Books like the vampire chronicles

The Vampire Chroniclesis a series of novels and a media franchise created by American writer Anne Rice that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman turned into a vampire in the 18th century.

Rice said in a 2008 interview that her vampires were a "metaphor for lost souls". The homoerotic overtones ofThe Vampire Chroniclesare also well-documented. As of November 2008,The Vampire Chronicleshad sold 80 million copies worldwide.

Interview with the Vampire(1976) was made into a 1994 film starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater and Kirsten Dunst. 1988'sThe Queen of the Damnedwas adapted into a 2002 film of the same name, starring Stuart Townsend and Aaliyah and using some material from 1985'sThe Vampire Lestat. In August 2014, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment acquired the motion picture rights to the entire series. In November 2016, Rice announced that she had regained the theatrical rights to her book series. On July 17, 2018, it was announced that television series adaptation of the novels was in development by streaming service Hulu.