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‘Interview with the Vampire’ Creates One of Horror’s Most Surprising Killers [The Lady Killers Podcast]
“I want some more.”
When we think of Neil Jordan’s lush adaptation of the classic Anne Rice novel, we remember Tom Cruise’s surprisingly magnetic performance, the implied romance between Lestat (Cruise) and Louis (Brad Pitt), and a cast filled with ’90s heartthrobs. This genre-bending film is all this and more, but what we often forget is the story of one of horror’s most heartbreaking villains.
Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) is a little girl still cuddling her mother’s corpse and lingering close to death herself when she meets the vampire who will become her father. Struggling with demons of his own, Louis drains her blood and leaves her to die before Lestat swoops in to bestow the gift of immortal life. While this does mend their tenuous relationship, the new fathers have created a time bomb of inevitable pain. Eventually, Claudia will begin to long for the adult body she has no hope of ever possessing.
In the latest episode of Bloody FM’s The Lady Killers Podcast, co-hosts Jenn Adams, Rachel Reeves, Sammie Roffman, and Shelby Novak discuss one of the genre’s most surprising killers. Why does Lestat create Claudia? Why does Claudia hate Lestat? Why can’t Lestat find his way out of the swamp, and why is Louis always so sad? They’ll answer these questions and more as Gothic Horror Month continues.
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It’s always a cruel summer, but 2026 is about to get crueler.
To blow off steam, the Losers hit the road to visit all the towns in Stephen King’s Dominion. Derry, Castle Rock, Ludlow, Boulder, the list goes on. They’ve got miles to drive and so many (scary) sights to see. At the end of the day, though, they have to ask themselves: Which one’s the best? And, more importantly, what does “best” mean in this context?
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