“Earlier this month, Anne Rice fans had reason to rejoice as Universal Pictures scooped up the rights to the entirety of the author’s Vampire Chronicles . Now is seems plans to resurrect this forgotten franchise are heating up with rumors of a writer-director being hired.”
The State of Lestat Pg 62-67, Sci-Fi Entertainment Issue December 1994
I found the coolest magazine ever while thrifting today. Because of this article it’s going to be an additional Christmas gift to Em and I thought I’d share it in case she doesn’t thing it’s super worthy groovy and ends up trashing it in the long run.
There are some pretty cool ads and mentions of Dr. Who, Star Trek is on the cover and everywhere else, Magic ads, Figure and VHS ads-even mail order bride ads. I might take a few snaps of stuff that catches my eye. I actually think I might read it before gift-wrapping.
I think the body’s original owner is described as Anglo-Indian, a term that makes me think of the British Raj, though Wikipedia says it’s still in use today.
the body belonged to the son of indian immigrants [if I am not mistaken. idk, read that book a month ago but not very carefully]
Does anyone remember the first time it’s mentioned? If you don’t mind sending me a quote, just curious. Just can’t find it myself 😛
Some people of mixed English and Indian descent self-describe as Anglo-Indian; I’m thinking of a friend of my mother’s in this case. But that’s not to say that’s what Anne Rice meant in this instance – I’m digging through the text online but no luck finding the quote so far.
However! I did find an academic paper that, at a glance, looks super-relevant:
cloudsinvenice: #vampire chronicles, #david talbot, #the tale of the body thief, #i get that it’s super bad form to delete stuff from posts you reblog but I took out the question with the racist slur, #because what the fucking fuck
Thanks for answering that, will have to read that article, I’m intrigued that someone tackled it as a subject!
Also, re: your other good point in your tags, I should have deleted that racist thing myself, but when I published that question I addressed in my response that the term is deragotory. I published it bc it did raise the question regarding how David must have felt about being a different ethnicity.
I-want-my-IWTV 