Auteur Anne Rice is op 80-jarige leeftijd overleden. Ze was vooral bekend van haar boekenreeks The Vampire Chronicles, waarop de films Interview with the Vampire en Queen of the Damned gebaseerd zijn.

Verder werden ook Rice’ boeken Exit to Eden en Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt verfilmd. Momenteel staat er een tv-bewerking van The Vampire Chronicles in de steigers, die door Rice en haar zoon Christopher werd ontwikkeld.

Op sociale media hebben verschillende Hollywoodfiguren een laatste groet gebracht aan Rice. Een greep uit de reacties:

RIP Anne Rice❤️❤️https://t.co/C84Bui0CFx

— Viola Davis (@violadavis) December 12, 2021

Another day, another legend. RIP #AnneRice and thank you for introducing us to a world in which vampires weren’t simply Dracula, but literary springboards for everything that makes us hungry for immortality, desperate for love, longing for legacy, and searching for humanity. https://t.co/8yFqs8TiCv

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) December 12, 2021

A beautiful tribute to a cherished author and mother. RIP Anne Rice. Your stories will continue to haunt, thrill and inspire for generations to follow. https://t.co/hs6blGPewj

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) December 12, 2021

Rest In Peace Anne Rice.
She was a legendary writer who was also one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met. Her books were part of literary canon for my entire generation. She will be missed. pic.twitter.com/WjID2mRqKY

— JOE MANGANIELLO (@JoeManganiello) December 12, 2021

I got detention in high school after getting busted for reading The Vampire Lestat during class. No regrets. Thanks for all the stories, Anne Rice. Hope wherever you are now is as exciting as your imagination. https://t.co/7XjWgzwhvr

— Zack Stentz (@MuseZack) December 12, 2021

Bron: THR