In the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire, the young reporter was simply referred to as “the Boy.” At the end of that first novel, he ran off, with Louis’ tapes in tow, hoping to find Lestat.

In Interview With the Vampire ... the world without a protector. Armand (Antonio Banderas) explains that because of this impracticality, creating a vampire so young is strictly forbidden.

I think that Armand is trying to save face a little bit and try and protect himself.” Anderson explained that at this point, ...