pachinkohero said: Wait isn’t this a series about vampires
sorry dude i totally forgot to reply to this because I’ve been on mobile for the last several days. The creatures in Blood Vivicanti take inspiration from vampires but basically because Anne Rice got weirdly territorial and said Becket couldn’t use classic vampire mythology because that was her thing or whatever, they have more science fiction origins. The not-vampires in The Blood Vivicanti are made by getting a blood transfusion from a comatose red alien upon which they receive a stinger on the tip of their tongue that allows them to see and retain memories by drinking blood with it and has the side effect of creating a venom which makes people orgasm.
“One thing about this fandom that’s different from every other fandom I’ve been in is how almost everyone seems so incredibly creative. Seriously, nearly every blogger is ready and willing to draw something, write something, produce a photoset, etc. There’s no separation between fanwork producer and fanwork consumer like there usually is in a fandom. And I’ve never seen newcomers being ridiculed for a perceived lack of talent or inexperience.”
NEW – Lestat, Louis, and the Vampire Phenomenon: A conversation with author Anne Rice about her influence on the new wave of vampires as heroes and anti-heroes.
Director’s Commentary with Neil Jordan
In the Shadow of the Vampire
Introduction by Anne Rice, Neil Jordan and Antonio Banderas
Theatrical Trailer
20 freakin’ years and they can’t include the deleted scenes.
I’m still pissed off about the lack of deleted scenes.
Bonsoir à toi, aussi, mon avocat gris 😀 Rereading the whole series, my gosh what a challenge and what fun! oh if only i could lay around reading books all day and sipping iced tea or an adult beverage that would be heaven siiiiigh…..
#pffffft Shut up Gaston #you’re like illiterate ok #Augustin de Lioncourt
Not sure which specific book you’re referring to, or if you meant that as kind of a silly observation, but I really enjoy how she jumps around! When you really consider these breaks in the “main” story, they’re like side dishes to a meal. When you really consider them you’ll find that those breaks are not so “random” after all, even if they are not connected to the actual plot. Not every piece of a story needs to be connected to the actual plot in order to make a story enjoyable. In fact it can keep you guessing, wondering whether you should keep this information in mind as the tale unfolds, or whether it was put there to throw you off the trail a bit!
Of course, #your headcanon may vary. If you choose not to accept some of these side stories, that’s fine, too.
There are alot of stories-within-stories in the VC. Characters tend to dig deeper and interview eachother. At one point, we have Lestat telling us what Marius told Lestat about what an Egyptian vampire told Marius about the origin story of the vampires written down in archives! That’s like 4 levels?! Interviewception.
In QotD,
from the beginning
Lestat tells us straightup that the story will be laid out like that:
“So we will move out of the narrow, lyrical confines of the first person singular; we will jump as a thousand mortal writers have done into the brains and souls of “many characters.” We will gallop into the world of “third person” and “multiple point of view.”
And by the way, when these other characters think or say of me that I am beautiful or irresistible, etc., don’t think I put these words in their heads. I didn’t! It’s what was told to me after, or what I drew out of their minds with infallible telepathic power; I wouldn’t lie about that or anything else.
I can’t help being a gorgeous fiend. It’s just the card I drew.
The bastard monster who made me what I am picked me on account of my good looks. That’s the long and short of it.
And accidents like that occur all the time.
Now, be assured: though I am leaving you, I will return with full flair at the appropriate moment.”
