Vampires are creatures that have been a huge part of horror fiction for hundreds of years. In modern times, vampire stories often revolve around relationships between each other and with humans. Vampire love stories have more or less replaced vampire monster movies. This humanizes the creatures and makes them accessible as protagonists, rather than just mysterious antagonists like Dracula.
Interview With a Vampire explores how relationships among vampires work and the moral dilemma of having to kill people to keep living. Louis, the protagonist, initially is disgusted by the idea of having to kill people and by how casually Lestat will kill. He gets used to it soon though, and by the end of the novel willingly kills random people and lives in isolation. This stemmed from his relationships with Lestat, Claudia, and Armand making him cynical. The relationships between the vampires is both helpful and destructive. Lestat gave Louis a companion in a lonely life, but was also abusive and sociopathic. Claudia was a good companion to him, but when she was murdered it devastated him. Louis and Armand became close to quickly during the events with the theater vampires, but when they fled they're connection did not stay strong.
It is really interesting to explore the emotions of vampires and their relationships to each other. The novel enforces the idea that being a vampire is a tragic lifestyle, and even those who try to remain morally sound will eventually be corrupted and accept it. It is impossible to maintain positive relationships as a vampire because when you're immortal, eventually you get tired of everyone.
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