Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire (S1 and 2 with Derrick Austin!) [RELISTEN]

About this episode

The episode features a conversation about Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and its adaptations, focusing on themes of queerness and race.

AMC's The Vampire Lestat is out! So, we're Re-upping my convo with the amazing Derrick Austin about Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, the first attempt at adapting the story and the first 2 seasons of AMC's Interview with the Vampire adaptation.. Listen! _______ 'The Vampire Sessions' I’m joined on this episode by award-winning poet and vampire aficionado Derrick Austin ! We delve into the most recent adaptation of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, AMC’s Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire ( Starring Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, Bailey Bass, Eric Bogosian & Assad Zaman ) This conversation also includes our thoughts on the original book [Book 1 of The Vampire Chronicles] and the 1994 film adaptation of the story ( Directed by Neil Jordan and starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt & Kirsten Dunst) [spoilers all!] + Find out how we fit the following in Early 90s straight-washing Race-blind casting vs adding to the narrative Repressed desire and the glass closet The existential terrors of being alive ‘Demonic White Daddies’ Queer hierarchies of privilege Mentorship and inter-community conflict Abusive relationships Selfishness & the toxicity of ‘queer families’ ‘Containing’ Claudia…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Khaliden Nas

Guest: Derrick Austin

Topics covered

• Anne Rice
• Vampire Chronicles
• adaptation
• queer narratives
• race and casting
• existential themes
• toxic relationships

Keywords

• Interview with the Vampire
• Anne Rice
• Derrick Austin
• Vampire Chronicles
• queer themes
• adaptation
• 1994 film
• race
• casting
• toxic relationships

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Chronicles, AMC’s Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Vampire Sessions, 1994 film adaptation

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