One idea could be to cross it with a vampire hunter story. The 'queen of the damned' could be the main target of a group of vampire hunters from another franchise. This would create a lot of conflict and action scenes.
A werewolf character could also work well. There could be a natural tension between the werewolf's more animalistic nature and the queen's refined vampiric ways. They might fight over territory or resources in the crossover world.
One common theme is love and its complications. Their relationship is always complex, with love, lust, and envy all mixed together. Another theme is immortality. Since they are vampires, how they deal with their eternal existence and how it affects their relationship is often explored.
The back story of Lestat involves his origins in a noble family, his early life filled with curiosity and a longing for something more. It also encompasses his encounters with the supernatural and his transformation into a vampire.
Yes, it is. The movie 'Village of the Damned' was inspired by a true - story concept. It often draws on the idea of a group of strange, otherworldly children which has roots in various superstitions and some real - life accounts of unexplained phenomena involving children.
I'm not sure specifically which 'damned novel' you are referring to. There could be many novels that might be described this way. It could be a novel with a controversial theme, or perhaps one that is really difficult to understand or that has received a lot of negative criticism for some reason.