If Interview with the Vampire broke you, these 6 books are what to read next before Season 3 (The Vampire Lestat) premieres June 7 on AMC+.

Each book hits a different part of what makes ITV so consuming:

- toxic immortal romance & gaslighting

- sapphic gothic atmosphere, opulence, and the cost of survival

- Victorian shadows, obsession, and the feeling of being watched

- queer longing, vampire politics, slow burn ménage

- Lestat rockstar energy, 1970s paranormal horror

- camp, humor, cozy paranormal mystery

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📚 Books in this episode:

✦ A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

✦ House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

✦ The Poisoner by I.V. Ophelia

✦ Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

✦ The Devil's Metal by Karina Halle

✦ Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning

📚 Full list of 11 books coming soon on the blog

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Need More Lestat Vibes

01:47 What Makes the Show Hit

02:33 Dowry of Blood Pick

03:54 House of Hunger

05:04 The Poisoner

06:45 Politics and Queer Longing

07:50 Rockstar Devil Deal

09:08 Vegetarian Vampire Mystery

10:46 Wrap Up and Next Steps

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