“Eric Sampson” is the alias employed by the Talamasca agent known as Jake, a friend and longtime collaborator with David Talbot. Under the alias, Jake helps Lestat and David Talbot acquire a cabin on the Queen Elizabeth 2 full of everything that they will need to capture Raglan James, the Body Thief.
The alias is employed in The Tale of the Body Thief (1992). For more perspectives on Eric Sampson in the Vampire Chronicles, read the Alphabettery entries David Talbot, Lestat de Lioncourt, Queen Elizabeth 2, and Raglan James.