Anne Rice, Best-Selling Author of Beloved ‘Vampire Chronicles,’ Has Died at Age 80

Anne Rice, the popular and influential author of gothic fiction, died late Saturday night, according to social media posts made by her son, author Christopher Rice. Her death was due to complications from a stroke, he wrote, noting that he and Anne’s younger sister Karen were with her at the time. She passed almost 19 years to the day after her husband, poet and painter Stan Rice. She was 80 years old. Rice, who chose the name Anne on her first day of school because she didn’t like her given name, Howard, will be remembered for her Vampire Chronicles series,… Read Full Article