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Darth Vader Helped Inspire Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned

The idea for the theme of this novel came to Rice on a plane: "I was watching one of the Star Wars movies. I think Luke Skywalker was fighting with Darth Vader, and Vader was saying: “Give in to the dark force inside you”. It was horribly cliché. That’s when it came to me that Queen of the Damned ought to be. Essentially the queen should have an extremely good idea, but it should be evil. The real evil in the world is always a complex and seductive thing that sounds brilliant." - The Vampire Companion

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Anne Rice on Facebook while discussing Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis

(source: in the replies to the comments)

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Genealogical Tree of The Mayfair Family

"Rowan, count your ancestors! The thing has waited for thirteen witches (...) The thirteenth is the doorway.” - The Witching Hour

[Lasher] recorded descriptions of each witch from Suzanne down through Rowan, and to her surprise he included Julien. That made fourteen. She did not point this out, because the number thirteen was something highly signicant to him - Lasher

Source: The Witches' Companion

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Youtube TVC: rankings, reviews, recaps...

Maven of the Eventide

Ranking

Review: The Vampire Lestat

About: thematic vampire channel, Lestat loving, lore-oriented, fandom knowledge.

The Naughty Librarian

Playlist - review / recap of The Vampire Chronicles + New Tales of the Vampires

Playlist - review / recap of The Lives of the Mayfair Witches + the history of the Mayfair Witches

About: book channel, funny recaps.

Joshua J Clarke-Kelsall

Playlist - Reviews for The Vampire Chronicles + New Tales of the Vampires + Ranking

Reviews: The Witching Hour + Lasher + Taltos

About: book review channel, academic tone.

Vampire Folklore

Ranking

Playlist - videos about the lore (characters, story arcs... e.g. The Life of Khayman or Why Akasha Returned to Power to Destroy the World)

About: thematic vampire channel, lore-oriented.

Dominic Noble

Recaps: The Vampire Lestat + The Queen of the Damned

About: channel that compares books to adaptations.

Disclaimer: This is a non-exhaustive list. If you have any recommendations and are willing to share I'd be eternally grateful ^^.