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The early Chronicles · the mid-1990s, in New York and New Orleans

Memnoch the Devil

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The Devil himself invites Lestat on a tour of Heaven and Hell

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Lestat stalks Roger, a drug dealer he plans to kill, and falls for Roger's daughter, Dora, a TV preacher. After the kill, Roger's ghost visits him, and then Memnoch, who says he's the Devil. Memnoch wants Lestat as his helper and shows him Creation, Heaven, Sheol and the Crucifixion. Lestat drinks Christ's blood and comes back with Veronica's veil. When he sees Hell, he turns the offer down and escapes, losing an eye. Back in New York, Dora shows the veil to the world and a wave of religious fervor starts. Armand, moved by the veil, walks into the sun. Lestat is left not knowing whether he was played.

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What changed on screen

  1. ReferenceMelmoth's legacy

    The title and several themes come from Melmoth the Wanderer (1820), Charles Maturin's Gothic novel about a man who sold his soul.

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  2. Behind the scenesA Chip Kidd cover

    The US cover was designed by Chip Kidd and uses Giovanni Cariani's painting Road to Calvary with Veronica's Veil. The veil matters in the story.

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