Blood, Books, and Babble: A Vampire Chronicles Podcast

Welcome to part two/the conclusion of our discussion of "The Trial Episode" (Interview with the Vampire season 2 episode 7)! Join us as Grace reads the trial from Louis's point of view in Anne Rice's novel Interview with the Vampire and Becky reads the trial from Lestat's point of view in The Vampire Lestat. Mariam, Grace, and Becky go on note the striking similarities and differences between the...

Join us as we deep dive into AMC's Interview with the Vampire's season 2 episode 7, "I Could Not Prevent It" ... AKA "The Trial Episode"! We talk theories and opinions about Claudia and Louis's trial and whether Lestat willingly played a hand in the prosecution of his own husband and daughter... We even discuss the hand that Louis himself played in Claudia's dea...

Join us for the conclusion of our conversation on Interview with the Vampire season 3 production and "fandom struggles"! For part III, we talk about the end of "Vampchella 2025", including our host Mariam's own experience meeting Sam Reid! We then go on to discuss possible Emmy nominations for the cast of AMC's IWTV series and how we think the new Talamasca series will...

This week's episode, we continue our conversation on production of AMC's Interview with the Vampire season 3! We then interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to discuss toxicity within the IWTV fandom and take some time to discuss how the fandom could improve overall and choose to spread kindness. (This is something we have wanted to talk about for a long time and we felt it was necessary wi...

This week, Becky, Mariam, and Grace discuss their thoughts on production of AMC's Interview with the Vampire season 3! Just in time before the IWTV Press Tour (April 4th-9th), we chat about specific characters and scenes that we hope to see versus what we think the IWTV Team will actually feature in the third season of the television show. We also debate the pros and cons of what we know so far fo...

What is YOUR favorite Vampire Chronicles ship? Is it romantic or platonic? In this week's episode, Grace breaks down her love of Lesmand for us and Becky shares her thoughts on her favorite ship, Lesvid. We go on to discuss why some of the deepest and most important relationships in The Vampire Chronicles are actually not romantic, but a different kind of love. Follow us on social media for mo...

Welcome back for episode 10 of "Blood, Books, & Babble" and the continued conversation of Amadeo/Arun/Armand! Is Armand truly his history he has endured? Becky, Mariam, and Grace deep dive into Armand's time in Venice, Italy with his maker Marius de Romanus and discuss his internal conflict surrounding religion. Why was Marius hesitant to give Armand "The Dark Gift"? Ma...

Continuing our "in depth character conversations," Becky, Grace, and Mariam are talking about the one and only... The Vampire Armand! We analyze the beloved character and break down his emotions surrounding his past and dark relationships. Why does he act and react the way he does? Why did Anne write a book from his perspective and how is it interpreted by fans of The Vampire Chronicles?...

The awaited Great Gabrielle Debate is here! As promised, Grace, Becky, and Mariam will be debating their thoughts on Gabrielle de Lioncourt and why we think she was or was not a good mother to Lestat. Tune in to find out why Grace is on the defense of Gabrielle and why Becky chooses the side of prosecution. Bonus: How does Anne Rice's The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy erotica tie into The Vampire Ch...

The conclusion to "The Lestat Discussion" is here! PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EPISODE CONTAINS TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR HEAVY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION, SUCH AS SA, SU*CIDE, ETC. This episode, Becky, Mariam, and Grace focus on Lestat's turning by the vampire Magnus and how his mind changes after having The Dark Gift forced upon him. We analyze how Lestat's turning influences his behavior and r...

Happy New Year and welcome back for part II of "The Lestat Discussion"! PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EPISODE CONTAINS TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR HEAVY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION, SUCH AS SA, SU*CIDE, ETC. Join us as we carry on our conversation from our previous episode about Lestat's human life! In this episode, we primarily focus on his passionate and complicated relationship with Nicolas de Lenfent, his childhood...

Merry Christmas from us at Blood, Books, and Babble! As a gift from us to you, we wanted to discuss everyone's favorite character (well... our favorite character at least) and start off at the root of it all: Lestat's human life. We discuss how Lestat's human years shaped him and how it has affected his vampirism, from the abuse he endured at home to his relationship with his mother, Gabrielle. We...

In this weeks episode, we will be breaking down and analyzing the beloved Vampire Chronicles character Louis De Pointe Du Lac. Although Louis is a cherished and well loved character in the Anne Rice community, he is not as innocent as he appears... We explore his pros and cons from the novels and AMC's adaption, while debating if he is actually ethical compared to the other TVC characters... In An...

Welcome back for episode 3! Can Anne Rice's dark and sometimes crazy themes actually be adapted to television and film? Can adaptations really do her work justice? In this episode, we discuss how Anne's novels have been adapted in the past and what we hope to see in the future. We dive into what we know so far about the new Talamasca series, Devil's Minion, how TVC adaptations have influenced the...

Join us as we celebrate 30 years of the Interview with the Vampire movie, starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Kirsten Dunst! We will be comparing the 1994 film to AMC's recent television series and Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles novels. What exactly did Anne want to be included in the adaptation of her beloved novel? What was in her original draft of the script? Which parts do we wish made it to t...

Welcome to our first episode of Blood, Books, and Babble! In this episode, we will discuss how each of us found AMC's Interview with the Vampire/The Vampire Chronicles, what we love and dislike about the Interview with the Vampire novel, and compare and contrast the television series and book series. Find out who we would each choose as our vampiric maker, our vampire companion, and whether or not...

Join us on Halloween day for our first episode and some coven chat surrounding Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles and AMC's Interview with the Vampire. In this sneak peek, we discuss if Lestat really did eat Grace's grandma, how The Tale of The Body Thief could be adapted to television, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer.