Rice, Anne
Rice, Anne (1941– ),American author of horror and erotica. She was born Howard Allen O'Brien and grew up in the ‘Irish Channel’ section of New Orleans, just blocks away from the genteel quarter of her horror novels. A modern‐day myth maker, she synthesized a variety of folk legends for her Vampire Chronicles (1976–95), which includes Interview with a Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the Body Thief, and Memnoch the Devil. Her originality lies in their sympathetic treatment: vampires are philosophizing victims who must spend eternity debating good and evil. These supernaturally erotic heroes find special favour with gays, who identify with their banishment from mainstream society. Her Lives of the Mayfair Witches series (1990–4) also has a cult following, and includes The Witching Hour, Lasher, and Taltos.
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