Anne Rice

State: Louisiana

Anne Rice (1941‑2021) was a New Orleans-based author whose evocative gothic fantasies and paranormal romances reshaped the genre. Best known for Interview with the Vampire, The Witching Hour, and her Mayfair Witches trilogy, Rice’s lush prose and gothic sensibilities brought emotional complexity and sensuality to vampire mythology and witchcraft narratives. Raised in New Orleans, she infused her stories with the city’s atmosphere, voodoo lore, and decaying Southern charm. Anne Rice’s work has inspired decades of fandom, film, TV adaptations, and ongoing influence in romantasy. Though she passed in 2021, her legacy endures, and her website still maintains a media presence for her literary estate.

Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance

Audiences: Adult