Anne Rice, gothic novelist who wrote ‘Interview with the Vampire’, dies at 80
- Bestselling book made into 1994 film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt
- Rice wrote more than 30 books, sold over 150 million copies worldwide
Anne Rice, the gothic novelist best known for writing “Interview with the Vampire,” died on Saturday aged 80, her family said.
“In her final hours, I sat beside her hospital bed in awe of her accomplishments and her courage,” her son Christopher Rice said in a post on her Facebook page. He said she died of complications from a stroke.
“Interview with the Vampire,” published in 1976, was made into a film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in 1994.
Rice wrote more than 30 books, many of them in the “Vampire” series, selling more than 150 million worldwide.
Another of her works, “The Queen of the Damned,” was adapted into a film in 2002.
“The immensity of our family’s grief cannot be overstated. As my mother, her support for me was unconditional, she taught me to embrace my dreams, reject conformity and challenge the dark voices of fear and self-doubt,” her son wrote.