then dump his body into a nearby swamp. As Louis and Claudia prepare to flee to Europe, Lestat appears, having recovered from Claudia's attack, and confronts them. Louis sets fire to their home and barely escapes with Claudia, leaving a furious Lestat to be consumed by the flames.

Arriving in Europe, Louis and Claudia seek out more of their kind. They travel throughout Eastern Europe first and do encounter vampires, but these vampires appear to be nothing more than mindless, animated corpses. Louis begins to regret the murder of Lestat, fearing that they may have killed the one vampire who could provide answers regarding their nature. It is only when they reach Paris that they encounter vampires like themselves, meeting the 400-year-old vampire [[Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)|Armand]] and his [[coven]] at the Théâtre des Vampires.

Inhabiting an ancient theater, Armand and his vampire coven disguise themselves as humans and feed on terrified humans in mock plays before a live audience (who think the killings are merely a very realistic performance). Claudia is repulsed by these vampires and what she considers to be their cheap theatrics, but Louis and Armand are drawn to each other.

Fearing that Louis will leave her for Armand, Claudia convinces Louis to turn a Parisian doll maker, Madeleine, into a vampire to serve as a replacement companion for her. Louis, Madeleine, and Claudia live together for a brief time, but all three are abducted one night by Armand's coven.

It is revealed that Lestat survived the fire in New Orleans, scarred and weakened. He demands that Claudia face punishment, even death, for her murder attempt but screams at the coven that they promised not to harm Louis. The coven does not respect his ranting and proceeds with its punishments. Louis is forcibly locked in a coffin to starve, while Claudia and Madeleine are entrapped in an open courtyard.

Armand arrives and releases Louis, but Madeleine and Claudia are burned to death by the rising sun; a devastated Louis finds their ashen remains. Louis sees Lestat crying over the remnants of Claudia's yellow dress, but loses track of him as he plots his revenge against the theatre coven.

Louis returns to the Theatre late the following night, burning it to the ground and killing all the vampires inside, leaving with Armand. Together, the two travel across Europe for several years, but Louis never fully recovers from Claudia's death, and the emotional connection between him and Armand becomes strained. It remains ambiguous even to Louis whether the murder of Claudia was primarily orchestrated by Armand in his desire to gain Louis's companionship, by the coven in their perception of Claudia breaking ancient vampire law, or by Lestat's arrival and desire for vengeance.

Tired of the Old World, Louis returns to New Orleans in the early 20th century. Living as a loner, he feeds off any humans who cross his path, but lives in the shadows, never creating another companion for himself.

Louis tells the boy of one last encounter with Lestat in New Orleans, where Lestat has hidden himself in a rotting mansion and lost touch with the passing of time. Armand hopes that seeing Lestat might arouse feelings of passion, sorrow, or anger in Louis and expresses despair that Louis remains cold, unreachable, and unable to share eternity with him. The two end their companionship, concluding they have nothing more to offer one another. Louis ends his tale, revealing that after 200 years, he is weary of immortality and of all the pain and suffering to which he has had to bear witness and create.

The boy, however, seeing only the great powers granted to a vampire, begs to be made into a vampire himself. Angry that his interviewer learned nothing from his story, Louis refuses, attacking the boy and vanishing without a trace. The boy then leaves to track down Lestat in the hopes that he can give him immortality.

== Background and publication ==
In 1970, while [[Anne Rice]] was attending a graduate program in Creative Writing at [[San Francisco State University]], her daughter Michelle, then about four years old, was diagnosed with acute [[granulocytic leukemia]].<ref name="people.com">[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20100681,00.html "Anne Rice's Imagination May Roam Among Vampires and Erotica, but Her Heart Is Right at Home"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110330123938/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20100681,00.html |date=March 30, 2011 }} by Joyce Wadler, Johnny Greene, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', May 12, 1988.</ref> Michelle died of the illness about two years later,<ref name="people.com"/><ref>[http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/d15d15e4-ede9-11df-8616-00144feab49a.html "Small talk: Anne Rice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515023432/http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/d15d15e4-ede9-11df-8616-00144feab49a.html |date=May 15, 2012 }}" Anna Metcalfe, ''[[Financial Times]]'' (London), November 15, 2010</ref><ref>Ramsland 1991, pp. 112–113</ref> and Rice fell into a deep depression, turning to alcohol in order to cope.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Anne_Rice.aspx|title=Anne Rice|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of World Biography|year=2004|access-date=March 20, 2013|archive-date=June 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610231101/http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Anne_Rice.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Later reviewers and commentators identified Michelle as an inspiration for the character of Claudia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anne Rice: interview with the vampire writer|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/donotmigrate/3562792/Anne-Rice-interview-with-the-vampire-writer.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/donotmigrate/3562792/Anne-Rice-interview-with-the-vampire-writer.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|last=Husband|first=Stuart|date=November 2, 2008|access-date=March 6, 2013|work=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1973, while still grieving the loss of her daughter, Rice began reworking a previously written short story, which she had written in 1968 or 1969.{{#tag:ref|Biographer [[Katherine Ramsland]] gives two dates for the short story: 1968 in the text,<ref name="Ramsland">{{cite book|title=Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice|author=Ramsland, Katherine|author-link=Katherine Ramsland|year=1991|publisher=[[Penguin Group]]|location=New York|isbn=978-0-525-93370-0|oclc=23733745|pages=[https://archive.org/details/prismofnightbi00rams/page/140 140–151]|url=https://archive.org/details/prismofnightbi00rams/page/140}}</ref> and 1969 in her timeline of Rice's life.<ref name="Ramsland timeline"/> Michael Riley's timeline lists the year as 1969.<ref>{{cite book|title=Conversations with Anne Rice: An Intimate, Enlightening Portrait of Her Life And Work|author=Riley, Michael|year=1996|location=New York|publisher=[[Ballantine Books]]|page=xv|isbn=978-0-345-39636-5|oclc=34562839}}</ref>|group="nb"}} Thirty pages long, the short story was written from the interviewer's perspective.<ref name="Ramsland"/> She decided to expand "Interview with the Vampire" into a novel at the encouragement of one of her husband's students, who enjoyed her writing.<ref name="Ramsland"/><ref name="Ramsland timeline">{{cite book|title=Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice|author=Ramsland, Katherine|author-link=Katherine Ramsland|year=1991|publisher=[[Penguin Group]]|location=New York|isbn=978-0-525-93370-0|oclc=23733745|page=[https://archive.org/details/prismofnightbi00rams/page/355 355]|url=https://archive.org/details/prismofnightbi00rams/page/355}}</ref> It took her five weeks to complete the 338-page novel: she did research on vampires during the day and often wrote during the night.<ref name="Ramsland"/>

After completing the novel and following many rejections from publishers, Rice developed [[obsessive–compulsive disorder]] (OCD). She became obsessed with germs, thinking that she contaminated everything she touched, engaged in frequent and obsessive hand washing and obsessively checked locks on windows and doors. Of this period, Rice says: "What you see when you're in that state is every single flaw in our hygiene and you cannot control it and you go crazy".<ref>Ramsland 1991, pp. 157–158</ref>

In August 1974, Rice attended the [[Squaw Valley Writer's Conference]] at [[Squaw Valley, Placer County, California|Squaw Valley]], conducted by writer [[Ray Nelson (author)|Ray Nelson]].<ref>"Richard Lupoff's Book Week", ''Algol'' 17, 1977, p. 29.</ref> While at the conference, she met her future literary agent, Phyllis Seidel. In October 1974, Seidel sold the publishing rights to ''Interview with the Vampire'' to [[Alfred A. Knopf]] for a $12,000 advance of the hardcover rights, at a time when most new authors were receiving $2,000 advances.<ref>Ramsland 1991, pp. 159–160</ref> ''Interview with the Vampire'' was published in April 1976.<ref name="ISBN Search">{{cite web|title=Interview with the Vampire|url=http://isbnsearch.org/isbn/0394498216}}</ref> In 1977, the Rices traveled to both Europe and Egypt for the first time.<ref name="Bio Channel">{{cite web|title=Anne Rice Biography|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/anne-rice.html|work=thebiographychannel.co.uk|publisher=AETN UK|access-date=June 22, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510182154/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/anne-rice.html|archive-date=May 10, 2012}}</ref>

Upon its release, ''Interview with the Vampire'' received mixed reviews from critics.<ref name=Ferraro>{{cite news|last=Ferraro|first=Susan|title=Novels You Can Sink Your Teeth Into|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/14/magazine/novels-you-can-sink-your-teeth-into.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|work=The New York Times Magazine|date=October 14, 1990|access-date=March 5, 2013|archive-date=December 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213145948/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/14/magazine/novels-you-can-sink-your-teeth-into.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|url-status=live}}</ref> A reviewer for the ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'' gave the book a positive review, describing the prose as "hypnotically poetic in tone, rich in sensory imagery",<ref name="Ferraro" /> while other reviews were more negative. Edith Milton of ''[[The New Republic]]'' wrote: "To pretend that it has any purpose beyond suckling eroticism is rank hypocrisy".<ref name="Ferraro" /> [[Leo Braudy]] writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'' said: "[...] the book is too superficial, too impersonal and too obviously made, to touch the sources of real terror and feeling."<ref name="NYT">{{cite web |author1=[[Leo Braudy]] |title=Queer monsters |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/02/archives/queer-monsters-interview-with-the-vampire-vampire.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[The New York Times Company]] |access-date=December 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023232211/https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/02/archives/queer-monsters-interview-with-the-vampire-vampire.html |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |date=May 2, 1976 |url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2008|February}}, the novel had sold 8&nbsp;million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://current.com/items/88854124_anne-rice-and-jesus-save-lestat-but-can-vampires-accept-christ-into-their-undead-lives.htm |title=Anne Rice And Jesus Save Lestat: But Can Vampires Accept Christ into Their Undead Lives? // Current TV |publisher=Current.com |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708071055/http://current.com/items/88854124_anne-rice-and-jesus-save-lestat-but-can-vampires-accept-christ-into-their-undead-lives.htm |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The book spawned a total of twelve sequels, collectively known as ''[[The Vampire Chronicles]]'', and the spin-off series ''[[New Tales of the Vampires]]''. The first sequel, ''[[The Vampire Lestat]]'', was published in 1985 and sold more than 75,000 copies in its first printing, garnering largely favorable reviews.<ref name="Ferraro" /> 1988's ''[[The Queen of the Damned]]'' improved on ''Lestat''{{'s}} numbers, receiving an initial hardcover run of 405,000 and topping the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref name="Ferraro" /> Rice's vampire books [[Shared universe|share]] a fictional universe with her series ''[[Lives of the Mayfair Witches]]'' and the novel ''[[The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=H.|first=V.|year=1995|title=Anne Rice in the Academy|journal=Science Fiction Studies|volume=22|issue=1|pages=129–130|jstor=4240407}}</ref>

== Adaptations ==

=== Film ===
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The film rights to ''Interview'' were at times controlled by [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Lorimar Television|Lorimar]], and [[Warner Bros.]], the distributor of the film, before [[The Geffen Film Company]] acquired the rights.<ref name=Guiley>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves and Other Monsters|last=Guiley|first=Rosemary Ellen|year=2004|isbn=978-0816046850|publisher=Checkmark Books|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofva0000guil/page/163 163]|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofva0000guil/page/163}}</ref> Director [[Neil Jordan]] rewrote Rice's first draft of the screenplay, though she received sole credit.<ref name="OTF" /> [[Brad Pitt]] starred as Louis, [[Tom Cruise]] starred as Lestat, [[Antonio Banderas]] co-starred as Armand, as did a young [[Kirsten Dunst]] as the child vampire Claudia. Most of the movie's shooting had been completed by October 1993, and all that remained were the few scenes involving the interviewer that would then be inserted at various points throughout the film.<ref name=Gilbey>{{cite news |author=Ryan Gilbey |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/oct/24/1 |title=Ryan Gilbey on the legacy of River Phoenix &#124; Film |newspaper=The Guardian |date=November 5, 2003 |access-date=December 16, 2011 |location=London |archive-date=February 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213060713/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/oct/24/1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Vera H-C Chan |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/misery-brad-pitt-235500314.html |title=The Misery of Brad Pitt |publisher=Yahoo! Movies |date=September 15, 2011 |access-date=December 16, 2011 |archive-date=January 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055939/http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/misery-brad-pitt-235500314.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Production of those scenes was put on hold for a few weeks whilst [[River Phoenix]], who had been cast as the interviewer, finished working on the film ''[[Dark Blood]]''. Phoenix died from an overdose later that month, and [[Christian Slater]] was then cast as the interviewer Molloy. Slater donated his entire salary to Earth Save and Earth Trust, two of Phoenix's favorite charities.<ref name=OTRC>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/River-Phoenixs-final-film-Dark-Blood-to-debut-at-Netherlands-Film-Festival/8820273|title=River Phoenix's final film 'Dark Blood' to debut at Netherlands Film Festival|last=Allin|first=Olivia|work=On the Red Carpet|date=September 21, 2012|access-date=March 5, 2013|archive-date=November 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122084739/http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/River-Phoenixs-final-film-Dark-Blood-to-debut-at-Netherlands-Film-Festival/8820273|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="biochannel">{{cite web |url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/christian-slater.html |title=(UK): "Christian Slater" |publisher=[[The Biography Channel]] |access-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214095721/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/christian-slater.html |archive-date=February 14, 2010}}</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Sb4fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QdgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4230,2278705&dq=christian+slater+river+phoenix+salary&hl=en Christian Slater] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131083530/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Sb4fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QdgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4230,2278705&dq=christian+slater+river+phoenix+salary&hl=en |date=January 31, 2017 }}. Gadsden Times. November 18, 1993</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/slaters-mother-makes-emotional-appeal-to-press |title=Christian Slater – Slater's Mother Makes Emotional Appeal To Press – Contactmusic News |magazine=Contactmusic.com |access-date=November 18, 2011 |archive-date=December 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211060817/http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/slaters-mother-makes-emotional-appeal-to-press |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Grove |first=Lloyd |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2005-04-19/gossip/18297970_1_mary-jo-slater-lens-mrs-slater |title=Plea For Christian Charity – New York Daily News |work=Daily News |location=New York |date=April 19, 2005 |access-date=November 18, 2011 |archive-date=October 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028181027/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2005-04-19/gossip/18297970_1_mary-jo-slater-lens-mrs-slater |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The film was released in November 1994 to generally positive critical reaction,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/interview_with_the_vampire/|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|title=Interview with the Vampire|access-date=May 25, 2011|archive-date=May 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526110733/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/interview_with_the_vampire/|url-status=live}}</ref> and received [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations for [[Academy Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]].<ref name="Oscars1995">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995 |title=The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners |access-date=August 5, 2011 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004445/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995 |url-status=live }}</ref> Dunst was nominated for a [[Golden Globe]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress]] for her role in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/29470|title=HFPA—Awards Search|work=[[Golden Globes]] Official Website|access-date=January 15, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104201355/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/29470|archive-date=January 4, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Hello-Bio">{{cite journal
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}}</ref> Rice had initially voiced her objections to the casting of Cruise as Lestat, preferring [[Rutger Hauer]] for the role. After seeing the film, however, she voiced her support for the film,<ref name="Guiley" /> saying: "That Tom ''did'' make Lestat work was something I could not see in a crystal ball. It's to his credit that he proved me wrong".<ref name=OTF>{{cite web|url=http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~forest/vamipre/morecomments.html|title=From Anne Rice: On the film, Interview with the Vampire|last=Rice|first=Anne|year=1994|access-date=March 6, 2013|archive-date=March 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331020334/http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~forest/vamipre/morecomments.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2014, [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Imagine Entertainment]] acquired the motion picture rights to the entire ''Vampire Chronicles'' series, with producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci signed to helm the potential film franchise. The deal also included a screenplay for ''[[The Tale of the Body Thief]]'' (1992) adapted by [[Christopher Rice]].<ref name="Variety 2014-08">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/anne-rices-vampire-chronicles-takes-flight-at-universal-1201278069/ |title=Anne Rice's ''Vampire Chronicles'' Takes Flight at Universal |first=Dave |last=McNary |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 7, 2014 |access-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-date=November 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115164443/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/anne-rices-vampire-chronicles-takes-flight-at-universal-1201278069/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2016, writer-director [[Josh Boone (director)|Josh Boone]] posted a photo on [[Instagram]] of the cover a script written by him and Jill Killington.<ref name="MW">{{cite news |url=http://movieweb.com/interview-with-vampire-remake-script/ |work=[[MovieWeb]] |first=Brian |last=Gallagher |title=''Interview with the Vampire'' Remake Script Is Finished |date=May 5, 2016 |access-date=May 28, 2016 |archive-date=May 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529043139/http://movieweb.com/interview-with-vampire-remake-script/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CS">{{cite web |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/683475-josh-boone-revealed-to-be-at-work-on-interview-with-the-vampire-remake |publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]] |first=Max |last=Evry |title=Josh Boone Revealed to be at Work on ''Interview with the Vampire'' Remake |date=May 4, 2016 |access-date=May 28, 2016 |archive-date=May 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529100916/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/683475-josh-boone-revealed-to-be-at-work-on-interview-with-the-vampire-remake |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="SR">{{cite web |url=http://screenrant.com/interview-vampire-josh-boone-update/ |publisher=Screenrant.com |first=Mike |last=Jones |title=''New Mutants'' Director Offers ''Interview with the Vampire'' Update |date=May 5, 2016 |access-date=May 28, 2016 |archive-date=May 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528220647/http://screenrant.com/interview-vampire-josh-boone-update/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Titled ''Interview with the Vampire'', it is based on the novel of the same name and its sequel, ''The Vampire Lestat''.<ref name="MW"/><ref name="CS"/><ref name="SR"/> However, that November Universal did not renew the contract, and the film and television rights reverted to Rice, who began developing the ''Vampire Chronicles'' into a television series with Christopher.<ref name="Rice">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/annericefanpage/posts/10154794260300452 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/66435815451/10154794260300452 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Anne Rice statement on her Official Facebook Fan Page |last=Rice |first=Anne |via=Facebook |date=November 27, 2016 |access-date=February 13, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/anne-rice-vampire-chronicles-tv-show|title=Anne Rice Is Bringing Her Vampire Chronicles to Television|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=November 27, 2016|access-date=February 13, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201113054/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/anne-rice-vampire-chronicles-tv-show|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Comics ===
{{More citations needed|date=April 2024}}
[[Innovation Comics]] published a twelve-issue comic book adaptation of ''Interview with the Vampire'' from 1991 to 1994,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire Comic Series Index |url=https://www.comics.org/series/15469/#index_status |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.comics.org |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405044650/https://www.comics.org/series/15469/#index_status |url-status=live }}</ref> also making comic adaptations of ''The Vampire Lestat'' (12 issues) and ''The Queen of the Damned'' (11 issues).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat Comic Series Index |url=https://www.comics.org/series/4126/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.comics.org |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405044652/https://www.comics.org/series/4126/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned Comic Series Index |url=https://www.comics.org/series/4129/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.comics.org |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405044651/https://www.comics.org/series/4129/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A Japanese [[manga]] adaptation by Udou Shinohara was published in 1994 by [[Tokuma Shoten]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} It was also serialized in both ''[[Animage]]'' and ''[[Chara (magazine)|Chara]]'' magazines. In 2012, the [[graphic novel]] ''Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story'' was published by [[Yen Press]], retelling much of the original novel from the point of view of child vampire Claudia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story |url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9780316176361-interview-with-the-vampire-claudia-s-story |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=yenpress.com |language=en |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405044649/https://yenpress.com/titles/9780316176361-interview-with-the-vampire-claudia-s-story |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Television ===
{{Main|Interview with the Vampire (TV series)}}

In May 2020, [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] acquired the rights to ''The Vampire Chronicles'' and ''[[Lives of the Mayfair Witches]]'' for developing film and television projects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/vampire-chronicles-series-lives-of-the-mayfair-witches-amc-anne-rice-1234605490/|title=Anne Rice's ''Vampire Chronicles'', ''Lives of the Mayfair Witches'' Rights Land at AMC|first=Joe|last=Otterson|website=Variety|date=May 13, 2020|access-date=May 14, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625022750/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/vampire-chronicles-series-lives-of-the-mayfair-witches-amc-anne-rice-1234605490/|url-status=live}}</ref> AMC gave the production a series order for a seven episode first season of ''Interview with the Vampire''. The series is executive produced by [[Rolin Jones]] and [[Mark Johnson (producer)|Mark Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=''Interview With the Vampire'' Series a Go at AMC|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/interview-with-the-vampire-amc-series-anne-rice-1234973303/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|date=June 24, 2021|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=April 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421163507/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/interview-with-the-vampire-amc-series-anne-rice-1234973303/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Interview with the Vampire'' stars [[Jacob Anderson]] as Louis,<ref>{{cite web|title=''Interview with the Vampire'': Jacob Anderson To Play Louis in AMC Series Based on Ann Rice's Book|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/interview-with-the-vampire-jacob-anderson-louis-amc-series-ann-rice-book-1234821704/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=August 25, 2021|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=August 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825173837/https://deadline.com/2021/08/interview-with-the-vampire-jacob-anderson-louis-amc-series-ann-rice-book-1234821704/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sam Reid (actor)|Sam Reid]] as Lestat,<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=August 13, 2021 |title=''Interview with the Vampire'': Sam Reid To Play Lestat in AMC Series Based on Ann Rice's Book |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/interview-with-the-vampire-sam-reid-lestat-amc-series-anne-rice-1234813972/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814041313/https://deadline.com/2021/08/interview-with-the-vampire-sam-reid-lestat-amc-series-anne-rice-1234813972/ |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |access-date=July 25, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> [[Bailey Bass]]/[[Delainey Hayles]] as Claudia,<ref>{{cite web|title=''Interview with the Vampire'': Bailey Bass To Play Claudia in AMC Series Based on Anne Rice's Book|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/interview-with-the-vampire-bailey-bass-claudia-amc-series-amc-series-anne-rice-book-1234850035/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=October 5, 2021|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=October 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005190836/https://deadline.com/2021/10/interview-with-the-vampire-bailey-bass-claudia-amc-series-amc-series-anne-rice-book-1234850035/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Foutch |first=Haleigh |date=2024-05-13 |title=Delainey Hayles Introduces the New Claudia in Interview With the Vampire Season 2 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/delainey-hayles-interview-with-the-vampire-season-2-claudia-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615203651/https://www.thewrap.com/delainey-hayles-interview-with-the-vampire-season-2-claudia-interview/ |archive-date=2024-06-15 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Assad Zaman]] as Rashid/Armand.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='Interview with the Vampire': Assad Zaman To Play Rashid/Armand in AMC Series Based on Anne Rice's Book |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/interview-with-the-vampire-assad-zaman-rashid-amc-series-anne-rice-book-1234971262/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=March 4, 2022 |access-date=July 25, 2022 |archive-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304220740/https://deadline.com/2022/03/interview-with-the-vampire-assad-zaman-rashid-amc-series-anne-rice-book-1234971262/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The series premiered on October 2, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oddo |first1=Marco Vito |title=AMC's ''Interview with the Vampire'' Series to Premiere Just in Time for Halloween |url=https://collider.com/interview-with-the-vampire-series-release-date-amc-plus/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=July 23, 2022 |access-date=July 25, 2022 |archive-date=October 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011205210/https://collider.com/interview-with-the-vampire-series-release-date-amc-plus/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The novel is adapted through the first two seasons,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Diaz |first1=Eric |title=How the Season 2 Finale of INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE Changes the Book’s Ending |url=https://nerdist.com/article/interview-with-the-vampire-season-2-finale-changes-the-book-ending-of-louis-and-armand-story/ |website=[[Nerdist (website)|Nerdist]] |date=June 30, 2024 |access-date=June 30, 2024 }}</ref> with elements from ''The Vampire Lestat'' being used during season two and being the basis for season three.

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==

* [http://www.annerice.com/Bookshelf-Interview.html ''Interview with the Vampire''] at Anne Rice's official website
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* {{IMDb name|0723351|Anne Rice}}

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