Anne Rice is a best-selling author of Gothic novels, historical fiction, and erotica under her own name and two pseudonyms. Interest in Rice's life has earned her celebrity status among her fans. Not only does Rice intertwine the past and present, but...

Called the "diva of dark forces," by Book's Julia Kamysz Lane, Anne Rice is considered one of the leading practitioners of Gothic writing in contemporary literature. With three dozen books published, bestselling novelist R ice has built her career,...

In her fiction, Anne Rice (born 1941) seduces her readers through an ornate prose style and a painstaking attention to detail. With her careful blend of accurate historical elements with such themes as alienation and the individual's search for...

Anne Rice - (1941 -) (Born Howard Allen O'Brien; has also written under the pseudonyms Anne Rampling and A. N. Roquelaure) American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Anne Rice is the best-selling author of mainstream Gothic fiction...

Anne Rice (born Howard Allen O'Brien on October 4, 1941) is a best-selling American author of gothic and later religious themed books. Best known for her Vampire Chronicles, her prevailing thematical focus is on love, death, immortality, existentialism,...

Public-relations guru Dan Klores is switching Hamptons. He and his wife Abbe recently bought a sprawling estate in Sag Harbor for $4.155 million, according to town records, on the heels of their sale of a house in Bridgehampton in February for $2.625 million."The reason that...

Police combed the Mount Washington Valley on Tuesday for a gunman who killed three people in what appeared to be a robbery at an outdoors gear store.The manager of the Army Barracks store and two men in their 20s were gunned down Monday morning by...

A U.S. man jailed since last year on charges of bombing two Bolivian hotels attempted to stab his lawyer and was plotting attacks against other officials, prison authorities said Tuesday.Triston Jay Amero, 25, who goes by the name Lestat Claudius de Orleans y Montevideo, tried...

Here are some popular Halloween destinations around the country and what they have to offer this year.Key West, Fla., is holding its annual Fantasy Fest 2007 Oct. 19-28 with a "Gnomes, Toads & White Rabbit Tea Parties" theme. The event includes costume contests and balls,...

In the following essay, Smith traces various literary influences on the writing of Anne Rice, including the Romantics, the Victorians, and writers of Gothic fiction.