Anne Rice, author of Interview With the Vampire, dies aged 80

Horror writers pay tribute after bestselling gothic novelist dies of complications from stroke

Anne Rice, the bestselling author of Interview With the Vampire, has died at the age of 80.

The gothic novelist’s son, Christopher Rice, said in a statement on Sunday morning that Rice had “passed away due to complications resulting from a stroke”, adding: “The immensity of our family’s grief cannot be overstated.”