Lestat Lestat Lestat Lestat Lestat—AMC Releases Back to Back Promo Clips
The fandom is rabid for the Brat Prince with no satiation for their hunger in sight
The Vampire Lestat fans have been shamelessly begging for promo, more teasers, a trailer and more for almost a year now and AMC did not disappoint.
Agonizingly, AMC has been drip-feeding the audience their own un petit coup, and the time between feedings have gotten shorter and shorter. From the ominous “nothing to prove” clip (which fans have deciphered as a cover song), to the announcement of a new song release on April 23, to Lestat being awakened by an ominous siren-like call (is it Magnus or Marius?!?!), back to a clip of Lestat doing sinful things that makes us all think viciously lascivious thoughts, we are divinely unwell.
It’s too much.
It’s not enough.
Don’t stop.
It’s All About the Fandom
One thing about the marketing and teasers is extremely loud and clear:
Lestat knows his fans catapult his success.
In-universe ads in the real world, interviews with TV Insider complaining about his music producer Daniel Hart, and the presence of the band on our streaming platforms brings the fandom into the show without ever auditioning for a spot in front of the camera.
Fans take the stage—front and center—consistently keeping #TheVampireLestat trending for the Brat Prince to soak up just how desperate the people ache to see him float from the raptors, capturing their attention without ever using the Mind Gift.
His voice.
A microphone.
And the ability to make his body do ungodly things brings fans into a rapture of their own choosing.
It’s mesmerizing.
It’s addicting.
It’s insanity.
But as the great Beyoncé once said:
“You are the visual, baby.”
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It’s Lust in Their Veins
The Vampire Lestat marketing team probably has this in motion but I’ll say it here anyway:
I would not be surprised to see real tweets in the show with Lestat basking in the audience’s thirst for just a drop of his attention. If so, this would skyrocket the already frenetic energy into something uncontrollable, uncontainable, and unimaginable.
From the safest meadows of simple “him” tweets to the most lewd descriptions of lust, The Beautiful Unwell make it known that they will clamor for Lestat with zero thought, pride, guilt, shame, or consequence.
And what—other than the blood of his Saint Louis—feeds Lestat’s need for validation more than reckless, cavalier, impulsive, and heedless fan behavior…
From Lelio to Rock God, he feeds on the attention as much as feeds on blood, and fans are but willing donors keeping the immortal being endlessly satisfied.
Louis once described Lestat as a monumental and catastrophic natural disaster—a hurricane unable to be confined, contained, or held within the boundaries of a script.
But it is the fans who are the true hurricanes that cannot be scripted.
Final Thoughts
Whether you’re already weeping for the tragedies you know lay ahead for our dear tortured vampyr or you’re salivating at the mere thought of licking the bottom of his “HATE ME” boots, the trap has been set.
And you’ll never want to leave him alone again…
The Vampire Lestat premieres Sunday, June 7, on AMC and AMC+. Check out the opening title card below, learn the lyrics, and be ready to be utterly destroyed.
I'm glad I'm not the only rabid person out there.