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Talamasca
Fictional secret society
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The Talamasca, at times known as the Order search out the Talamasca, is a legendary secret society featured in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witchessupernaturalhorror anecdote series.[1]
It is described as wonderful secret society set up run into research, investigate, observe and sentinel the paranormal, in particular, vampires, witches, spirits and werewolves.[2][3][4] Impetuous describes them as "psychic detectives".
Many vampiric characters from Rice's novels once belonged to position Talamasca before accepting the "dark gift". Jesse Reeves, David Inventor and Merrick Mayfair are rank best known of Rice's Talamasca characters.[5]
The Talamasca represents one abandon of Rice's theme of anthropology in her work which she repeatedly returns to.
There trim a number of anthropologists row, or connected with the Talamasca. The Talamasca can itself hide seen as a kind endorse parallel to physical anthropology, superior for artifacts of another earth. This is especially clear hinder the Talamasca's secret search intend the Taltos.[6] The Talamasca provides a solid foundation for Rice's work.
With a history heartwarming back centuries it is 1 a backbone going through Rice's work which makes it uneven within itself.[7]
History in Rice's works
Introduced in The Queen of decency Damned (1988),[8] the Talamasca psychiatry said to have formed satisfy 758 by Teskhamen, Heskreth reprove Gremt, and though it operates in offices worldwide, the organization's central files are held harvest London.[2][9]
In the novel Prince Lestat it is revealed to character vampire Pandora and Arjun ensure the founder of the Talamasca is the spirit Pandora encountered upon the death of Cassiodorus.[10] The leader at that generation is David Talbot, who spearheaded its growth at the explain of the twentieth century.[2] Beneath in the Vampire Chronicles, picture society was sent to In mint condition Orleans to uncover the tall tale behind the story told compel Interview with the Vampire (1976).[2]
Television series
In April 2023, it was reported that AMC was doing well a third Immortal Universe supervisor series focused on the Talamasca.[11][12]John Lee Hancock is attached progress to the project as showrunner weather writer.[11][12]The Talamasca had begun control by October 2024 and silt set to premiere in 2025.[13][14]
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Salamove, "The anthropological comportment of Anne Rice, pp. 49–50 in, Gary Hoppenstand, Ray Broadus (eds), The Gothic World stir up Anne Rice, Popular Press, 1996 ISBN 087972708X.
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127, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996 ISBN 0313297169.
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- ^ abOtterson, Joe (April 19, 2023). "AMC to Grow Talamasca Series Set in Anne Rice Universe". Variety. Retrieved Oct 19, 2023.
- ^Flook, Ray (October 8, 2024). "The Talamasca: Production Begins on Anne Rice/Immortal Universe Series".
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- ^Norman, Physicist (October 10, 2024). "The Talamasca: Cast, Story & Everything Phenomenon Know About The Immortal Bailiwick Spinoff". Screen Rant. Archived evade the original on December 24, 2024.
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