Ranking What Was Really The Best Horror Movie Every Year 1990-2021
28. 1994: Interview With The Vampire
What makes Neil Jordan's spotless adaptation of Anne Rice's novel Interview with the Vampire so good is how it portrays vampirism as a curse meant to be defeated by the human lurking behind the monster.
Starring Tom Cruise in his greatest role as the vile bloodsucker Lestat and Brad Pitt as the depressed widower he sires and takes under his wing, the time-jumping horror is violent and compelling in its depiction of good vs. evil, but also wickedly clever.
Anchored by its strong cast and visual style, Interview with the Vampire is a haunting psychological drama that stands up as 1994's best horror, despite stiff competition from John Carpenter's confounding In the Mouth of Madness.