Looking for fellow fans and friends in the Vampire Chronicles fandom!

witchyrem-ains:

Hello everyone, I’m Remington. I’m looking to meet some new people in the VC fandom! 
If you’re a VC fan, VC blog, looking for someone to talk to about VC you can:

I’d love to meet you and talk! 

Oh… about my issues with my fandoms… Is because there is so much love and I can handle everything… and hurts my kokoro ;__; Is something like… “I HATE YOU, BUT I LOVE YOU, BUT I HATE YOU! and so…. #DramaQueenModeON jajajajajaja And…. please… do you have idea where I could found all those pictures of the deleted escenes from IWTV ??? Some one ask me, and I have not Idea… so I came here to ask you… You Master Wizard of The VC Fandom <3

Yes, indeed, the VC canon and fandom will hit you #RIGHT IN THE FEELS ;]

Master Wizard of The VC Fandom? Wow, such title, much appreciate! No, I’m just lil ol’ Mater Fabuloso, at your service *curtsies*

OK so, Where TF are the pics of the deleted scenes??! 

There are a few cut scenes/shots or alternate takes on the IWTV DVD, in the trailer for the movie. I’ve pulled a few out as gifs. Here’s a fresh one for you! 

1st one is the alternate take, second is the shot used in the movie.

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Where are the deleted scenes??? 

I have asked that myself for years. As far as I know there isn’t one place and none have been released on any DVD or Bluray edition, but I’ve collected many pics over time like this one:

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They’re in my #cut scenes tag. That one and these, which you might also like, have stuff from other movies, too:

garama
replied to your photoset “witchyrem-ains requested this, since the original source was garama‘s…”

OHmygod I had forgotten this completely……….. maybe i should re-draw this thingy. I’m totally open for suggestions for their outfits/clothing! (And yes, I’m okay with this post!)

Thank u so much for permission! We have so few group VC fanarts, this is one of my fave, whether u decide to redraw it or not, it’s still great. 

(As I mentioned to garama privately, there are fandom ppl on tumblr now who never got to enjoy his magnificent fanart from years ago, so it is a fandom duty of mine to share the wealth, so to speak! <3)

👍👍👍👍👍(etc. more hand symbols) such believable bitchy bossypants Lestat with just a dash of sweetness. I think we share some fave fanfics… #Talent u has it.

leecherous-deactivated20150920:

THANK YOU THIS MEANS A LOT COMING FROM YOU TBH????? TBH………..

ppl, follow this Lestat. Good stuff. Goooood stuff.

Hello you^^ first off, I adore your blog. I’m a pretty jumpy person, by which I mean that I jump from one thing to another in like a week, but thanks to you I’m still alive in the VC fandom <3 Second, you read all the books right? I have them all but I never could get myself to read Armand's and all the books following it. Like, I want to but I am not a fan of Armand for some reason, and I heard the second half of the series is pretty bad? Could you give me some advice? Should I read them?

Awww thank u for the compliments! I’m such a successful drug dealer, addicted a fresh victim to our beloved drug of choice, lovable dysfunctional vampires ♥u♥

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shut up Claudia you know you love it you helped him WRITE that monologue…

Yes, I read all the books. Should you read all the books? 

Well, if, for example, you’re not so interested in Armand as a character, I would recommend skipping TVA, bc it’s largely his story. BUT, you may miss good moments with other characters that you do like. Same goes for the other books past TVA.

Short answer is: give it all a chance, skim if you must, and decide for yourself, it’s meant to be fun, it’s not a religion, there are no chants to memorize, you will not be quizzed next Monday ;]

Longer answer here.

Hello! After years of re-reading the first 3 books, I am about to start book 4, ttotbt. However, I was looking at the order of books on Wikipedia and I noticed Pandora and Vittorio are kind of separate? When should I read them so that the series is in order?((your blog is PERFECT, by the way))

((My blog is perfect, indeed. Pffft must pretend to have some level of humility! Thank u *u* ))

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Starting TOBT, you’re still on the more sane side of canon. JUST YOU WAIT.

When to read Pandora and Vittorio? That’s a good question. Other ppl may have different answers for you, so anyone feel free to reblog this w/ commentary or send me a message on this.

Pandora

This is the story of Pandora, who was with Marius for quite some time, so I would read this one right before Blood and Gold (which is Marius’ story) so that her perspective is fresh in your mind when Marius starts talking smack about her. AR wrote Blood and Gold after Pandora, so she had to keep that information in mind, too.

Vittorio

HONESTLY, I don’t see that Vittorio really fits into canon at all, I think the Coven of the Articulate are mentioned briefly in his book? His story won’t spoil any of the other books, bc it’s completely separate from theirs, so I’d leave it till later. After Blood and Gold. Maybe even after Prince Lestat, since he’s not in that book, either.


When I started the series, the first 4 had already been published, and I read the fresh VC in the order they were released. This meant that I read Pandora between MtD and TVA, not really ideal placement, as, if I recall correctly, she has only brief cameos in those. I read Vittorio between TVA and Merrick, and I don’t think he appears in either.

Back then we read everything immediately, fearing every VC novel would be the last; trying times. Hope this helped ^______^

A silly question, but would I be considered any less apart of the fandom if I haven’t read all of the books? I’ve read the main ones but many of them, especially the later ones have pretty bad reputations and I am just unsure whether I should either bother with them? I have read the first 3 A LOT and some others, too.

Not a silly question! There are 11 VC books now (13 if you include the New Tales’ Pandora and Vittorio) THATS A LOT OF STORY (just imagine this gif 11-13 times bc I don’t wanna actually throw it in 11-13 times not aesthetically pleasing)

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What is being part of a fandom? 

  • Everyone’s idea of this is different. 
  • The short answer is simply: You’ve read enough to be part of the fandom! Welcome! I, Mater Fabuloso, decree you worthy.

As far as the later books having a bad reputation…

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Yes! Some of them are so crazy and wildly cracky! That’s why we also call them the #Vampire Crackicles. It’s a term of endearment. The crazy is a big part of why we enjoy it. Dysfunctional vampires! The first 3-4 books in the series seem to be the more highly regarded, VC-fandom-wide, maybe bc the crazy was better woven in.

If you liked the first 3 – and some others – enough to reread them, you must also enjoy the sense of humor that’s mixed in with the angst, the love, the overall crazy! The bad-reputation VC have some silly/angsty/etc. quotes and scenes that are not to be missed (like that quote about Lestat’s foot size insecurity pfffft).

Short answer is: give it all a chance, skim if you must, and decide for yourself, it’s meant to be fun, it’s not a religion, there are no chants to memorize, you will not be quizzed next Monday ;]


Personally, and I hope this goes for others, I welcome anyone into the fandom who loves any of the characters. Maybe someone’s gateway drug was movie!IWTV. Maybe it was Claudia’s Story (graphic novel). Any combination of VC books/media counts!

I think the more VC you read, the better-informed your “headcanon” (let me explain you a thing about headcanon if you aren’t familiar with the concept) will be, as you choose which parts of (or scenes within) the series feel believable to you. 

I sound like a broken record bc I write this SO OFTEN: my idea of being “part of the fandom” just means engaging in discussions about the series, making fanworks, and making friendships with ppl who share your interests. I don’t know how other fandoms behave, but that’s a summary of my positive experiences in the VC fandom.

Heeeeelp… Meeee!! My fandoms are killing me, they stole my soul :( give me some vc love to me… Please!!! <3

IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT???

(How are your fandoms killing you?? How did they steal your soul?? Did you not offer it up willingly?!)

TBH, idk how to really transfer fandom love, it’s an intangible thing, its more of an internal feel you feel, when u participate in meta discussions, and squee, and compliment fanartists and fanfic authors, so to generate it, simply do those things! Sending a message to me certainly counts *u*

“And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.“

So, I may have gone through your entire blog. In less than a week. Ooops. Anyway, I love it! Keep up the great work!

OMG you like it that much??!! It took a week whut i need to get some more content on here STAT. Thank u, much flattered *u* This collection I’ve accumulated is addictive, isn’t it? 

crap u probably noticed how poor my tagging was wayyyy back in the wayback OH WELL