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The Life And Death Of Author Anne Rice
ByWilliam J. Wright
Long before Stephanie Meyer made vampires sparkle in "Twilight," Anne Rice infused the bloodsuckers of legend with emotion and a fiery sexuality that had rarely been explored in the horror genre with her 1976 debut "Interview with the Vampire." Born of grief and a problematic relationship with spirituality and religion, Rice's "Vampire Chronicles" redefined vampires in literature and film for a generation.
Through extensive research of folklore and a loving respect for such classic tales as Bram Stoker's seminal masterwork "Dracula" and Sheridan Le Fanu's "Carmilla," Rice created a vampiric world with a history as rich and detailed as Tolkien's Middle Earth or H.P.
Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.
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Although she turned her talents to other genre tropes such as ghosts, witches, and werewolves over the course of her long career, it was Lestat and his immortal brethren who truly owned