• Although the idea of loneliness among vampires is not new, AMC’s Interview with the Vampire depicts a particularly dark aspect of it.
• Interview with the Vampire tackles this as the true curse of vampirism, arguing that the gift of perpetual life is also the curse of losing everything you were before.
• The fact that Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) feels lonely is one of the first things we discover about him.

Although the idea of loneliness among vampires is not new, AMC’s Interview with the Vampire depicts a particularly dark aspect of it. The common theme that runs across the entire narrative is loneliness. It is both the catalyst for the story’s events and the cause of their failure.

Interview with the Vampire tackles this as the true curse of vampirism, arguing that the gift of perpetual life is also the curse of losing everything you were before. This vampire family is not driven to ruin by their monster nature, but rather by the clashing and bringing out of the worst in them of all their twisted types of loneliness. Bloodlust can be quenched, but emptiness lasts a lifetime.

The fact that Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) feels lonely is one of the first things we discover about him. He came to New Orleans looking for something, and he thinks Louis is what he found (Jacob Anderson). He feels very far from people despite being more than a century old. He will flirt with people but always appears to end up eating them because he is unable to recognize them as the same kind of beast as himself. He, therefore, pursues Louis sympathetically after finding him.

He draws Louis into his world by showcasing his vampire prowess, seduces him with his humor and sensuality, and then offers to transform Louis so that he will be fully integrated into it. But Lestat is not content even when he transforms into a vampire. He repeatedly makes fun of Louis for trying to keep up his human ties while having countless trysts. His loneliness seems unending, and while he works to fill it, he develops selfish and domineering tendencies. He enjoys watching Louis fall out of favor in the city because he believes it will make Louis more attached to him. Lestat’s heart still yearns for more, while Louis’ thoughts still stray.

Louis, who was lonely, agreed to Lestat’s promise to turn him. His mother accused him of being responsible for his brother’s suicide, and the family expelled him. The business world rejected him because of his race. His sexuality and inability to act on it caused him to feel alone. Lestat then appeared as a panacea for everything. He offered to live his life with Louis and accepted whatever Louis offered.

Additionally, Louis clung to Lestat’s company like a drowning man. Louis is a new vampire who is lonely. He is struggling with his continued personal relationships. He wants to continue working in business, establish himself, and start a family. But now that none of these things are possible, it slowly but surely wears on him. He can slake his need for animal blood in an effort to feel less monstrous, but the actions he takes out of loneliness rather than bloodlust are the ones that cause the most damage.

His repeated attempts to see his sister only make her warier of him, and his continual efforts to keep his business afloat result in its demise, and ultimately, it is this refusal of loneliness that makes him feel so alone and rejected.

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