Elements of a Gothic Horror

Ann Rice is one of the most prominent authors of popular horror fiction. Gothic novel is characterized by a tone of high agitation, unresolved or almost impossible to resolve anxiety and fear. In the novel Interview with the Vampire, Ann Rice employs the elements of gothic fiction to produce an effect of horror. Interview with the Vampire is up as an interview between the vampire Louis and a reporter called Daniel that takes place in …

…the death of her own daughter, Michele” (Rampling 292) a victim from the past of Louis, who now is brought into the vampire world. This is now the pawn he needs to hold on to Louis. Louis feels a connection to this girl and won’t leave her alone with Lestat. “Claudia serves as a sort of middle ground between the extreme personalities represented by the characterization of Lestat, as evil, and Louis, as good.” (Rampling 291,291)