Showing posts with label RICE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RICE. Show all posts
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ANNE RICE
ANNE RICE – Born and raised in New Orleans in 1941, Anne Rice lived in her grandmother’s home along with her alcoholic mother. When her mother died her father placed her, along with her sisters, in a boarding school. Her path changed when she met her high school sweetheart in Texas. They later married and lived in San Francisco, with 2 children: Michele and Christopher. In 1968, Rice wrote a short story which predated her most famous character. The idea percolated for a long time before going public. Her debut novel, Interview with the Vampire was published in 1976. In it she features Louis de Pointe du Lac, man turned vampire, as the protagonist. Louis tells his life story to an interviewer; beginning with his own grief, character flaws and unsavory proclivities. It turns out these faults made him perfectly suited to the dark gift. Similarly, Rice composed and published Book 1 shortly after the death of her young daughter. The lost child served as inspiration for Claudia’s character. Rice followed up Interview with subsequent sequels. They formed the beginning of a novel series, entitled The Vampire Chronicles: The Vampire Lestat in 1985, and The Queen of the Damned, in 1988. She kept writing books, earning ongoing success and a vast readership. Currently AMC has reported they acquired movie rights to Rice’s Vampire Chronicles. I’m so excited to see what comes of this. The literary community - and probably academia too - is afraid to catalog Rice with Poe, Lovecraft and Jackson. They do the same thing to Stephen King. It seems her readership says otherwise.
Related post:
https://www.chadschimke.com/2021/08/the-vampire-chronicles.html
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Saturday, August 21, 2021
THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES
THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES - The Vampire Chronicles is a novel series including Interview with the Vampire (1976), The Vampire Lestat (1985), and The Queen of the Damned (1988), in a saga which stretches across 14 books total. Lestat de Lioncourt, an 18th century French nobleman turned vampire, is the center of this universe. AMC revealed it had acquired rights to The Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches for developing film and television projects in 2020. When asked in an interview about her characters, Author Anne Rice said her vampires were a "metaphor for lost souls".
Interview with the Vampire (1976)
Louis de Pointe du Lac recounts his supernatural transformation to an interviewer, from human to vampire. A fate inflicted upon him long ago, by Lestat de Lioncourt. The duo becomes a trio, when they make a vampire daughter together. The little family catches the latest show at the Théâtre des Vampires. Things don't go as planned, leading to ruin for one of them.
The Vampire
Lestat (1985)
Searching for his own origins and Marius de Romanus, Lestat de Lioncourt awakens Akasha, an ancient Egyptian vampire queen. She’s immobile but alive, resting for centuries in her hidden sanctuary. Later Lestat resurfaces in the modern world as rock star, only to find he's the subject of a book written about him.
The Queen of
the Damned (1988)
Lestat has awakened Akasha - the first vampire and the vampire queen - with his rock music. After destroying her husband, the Queen kills vampires worldwide by using spontaneous combustion. She is herself destroyed by the vampire witch Mekare.
Related post: https://www.chadschimke.com/2021/09/anne-rice.html
The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice:
1. Interview with the Vampire (1976)
2. The Vampire Lestat (1985)
3. The Queen of the Damned (1988)
4. The Tale of the Body Thief (1992)
5. Memnoch the Devil (1995)
6. The Vampire Armand (1998)
7. Merrick (2000)
8. Blood and Gold (2001)
9. Blackwood Farm (2002)
10. Blood Canticle (2003)
11. Prince Lestat (2014)
12. Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis (2016)
13. Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat (2018)
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Saturday, August 31, 2019
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice 1976
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice 1976
A vampire tells a reporter about an encounter, whereby another vampire turned him into his immortal companion.
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Sunday, November 19, 2017
HORROR FICTION
HORROR FICTION – There are 2 main horror fiction sub genres,
with further delineations and specificity. Classic slasher, serial killer and
gore--undiluted by any paranormal or fantasy element--features a psychopath/s
on a murderous killing spree. These always take place in a conventional world but
flexibility happens at times with alternate timelines/ histories. Supernatural horror
covers everything else: a creature, supernatural entity, monster, ghost, etc. These
stories take place in a conventional world with the monster inserted. Or in an
imagined world built from pure fantasy. Either variety (slasher or supernatural)
can be told from the point of view of the killer/ monster, the victim or both. Obviously,
some stories blend both elements. As part of speculative fiction (supernatural,
fantasy, superhero, science fiction, horror, etc.), supernatural horror features
worlds with fantasy or futuristic elements. Classic slasher is closely related
to crime and thrillers, but the focus is on the act of terror itself, not the
crime and investigation elements.
Frankenstein by Mary
Shelley 1818
A scientist develops a technique to impart life into a non-living
humanoid, pieced together from collected parts.
The Picture of
Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 1890
A hedonist wishes his image would age instead of himself. He experiments with every vice, influenced by a morally
poisonous French novel.
Dracula by Bram
Stoker 1897
When a solicitor visits a Transylvanian castle, he soon realizes
he’s the Count’s prisoner.
The Call of
Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft 1928
A writer working on a manuscript discovers a cult that worships
the Great Old Ones and awaits the return of a monstrous being.
The Haunting of
Hill House by Shirley Jackson 1959
A paranormal investigator rents Hill House for a summer, inviting
guests who have had past paranormal encounters.
The Exorcist by William
Peter Blatty 1971
Two priests attempt to exorcise a demon from the 12 year old
daughter of a famous actress.
Interview with the
Vampire by Anne Rice 1976
A vampire tells a reporter about an encounter, whereby
another vampire turned him into his immortal companion.
Pet Sematary by Stephen King 1983
When a doctor and his family moves into a new house, his elderly neighbor warns him about the highway that runs past them.
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 1991
An investment banker narrates his midnight murders in
Manhattan during the late 80s.
Heart-Shaped Box by
Joe Hill 2007
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