Anne Rice, the author of gothic horror books such as "Interview with a Vampire" died at the age of 80. Her son Christopher revealed on social media that she died from a stroke.
She left us almost 19 years to the day that my father died. In her final hours, I sat beside her hospital bed in awe of her accomplishments and her courage, and let us take comfort in the shared hope that Anne is now experiencing firsthand the glorious answers to many great spiritual and Cosmic questions, the quest for which defined her life and career.
Rice began her writing career in 1976 with the novel "Interview with a Vampire." Born in 1941 in New Orleans, where most of her books take place, Rice began her writing career there. She published a series of sequels in the 80s and 90s called The Vampire Chronicles, which are still received today. The most recent book was titled "Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat." She wrote other books and franchises over the years, but not all of them were horror. She wrote the historical novels "The Feast of All Saints" and "Cry to Heaven" in 1979. Anne Rampling and A. N. Roquelaure published erotic fiction under the names of Anne and A. N.
Interview with a Vampire, a film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, is one of the Rice works that would be adapted to film. The book and the Mayfair Witches trilogy will be adapted for television by the same network.
A public event is planned for next year to celebrate Rice's life.
Our thoughts are with the Rice family.
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