andromxeda:

idk if this is old news to the VC fandom or not, but there was an actual theater in paris that operated in the late 19th century & early 20th, that was the equivalent to le théâtre des vampires – it’s called Le Théâtre Du Grand-Guignol (the theater of great puppets). it’s themes were always dark and always gory. one owner measured a play’s success by the number of people who feinted during a performance; they even had a real doctor on hand in the theater to attend to everyone who feinted.

anne rice has said that she didn’t know about the grand-guignol when she wrote Interview, lmao