Adapted from Anne Rice's novel of the same name, Queen of the Damned does not follow book events with astonishing faithfulness. Vampire hero Lestat (Stuart Townsend) renews his quest for attention after a centuries-long sleep. Becoming a rock star is almost as good as becoming a god for Lestat, his vampire shtick gathers him a steady supply of unsuspecting Goth-girls for food, but the attention he draws towards the real vampire underground annoys the oldest and most powerful vampire, Queen Akasha (Aaliyah). Problems abound regarding the elimination of individuals already undead, the power politics of drinking other vampires' blood, and the difficulty of being infatuated with the narcisstic vicious unliving.