Jul 10
the company of wolves (1984) dir. neil jordan / the vampire lestat, anne rice / interview with the vampire (2022) / the vampire lestat (2026)
#claudia#lestat#iwtv#the vampire lestat#interview with the vampire#web weaving#little red riding hood is a story centered around innocence lost—not just of little red but of the generations before her#who warn her about the wolves because they have experienced it themselves#the company of wolves makes this especially apparent by delving into each woman’s personal ‘wolf’#and how that trauma gets passed down first through the means of storytelling…#cautionary tales where the only unhelpful takeaway is ‘don’t stray from the path or else it’ll happen to you (too)’#some sort of betrayal of trust/belief/safety is fundamental to this loss of innocence and it’s not always sexual#but with the main character in the company of wolves it distinctly is. also distinctly—she’s transformed into a wolf in the end#again—generational trauma passed down & changed through the stories that are told. & perhaps more importantly the stories that Aren’t told#+ the blending and blurring of ‘hunted’ and ‘hunter’ as identities. she still embraces the wolf in the end#and runs with the pack. despite being prey to one#this post has been cooking since last year bc i knew i was going to want to wait for things from this new season to drop#my claudia…… my lestat…….#(this ofc has everything to do with to the train scene too. no coincidence that he most severely contests it in the song Big Bad Wolf….)#oh and that first book quote is gabrielle to lestat btw. Importantly
