The Woman Behind Anne Rice Horror Novels

Anne Rice

American born Anne Rice was originally named Howard Allen O’Brien, due to her mother’s idea of using her husband’s name, but unsurprisingly her name was changed to Anne upon request at five years of age. In addition to Anne Rice Horror Novels, Anne also has written gothic, erotic and religious themed books. Anne Rice married childhood sweetheart poet and painter Stan Rice. Anne Rice spent much of her early life in New Orleans, Louisiana which is where the majority of her stories take place. After giving birth to her own daughter Michele, Anne Rice tragically lost her to leukaemia at just five years old, after this she returned to her religion which she had previously turned back on at age 18. Talent obviously runs in the family though because six years after this in 1978 Christopher Rice was born who is also a best selling author.

Anne Rice Horror Novels

Gothic fiction sometimes referred to as gothic horror combines horror and romance genres for which the Anne Rice Horror Novels are well associated. The Anne Rice Horror Novels are some of the best selling in this genre and she is a hugely respected writer. Anne Rice Horror Novels have sold almost 100 million copies now, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history. After the tragic event of Anne Rice’s daughter dying from leukaemia at the age of five, Anne channelled her grief into the writing of her first vampire novel, Interview with the Vampire which was completed in just six weeks. The Interview with the Vampire Anne Rice Horror Novel was a success spurring further vampire inspired books, based upon secondary characters from the original book. These consequent Anne Rice Horror Novels include The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned, Tale of the Body Thief and Memnoch the Devil.

Interview With The Vampire

Angel Time

The Queen Of The Damed

Anne Rice Horror Novels Erotica

Under the pseudonyms Anne Rampling and A.N. Roquelaure, Anne Rice also wrote many volumes of lightly sadistic erotica, the most famous based upon the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.

Anne Rice Horror Novels Quotes

“Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.”

“The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent riff and is effortlessly melodic. Weeping is often fought, choked, half strangled, or surrended to with humiliation.”

“To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.”