Lestat gets poisoned, has his throat slit, and is left for dead, but he survives in both the book and the film versions of Interview with the Vampire. In the story, he later returns weakened and scarred, which is why he’s still around after Louis and Claudia think they’ve killed him.

What happens to him

  • Claudia and Louis plot to kill Lestat after years of abuse and danger.
  • Lestat is poisoned and his throat is cut.
  • He’s dumped and presumed dead, but he survives.
  • Later, he comes back, weakened, in a later New Orleans encounter.

Why it matters

Lestat’s survival is a big plot point because it shows how hard it is to truly kill a vampire in this universe, and it keeps him central to the story’s later conflict.