Lestat Comes (Un)Alive

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Hundreds of goths descended on the Upper West Side on a steamy Tuesday evening for a one-night-only live premiere event centered on Lestat, Anne Rice's iconic vampire character. Fans circled the block between 74th and 75th Streets, treating tickets like a coveted Hot Topic treasure as the beloved antihero came to life on stage. The unprecedented gathering of Rice devotees in broad daylight, a delicious irony given vampirism's nocturnal nature, underscored the enduring cultural grip this character maintains over audiences decades after his literary debut.