Draft:A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart

"A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart" is the fifth episode of the American gothic horror television series Interview with the Vampire, an adaptation of Anne Rice's novel of the same name. Written by series writer Hannah Moscovitch, and directed by Levan Akin, the episode first aired on October 30, 2022, on AMC, and received mostly positive critical reviews.

Plot
Louis and Lestat learn that Claudia has secretly been on a mass murder spree and has carelessly dumped the bodies in an area just below the river level. A big storm comes in, and a multitude of corpses wash up. The police come to the townhouse for a routine search and nearly discover the human parts Claudia has been collecting in her room. Lamenting that Lestat and Louis have each other to love, Claudia admits she has tried to make other vampires to have someone for herself, but has repeatedly failed. Claudia leaves for parts unknown, and Louis's relationship with Lestat is worse than ever. During her travels, Claudia meets another vampire named Bruce, who does something to her that Louis will not discuss with Daniel in the present. After seven years of researching vampire lore, Claudia returns to take Louis away with her. Louis is tempted, and a furious Lestat attacks, leaving Louis beaten to a pulp.

Release
"A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart" aired on AMC, on October 30, 2022, but was released a week earlier on the network's streaming service AMC+.

Ratings
On linear television, an estimated 0.465 million viewers watched "A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart" during its first broadcast on AMC, with a 0.07 ratings share. This was a decrease from the previous episode, which was watched by 0.469 million viewers, with a 0.10 ratings share.

Critical reception
The episode was met with mostly positive critical reviews.