Anne Rice, The Queen of Literary Monsters (Feat. Lindsay Ellis) | It’s Lit

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Forbes once called her “The Warren Buffett of vampires,” but American author, Anne Rice has established herself as the literary queen of monsters of ALL kinds over her four-and-a-half decade career. Besides her 15 novels of the world-famous Vampire Chronicles series, she’s also written 21 other books featuring all your favorite dark, supernatural, and undead beings: witches, ghosts, mummies, werewolves, aliens, demons, angels, Jesus.

But the works of Anne Rice aren't just light, pulpy fun monster books--her vampires changed the landscape of genre fiction as we know it?

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Hosted by: Lindsay Ellis
Written by: Elisa Hansen
Director: David Schulte
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Producer: Stephanie Noone
Editors: Derek Borsheim
Writing Consultants: Maia Krause
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[SomeNerdyVlogger]

I love the implication that Rice's atheism was hurtful to Pope Francis personally.

[morganbiddlecom]

You can tell this is for pbs and not Lindsey's personal channel because there is zero mention of fandom drama

[FaithfulHorrorhound]

"Little Susan hated literature, but she loved a good book." -Terry Pratchett.

[Melissa-twgp]

Anne Rice is so infamous in fandom that I sometimes forget all she’s contributed. Thanks, It’s Lit!

[danstadler]

Her son is also an author and extremely gay. My mother got me a copy of Christopher Rice’s ‘The Snow Garden’ when I went off to college. She missed the word “homoerotic” in the praise on the dust jacket. Initially so did I. So I’ll never forget starting the second chapter when a man “Didn’t know what woke him: the sound of sirens in the distance or Randall’s hot mouth closing around his left nipple.” Since I had just recently come out to my Mom, I wondered what message she was trying to send. Later she wanted to read it too, and that prompted a conversation no one wants with their Mom!

[jbvader]

Lindsay Ellis waxing poetic about vampires is the kind of YouTube content I subscribed for.

[charity]

I had no idea Anne Rice lost a child. That's very sad.😔

[the_epicfangirl]

Whatever they may feel about it, Brad Pitt’s and Tom Cruise’s respective portrayals of Louis and Lestat are iconic. I quote Lestat’s final line, “Louis, Louis, Louis. Still whining Louis, ” on a regular basis.

[CanIswearinmyhandle]

Me: Where is she I know she's here
Description: Written by: Elisa Hansen
Me: *Aha!*

[traversdow]

It’s amazing to think Twilight would not exist without Anne Rice

[halcyons]

"Isn't it Byronic"? Oh Lindsay.... you had to go there didn't you?

[rainaftersnowplease]

Anne Rice popping physically out of the text to say things to us is exactly the aesthetic she requires tbh well done.

[cecelialenore]

I can't believe she passed away tonight. I'm so sad, she was such a legendary human and creator!

[Applepopess]

Now everyone check out MAVEN OF THE EVENTIDE who apparently wrote this brilliant episode.

[joshuaxmanuel]

Anne’s writing kept me afloat for so many of my teenage years. Forever grateful I got to experience her brilliance in this lifetime. She will be dearly missed.

1941-2021

[patriciatusay]

Sadly, I just read today: 12/12/2021- Rest In Peace my favorite author.

[Anna-ksct]

Rewatching this after hearing of Rice's passing. Thank you for making this, I feel like it's a wonderful look at a complicated and often controversial author. May she rest in peace.

[abrickonjupiter]

Literature departments: *teach Dracula, Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, Woolf's Orlando, The Tempest, and countless other works featuring the supernatural or a certain level of romanticism as artful classics of the medium*

Creative writing programs: What is this genre fiction tripe?

(On the other hand, this does explain why when I'm browsing the general fiction section for stuff more along literary lines to see what the snobs of my undergrad degree are reading, so many of the books feel like the same variation on a somber, contemplative realist drama taking place in some contemporary American town.)

[arnettrabaker]

My favorite YouTuber discussing my favorite author? It’s like someone at Storied asked, “what would Arnettra like to watch today?”

[JDaReL]

I first encountered the Sleeping Beauty trilogy when I was 15. Imagine the effect that had on me HAHAHAHJSDGSAGDH