The Life Of Maharet And Mekare | The Vampire Witch Twins

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This video took a lot out of me to create.. at one point I thought it was endless and I couldn’t see the finish line.. 82 separate scene creations cut out then layered for a 3D realistic effect.. to see it come together and be so well received is what makes it worth while.. what a long 10 days but so rewarding.. thank you all❤️

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Amazing video

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🎀This is incredible. Thank you for the upload.🎀

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Magnificent as usually 💯💯💯. Bravo mon cher Dean 👌👏👏👏.

[@katinamartin7934]

You Sir have done amazing work with this video. Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into your channel.

[@Artemus1965]

I was always fascinated by Maharet and Mekare. I still remember from when I first read The Queen Of The Damned the image of the newly awaken Mekare, streaking across the world like an invisible force of nature, heading towards Akasha, to seek her revenge. It still gives me goosebumps thinking about it

[@theofficialqueenofthebling]

We appreciate everything that you do for this channel. Too bad Anne Rice didn’t write a full fledged book about them. Perhaps this can be a fan based film…?Great job on this entire post.

[@patriciahayes2664]

Maybe one day her son Christopher might do that, but I wouldn't be too sure about it.

[@m-hm7917]

@@patriciahayes2664 That would great, croisons les doigts (let's cross our fingers) 🤞🤞

[@elizabethshinault4867]

It’s a shame that Chris Rice hasn’t tried his hand at continuing his mother’s series, but he has his own work.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Maharet and mekare really have a brilliant backstory its sad what happens to them later in the book series to me they deserved better can't wait for the show to get to queen of the damned 🖤🖤🖤

[@TobeWilsonNetwork]

1:09 your passion for your videos shows! This layering and editing is wild and detailed. Also “Aye-Oiy” pronounced with your accent is hilarious

[@cocoaswann2095]

Thank you for this video. And definitely a Huge Thanks for accurately showing Khayman, Akasha and Enkil as Egyptians/Africans. To me, Mekare and Maharet's story is one of the highlights of the entire Vampire Lestat series - feel like I should re-read the books considering how horribly and scary things are in the US. I could comment about the slight misinterpretations, but for real, this is a really good video. Subscribed.

[@RoxyinLV]

Thank you for this great retelling of one of my most favorite series of all time! The visuals you created are brilliant!

[@bfnew4440]

Poor redheads always getting a raw deal! Outstanding video sir...

[@michellehall5373]

I dont think redheads are evil or bad. I think that bull comes from people blaming bad things on whatever or whoever is different from them. Ya know...its always "their" fault. But...I think redheads do have that extra in them. It can bad, if the person is bad. But redheads seem to have a little more fire in their soul, to me anyways. It is really sad how through out history, and even now...twins are seen as a bad omen, or their presence will make the village suffer. Some little places in Africa still believe this. I watched a documentary about an orphanage in middle of nowhere, and the amount of twins they had was crazy. And some even think the body parts of twins can have magical powers if cut off and made into potions, all that stuff. There is many syories of women taking their twins to orphanages because bad folks would kidnap, or just cut off their arm or leg. Some in the orphanage were disfigured because of it. Its sad.

[@jillthompson1248]

But true red heads are rare and left handed red heads are tantamount to unicorns my cousin is one

[@ghostinsakura]

@@jillthompson1248 This made me chuckle a little as I am also a left handed redhead.

[@jillthompson1248]

@ you are more rare than diamonds oh and it also makes you smarter and more math proficient than the average bear

[@ghostinsakura]

@@jillthompson1248 thank you :) that definitely brightened my day!

[@kakolicht]

Now I want to reread all the Vampire Chronicles from the beginning (some 35 years after I read "Interview" for the 1st time). Thanks for that!

[@ms.understood3167]

Sitting thinking a re-read is well over due for the chronicles ❤

[@kakolicht]

@ms.understood3167 , definitely! I'm just finishing "The Dark Tower" first.

[@ms.understood3167]

Loved the Dark Tower. Pretty sure I fell in love with Roland in junior high 😂🤣😂

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This was awesome man, this one was well worth the anticipation it wrought lol.

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Finally!! This is going to be an awesome video I have been waiting for it! Shout out from Texas

[@AlanQuinn-o6g]

Hello from northern England.

[@licialove]

Omg yesssss i've been waiting for someone to do a dive into Maharet And Mekare, but everyone always focuses on Lestat, Louis and Akasha and so few go into how the vampire curse/virus came to be. And don't even get me started on the Queen of the Damned movie when it comes to Maharet And Mekare 😒

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

Mekare wasn’t even in the movie 😂😂 it’s the worst adaption and an insult to Anne’s work

[@licialove]

@VampireFolkloreVideos EXACTLY. They really did Mekare dirty. The story of the twins is such a HUGE portion of the book, but they discarded it (and baby Jenks and a lot of the "non important" minor characters) Ughhhh but they had Maharet's eyes bleeding and shrugged it off as that's how vampired cry 🙄😤😒 You did an amazing job covering their story. I really hope that this video gives people more reason to read, or reread, Queen of the Damned

[@wolfsbanealphas617]

@@VampireFolkloreVideosthe only thing I liked about it was akasha actor

[@evenstar04]

​@@wolfsbanealphas617why? Her acting was terrible, and so was her clothing. Aaliha was a very beautiful girl and talented singer, but she was no actor.

[@donnabo3619]

This is an absolute treasure of a video. Thank you so very much for all of your hard work and dedication.

[@yolandabush9910]

Been an Anne Rice fan since 1983. I was in high school and my bf told me about INTERVIEW OF A VAMPIRE. Thank u for doing this!

[@jeffdegrande2620]

Seems to me like the Twins may have been some of the first Witches to ever exist...and those added abilities would compliment their Vampire abilities.

[@wolfsbanealphas617]

Witches in this universe still retain their powers after being turned into vampires?

[@AESmith-bw1fy]

They were descended of witches, it ran in their mother’s family. Women with their features and traits were more likely to be gifted.

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You have such amazing videos. I am so happy I found your channel years ago! The detail, thought, research, and video editing are just stunning. I love your vampire and your Harry Potter content! Thank you so much for countless hours of entertainment.

[@rachelnelson2098]

Such a good video. I have been subscribed for a while now and really enjoy your all your videos!

[@Faesharlyn]

Akasha was in her statue phase for so long because she could actually hear all of the other vampires, so she was living through them them. It wasn't until she heard lestats music that she decided it was more interesting to get up and go out I do love that Mekare took Akasha's eyes at the end

[@claringbud7525]

Thanks for this! I really enjoy your content.

[@sifilore]

Very insightful vid on the twins. We didn't get anything about their backstory or of Mekare in QotD movie.

[@ArcFallOrder1919]

Ikr, but timing and have to get permission from Anne Rice RIP

[@innieplays]

Love your content! And this video was fantastically edited!! Really enjoyed it.

[@ladyD2005]

No surprise this is another awesome/great video that I enjoyed Thanks for the content Dean

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[@MsAnemoi]

Thank you for the work you put into it. Great video.

[@patriciahayes2664]

Gorgeous artwork! And thanks for telling the story of these two girls.

[@masehoart7569]

This was superb. The story of the twins & the origin of vampirism is to keep the best part of the vampire chronicles! Your video captures this fascinatingly. I began making short AI image videos as well but already found this exhausting, so I can imagine how much time & true dedication you invested. Love the consistency of the characters (which most AI vids lack), the layering, the scenes & also the subtle effects. Truly artistic & matched with excellent storytelling. Thank you so much.

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

Thank you so much for that comment. You've no idea how many images i had to generate to make sure i could capture that right moment.. I used Motion effects to cut out and layer the images... 82 different scene creations with layering so about 245 separate images, backgrounds, it was really challenging but the feedback makes it worthwhile. Thanks again!

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

This is like a piece of a tapestry that appears as *rich & detailed* as the whole tapestry. Quite interesting. Kudos !

[@alexisb659]

So glad I found you. Really interesting about the twins.

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Amazing video , from start to finish , The details and The Art work is outstanding

[@komikbookgeek]

I truly appreciate all you do for the Fandom! And I love this video.

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Been waiting for this ❤…

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Awesome video, I was waiting for that since a long time! Great work!

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Apart from being informative your videos are absolutely beautiful. Great work!

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I really love your channel, thanks for everything that you taking the time to bring this to us

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I appreciate your work and enjoy your voice!

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I love your posts, always 🖤🖤

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I’ve been waiting on this one. Thank you!

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@VampireFolkloreVideos Thank you for your hard work. This is awesome. I cant wait to hear more of your channel. Keep up the awesome work.

[@tytybaby06]

Love all that you do as a vampire addict! Thanks so much we really need a queen of the damned movie that follows the book & starts with Akasha!

[@robertrideaux9603]

I appreciate all the hard work and effort you do bro the video are always intriguing and informative

[@Hokimo7473]

It would be so wonderful to see this apaptes into film or series. The book was captivating.

[@bloodysweetzombiegirl]

I just started to watch the video, but I want to say Thank You! The movie QOTD was good, but if you’ve read the books you see how they tried to shove several books into one film. The characters deserved more. And although Lena Olin is a scream queen and a wonderful horror actress, she was all wrong for the role of Maharet. And there was no mention of her twin, almost as if the twin did not exist… I will stop babblin’ now and watch the video. Just know that you are appreciated. ☺️

[@bee516x]

This was so well done. Thank you!!

[@raymonenorwood7296]

Love it the video great job on this thank you for showing true detail about the twins

[@JohnSaysHi]

Loved the stories of the twins!! I stopped reading Anne Rice after Blackwood Farm, so ill just pretend anything i hear about their fates is not real. Lol. The video about Amel i thought was a joke at first. Aliens?! Lmao

[@LVZVRUS]

I stopped reading after blackwood farm too and the aliens thing got me thinking I jumped off the train at the right stop haha

[@chillconversation6508]

I still have my copy, I look at it from time to time and shiver!!😂

[@comkver]

Wait until you find out about Atlantis... 😅

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@@comkver la la la la la can't hear you!

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Awesome video! Keep grinding & growing 🙏 We see your hard work and appreciate it 💯 💪

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*_Thanks. I'm poor but I appreciate you bro._*

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Same 👌💯

[@MaiBeey]

outstanding video! thank you so much for your work. And totally agreed, we ignore the later books 😂

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Earned yourself a new subscriber! Well done !👍

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[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

Thank you very much, it took so long, I can’t even express the energy I put into creating the images.. thank you again

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@VampireFolkloreVideos if you ever want art, im a washed up artist that was paralyzed from the neck down. Ive obly been drawing for 3 years now and I cant tattoo. But I could help if you ever needed it. ;) I got nothing going on. If not, I understand this is your baby and it's lovely.

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Very well done and informative!

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Wonderful video after a long day

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This is an amazing video!

[@hoibsh21]

""The Devil has sent me........Twins of Evil !!""

[@peeweemaroske8619]

I really hope you do a video on my boy Michael Corvin of the Underworld Franchise in future. Including his role in Underworld: Endless War. Because you did videos on his Lover, his daughter and his two ancient Uncles. So I think it's Michael's turn. Your thoughts on him possibly returning with Scott Speedman playing him one last time if Underworld 6 is made.

[@ScottieGray-c3t]

The red headed twins will bring good fortune. Akasha envied they're power.

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This video has to be my absolute favorite!!

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

Thank you...i've been putting it off for about 2 years because i knew what would have to go into making it lol which can be draining..but i'm so happy it finished and has been received so well

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[@NoOne-fo1di]

Not to knit pick, but Amel tormented Khayman day and night, not the king and queen

[@cindym.9029]

I respect what you do, as one who was in the dark arts… I need to see undeniable facts of this…Vampires have been bastardized because it was a disease of the blood, Period!

[@nguyenkh2002]

Maharet didn't just stab Akasha she set her out in the sun to watch her burn. This resulted in the burning of thousands Vampire. The younger ones died, the older ones were severly hurt and needed Maharet blood to heal. Marius woke up and took the queen back into the chamber.

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

I thought the keeper before Marius did that to them.. can’t remember Maharet doing that I must have missed it

[@cullenarthur8879]

​@@VampireFolkloreVideosyou are correct. It was the keeper before Marius. He later had his skull crushed by Akasha when she woke up.

[@nguyenkh2002]

@@VampireFolkloreVideos I might have remembered the wrong person. my bad, it's been a while.

[@Faesharlyn]

It was their Keeper, he was tired and wanted it to end. Akasha was not pleased.

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Great video thanks

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A Banger ❤

[@JaTaunPratt]

YES FINALLY!!!!

[@ArcFallOrder1919]

I love it, and thank you

[@laurenavx8145]

I wish they had a biger part in the movie

[@SeXii8DISASTER]

that was good nice presesntation

[@MissAyame89]

Not him having the audacity to ask for help after what he did 🤬

[@wolfsbanealphas617]

True but considering how akasha was she probably would have cut off his manhood if he refused and do worse to the twins it was a lose lose situation

[@themysticgarden4236]

Anne would have this video you made❤

[@fazasaeed6528]

I always believed in vampires my Grandmother told me a story when she was a kid. In a small town in Texas people that had buried there loved ones were seeing them coming back home to drink there blood so all the adults got together and killed that vampire,so yes I believed my grandma ❤

[@NoOne-fo1di]

VFL, you creeping me on Audible? Lol I literally started another listen to QOTD yesterday?

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

Simon Vance is fantastic on audible narrating that book. he makes it so easy to listen to

[@NoOne-fo1di]

@VampireFolkloreVideos this is very true. Depending on your literary diet, you might be surprised to learn just how widely SV is used in audo books. He's in a lot of the Dune books as well.

[@ZoeBlacktail]

I love the books of the vampire chronicle of Anne Rice...but I have not been able to find the first book called "interview with the vampire" but I have the movie adaption. I also do not have all the books...but at least I have Queen of the damned ( & it´s movie adaption), the vampire Lestat and Prince Lestat ( which are the last one I think).

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My dream is to open a museum with beautiful gowns, halloween costumes and props but my father says that Sweden is too small for that kind of project.

[@chillconversation6508]

Have you done one on black well manor?!!!❤❤

[@thegamerboneless2864]

Yea I didn’t like the later material either I didn’t like that Akasha was even killed like that. I just don’t think the demon god Amel would allow that. He loved blood and akasha was full of bloodlust. Then the first twin getting firebombed and her sister just giving up the sacred heart is stupid in my opinion not sure why it went left like that.

[@tonymorales2161]

I wonder if there were any other spirits other than Amel That inhabited peoples bodies, creating other creatures besides vampires

[@nesxya]

Very beautiful video thank you. I loved this book series but always had trouble with Queen of the Damned due to conflicts of prehistoric details. Red hair is neanderthal DNA and they didn't consume their dead or their young. They were the first hominids to bury their dead undisturbed. So perhaps the twins were neanderthal descendants intermixed with humans? Red hair was considered royalty in Egypt. Several of the rulers had red hair. Also rulers traveled on envoys. Ancient Egyptians had stricter laws against r*pe unlike the fertile crescent cities. Even the Pharaoh's were bound by law. The punishment for such crimes were castration. The criminal would be taken out to the desert and staked. It was a death sentence. The ancient Egyptians would have riot against their rulers if r*pe was ordered. Including guards and priests. Ancient Egyptians had strong beliefs of justice. The middle east based on social class could pay a fine for r*pe. If castration was ordered on a lower class male, after three days family could untie the person from the stake or tend to them. However, often it meant shunning the whole family. Many would let the man die or have to migrate the whole family clan elsewhere. Anyway that the issues I had with the book. The twins were always my favorites. Lestat was always over rated in my opinion. Wolf Killer. Thank you again. Beautiful video 🥀

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[@tammyjackson1026]

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[@claudiaortega5806]

Sorry but you didn’t tell the story right, I am fan of Ann Rice and read her books a least 3 times and the story of the twins is different, read the book and you will see!!!!!!

[@jeromesullivan4015]

I do the one Liner show..M&M weren’t all that..

[@jimmyhendrix7808]

So what happened to Mekare's baby?

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

she grew and had children, as the generations passed, maharet watched over the bloodline

[@wolfsbanealphas617]

Why did akasha think it was a wise idea to torment two powerful witches

[@CourtneysAuntSara]

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[@PhoenixMcGinnis]

I'm pretty sure the other sister had the baby.

[@jennyblanch8241]

It was Maharet she says I named the child after my mother Miriam it kind of makes you wonder though was Jessie's mother named after Miriam as well after all she shares the name and Jesse's middle name is Miriam after her mother just an interesting bit of trivia. But it was in fact Maharat who is Miriam's mother not Makare.

[@PhoenixMcGinnis]

@jennyblanch8241 idk why I thought it was her. I thought one gave birth and the other watched over her sisters family. It has been kine 15 years. Lol. Thanks for the refresher.

[@ladylauren8015]

Why are they white??

[@VampireFolkloreVideos]

@@ladylauren8015 because that’s their skin tone? They’ve got red hair

[@georgette125]

Her name is palestine not israel

[@c.ladimore1237]

so glad u stopped when you did. rice had her time, but got greedy and stupid and her work sucked after as any fan could tell. sliens? GTFO. stop reading after armand or memnoch. atlantis...jebus...

[@JustanOzzie]

Great video buddy 🎉