‘Interview with the Vampire’ author Anne Rice dies
Christopher Rice said she passed away from complications from a stroke.
Rice’s greatest success was her first novel, Interview with a Vampire, which was published in 1976 and introduced the vampire character Lestat, who would be the central character in the 13-book series. chronicles, the most recent of which was published. in 2018.
“Interview with the Vampire” was made into a successful feature film in 1994, which helped rekindle interest in the vampire genre, continuing with the TV series “The Vampire Diaries” and the “Twilight” series twilight”.
Rice’s son, Christopher Rice, said he was at his mother’s bedside when she died.
Anne Rice will be buried in a private ceremony in New Orleans, with a public memorial scheduled for next year, he said.
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