The_AT0 author_NN1 has_VHZ died_VVN at_PRP the_AT0 age_NN1 of_PRF 80._CRD 
Long_AV0 before_CJS the_AT0 likes_NN2 of_PRF True_AJ0 Blood_NN1 ,_PUN The_AT0 Vampire_NN1 Diaries_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC Twilight_NP0 became_VVD the_AT0 titles_NN2 du_VDB jour_NP0 ,_PUN one_CRD novelist_NN1 was_VBD laying_VVG the_AT0 foundation_NN1 for_PRP every_AT0 sexy_AJ0 vampire_NN1 tale_NN1 you_PNP know_VVB and_CJC love_VVB ,_PUN brick_NN1 by_PRP painstaking_AJ0 brick_NN1 :_PUN Anne_NP0 Rice_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 legendary_AJ0 writer_NN1 of_PRF over_AV0 thirty_CRD books_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ died_VVD this_DT0 weekend_NN1 following_VVG complications_NN2 from_PRP a_AT0 stroke_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD 80._CRD Rice_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 bestselling_AJ0 author_NN1 of_PRF Interview_NN1 With_PRP the_AT0 Vampire_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 1976_CRD novel_NN1 widely_AV0 considered_VVN the_AT0 most_AV0 significant_AJ0 work_NN1 of_PRF vampire_NN1 literature_NN1 since_PRP Bram_NP0 Stoker_NP0 's_POS Dracula_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 Vampire_NN1 Chronicles_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 thirteen-part_AJ0 series_NN0 kickstarted_VVN by_PRP Interview_NN1 With_PRP the_AT0 Vampire_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 most_AV0 popular_AJ0 and_CJC profitable_AJ0 vampire_NN1 properties_NN2 of_PRF all_DT0 time_NN1 ;_PUN the_AT0 series_NN0 writ_NN1 large_AJ0 has_VHZ sold_VVN upwards_AV0 of_PRF 80_CRD million_CRD copies_NN2 worldwide_AV0 ._SENT 
In_PRP a_AT0 post_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS public_AJ0 Facebook_NN1 page_NN1 ,_PUN Rice_NP0 's_POS son_NN1 and_CJC frequent_AJ0 co-author_NN1 ,_PUN Christopher_NP0 Rice_NP0 ,_PUN wrote_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ In_PRP her_DPS final_AJ0 hours_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP sat_VVD beside_PRP her_DPS hospital_NN1 bed_NN1 in_PRP awe_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS accomplishments_NN2 and_CJC her_DPS courage_NN1 ,_PUN awash_AJ0 in_PRP memories_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 life_NN1 that_CJT took_VVD us_PNP from_PRP the_AT0 fog-laced_AJ0 hills_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 Bay_NN1 Area_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 magical_AJ0 streets_NN2 of_PRF New_NP0 Orleans_NP0 to_PRP the_AT0 twinkling_AJ0 vistas_NN2 of_PRF Southern_AJ0 California_NP0 ._SENT As_CJS she_PNP kissed_VVD Anne_NP0 goodbye_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS younger_AJC sister_NN1 Karen_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN '_PUQ What_DTQ a_AT0 ride_NN1 you_PNP took_VVD us_PNP on_AVP ,_PUN kid_NN1 ._SENT '_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB we_PNP can_VM0 all_AV0 agree_VVI ._SENT Let_VVB us_PNP take_VVI comfort_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 shared_AJ0 hope_NN1 that_CJT Anne_NP0 is_VBZ now_AV0 experiencing_VVG firsthand_AV0 the_AT0 glorious_AJ0 answers_NN2 to_PRP many_DT0 great_AJ0 spiritual_AJ0 and_CJC cosmic_AJ0 questions_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 quest_NN1 for_PRP which_DTQ defined_VVD her_DPS life_NN1 and_CJC career_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Rice_NP0 enjoyed_VVD a_AT0 following_NN1 of_PRF passionate_AJ0 fans_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ often_AV0 attended_VVD her_DPS sold-out_AJ0 readings_NN2 ,_PUN as_CJS she_PNP described_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ dripping_VVG in_PRP velvet_NN1 and_CJC lace_NN1 ,_PUN bringing_VVG me_DPS dead_AJ0 roses_NN2 wrapped_VVN in_PRP leather_NN1 handcuffs_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 New_AJ0 Orleans-based_AJ0 Vampire_NN1 Lestat_NN1 Fan_NN1 Club_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN hosting_VVG vampire_NN1 balls_NN2 for_PRP over_AV0 three_CRD decades_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC as_CJS Rice_NP0 grew_VVD in_PRP literary_AJ0 stature_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS interests_NN2 broadened_VVN :_PUN she_PNP branched_VVD out_AVP to_TO0 write_VVI lush_AJ0 tales_NN2 of_PRF witches_NN2 ,_PUN wolves_NN2 ,_PUN mummies_NN2 ,_PUN Sleeping_AJ0 Beauty_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC even_AV0 Jesus_NP0 Christ_NP0 himself_PNX ._SENT Some_DT0 of_PRF her_DPS writing_NN1 was_VBD so_AV0 steamy_AJ0 that_CJT she_PNP released_VVD those_DT0 titles_NN2 under_PRP pseudonyms_NN2 ;_PUN as_CJS Anne_NP0 Rampling_NP0 ,_PUN she_PNP wrote_VVD contemporary_AJ0 novels_NN2 about_PRP sexual_AJ0 obsession_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS as_CJS A.N._NP0 Roquelaure_NP0 ,_PUN she_PNP wrote_VVD hardcore_NN1 erotica_NN2 ._SENT 
But_CJC Rice_NP0 refused_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI sidelined_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 writer_NN1 of_PRF mere_AJ0 "_PUQ genre_NN1 "_PUQ fiction_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ matters_VVZ to_PRP me_PNP is_VBZ that_CJT people_NN0 know_VVB that_CJT my_DPS books_NN2 are_VBB serious_AJ0 and_CJC that_CJT they_PNP are_VBB meant_VVN to_TO0 make_VVI a_AT0 difference_NN1 and_CJC that_CJT they_PNP are_VBB meant_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI literature_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP told_VVD The_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 Times_NN2 in_PRP 1990._CRD "_PUQ Whether_CJS that_DT0 's_VBZ stupid_AJ0 or_CJC pretentious-sounding_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 care_VVI ._SENT They_PNP are_VBB meant_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI in_PRP those_DT0 backpacks_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 Berkeley_NP0 campus_NN1 ,_PUN along_AVP with_PRP Castaneda_NP0 and_CJC Tolstoy_NP0 and_CJC anybody_PNI else_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Certainly_AV0 they_PNP meant_VVD a_AT0 lot_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 sprawling_AJ0 community_NN1 of_PRF othered_AJ0 outsiders_NN2 who_PNQ found_VVD sustenance_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS work_NN1 and_CJC felt_VVD seen_VVN by_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
Rice_NP0 's_POS passing_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 heartbreak_NN1 to_PRP her_DPS global_AJ0 following_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC her_DPS contribution_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 literary_AJ0 canon_NN1 –_PUN pulling_VVG a_AT0 genre_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 modern_AJ0 era_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC leaning_VVG unapologetically_AV0 into_PRP what_DTQ made_VVD her_DPS weird_AJ0 and_CJC wonderful_AJ0 –_PUN lives_VVZ on_AVP ._SENT Below_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP 're_VBB remembering_VVG some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 most_AV0 unforgettable_AJ0 moments_NN2 from_PRP her_DPS inimitable_AJ0 life_NN1 ._SENT 
Rice_NP0 loved_VVD to_TO0 make_VVI an_AT0 entrance_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP was_VBD known_VVN to_TO0 arrive_VVI at_PRP bookstore_NN1 events_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 horse-drawn_AJ0 hearse_NN1 ,_PUN rising_VVG from_PRP a_AT0 glass_NN1 coffin_NN1 to_TO0 meet_VVI her_DPS eager_AJ0 readership_NN1 (_PUL many_DT0 of_PRF whom_PNQ stood_VVD in_PRP line_NN1 for_PRP three_CRD to_PRP four_CRD hours_NN2 just_AV0 to_TO0 catch_VVI a_AT0 fleeting_AJ0 moment_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 Queen_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Damned_AJ0 herself_PNX )_PUR ._SENT In_PRP full_AJ0 vampire_NN1 bride_NN1 attire_NN1 ,_PUN Rice_NP0 would_VM0 sign_VVI her_DPS books_NN2 in_PRP "_PUQ blood_NN1 "_PUQ –_PUN AKA_NP0 ,_PUN deep_AJ0 red_AJ0 ink_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 be_VBI won_VVN over_AVP by_PRP Tom_NP0 Cruise_NN1 ._SENT 
Remember_VVB that_CJT time_NN1 Rice_NN1 tried_VVD to_TO0 sink_VVI the_AT0 film_NN1 adaptation_NN1 of_PRF Interview_NN1 With_PRP the_AT0 Vampire_NN1 ?_SENT We_PNP do_VDB –_PUN we_PNP were_VBD there_AV0 ,_PUN reporting_VVG from_PRP the_AT0 frontlines_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 battle_NN1 between_PRP outraged_AJ0 Vampire_NN1 Chronicles_NN2 fans_NN2 and_CJC Warner_NP0 Brothers_NN2 ,_PUN with_PRP Rice_NN1 lodged_VVN in_PRP between_PRP as_AV0 gleeful_AJ0 mistress_NN1 of_PRF ceremonies_NN2 ._SENT When_CJS Tom_NP0 Cruise_NN1 was_VBD cast_VVN as_PRP Lestat_NP0 de_NP0 Lioncourt_NP0 ,_PUN Rice_NP0 's_POS iconically_AV0 mysterious_AJ0 and_CJC mercurial_AJ0 vampire_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 author_NN1 snarked_VVD that_CJT Cruise_NN1 was_VBD "_PUQ too_AV0 short_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ his_DPS voice_NN1 "_PUQ too_AV0 high_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC that_DT0 Cruise_NN1 was_VBD no_AV0 more_AV0 her_DPS Lestat_NN1 "_PUQ than_CJS Edward_NP0 G_NP0 ._SENT Robinson_NP0 is_VBZ Rhett_NP0 Butler_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Rice_NP0 egged_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 anti-Cruise_AJ0 campaign_NN1 so_AV0 aggressively_AV0 that_DT0 Interview_NN1 With_PRP the_AT0 Vampire_NN1 ended_VVD up_AVP back_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 bestseller_NN1 list_NN1 seventeen_CRD years_NN2 after_PRP its_DPS publication_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC in_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP all_AV0 worked_VVD out_AVP :_PUN Rice_NP0 loved_VVD Cruise_NN1 's_POS performance_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC later_AV0 commented_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP like_VVB to_TO0 believe_VVI Tom_NP0 's_POS Lestat_NN1 will_VM0 be_VBI remembered_VVN the_AT0 way_NN1 Olivier_NP0 's_POS Hamlet_NP0 is_VBZ remembered_VVN ._SENT Others_NN2 may_VM0 play_VVI the_AT0 role_NN1 someday_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC no_AT0 one_PNI will_VM0 ever_AV0 forget_VVI Tom_NP0 's_POS version_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP hated_VVD fan-fiction_NN1 ._SENT 
Rice_NP0 's_POS unusual_AJ0 intimacy_NN1 with_PRP her_DPS audience_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 always_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 best_AJS ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD famously_AV0 disdainful_AJ0 of_PRF fan-fiction_NN1 and_CJC went_VVD so_AV0 far_AV0 as_CJS to_TO0 outright_AV0 forbid_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN writing_VVG on_PRP her_DPS website_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB not_XX0 allow_VVI fan-fiction_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 characters_NN2 are_VBB copyrighted_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP upsets_VVZ me_PNP terribly_AV0 to_TO0 even_AV0 think_VVI about_PRP fan-fiction_NN1 with_PRP my_DPS characters_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP advise_VVB my_DPS readers_NN2 to_TO0 write_VVI your_DPS own_DT0 original_AJ0 stories_NN2 with_PRP your_DPS own_DT0 characters_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ absolutely_AV0 essential_AJ0 that_CJT you_PNP respect_VVB my_DPS wishes_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Individual_AJ0 fans_NN2 who_PNQ persisted_VVD claimed_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI targeted_VVN by_PRP Rice_NP0 's_POS lawyers_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ allegedly_AV0 sent_VVD threatening_AJ0 emails_NN2 ,_PUN attacked_VVD the_AT0 writers_NN2 '_POS businesses_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC doxxed_VVD them_PNP before_PRP doxxing_NN1 was_VBD A_AT0 Thing_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 threat_NN1 of_PRF personal_AJ0 harassment_NN1 is_VBZ very_AV0 real_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ one_CRD such_DT0 writer_NN1 revealed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Anne_NP0 Rice_NP0 does_VDZ not_XX0 want_VVI you_PNP writing_VVG fan-fiction_NN1 and_CJC she_PNP has_VHZ the_AT0 money_NN1 to_TO0 make_VVI you_PNP stop_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ Rice_NP0 was_VBD also_AV0 notably_AV0 incensed_VVN by_PRP criticism_NN1 ;_PUN after_PRP Amazon_NP0 reviewers_NN2 panned_VVD Blood_NN1 Canticle_NN1 in_PRP 2004_CRD ,_PUN she_PNP replied_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 1_CRD ,_PUN 200-word_AJ0 screed_NN1 ,_PUN including_PRP these_DT0 harsh_AJ0 words_NN2 :_PUN "_PUQ Your_DPS stupid_AJ0 ,_PUN arrogant_AJ0 assumptions_NN2 about_PRP me_PNP and_CJC what_DTQ I_PNP am_VBB doing_VDG are_VBB slander_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP have_VHB used_VVN the_AT0 site_NN1 as_CJS if_CJS it_PNP were_VBD a_AT0 public_AJ0 urinal_NN1 to_TO0 publish_VVI falsehood_NN1 and_CJC lies_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ 
Exit_NN1 to_PRP Eden_NP0 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ the_AT0 tweet_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP 1985_CRD ,_PUN under_PRP the_AT0 pen_NN1 name_NN1 Anne_NP0 Rampling_NP0 ,_PUN Rice_NP0 released_VVD Exit_NN1 to_PRP Eden_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 novel_NN1 about_PRP an_AT0 island_NN1 resort_NN1 where_AVQ patrons_NN2 fulfill_VVB their_DPS wildest_AJS sexual_AJ0 fantasies_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP 1994_CRD ,_PUN Garry_NP0 Marshall_NP0 adapted_VVD the_AT0 novel_NN1 into_PRP a_AT0 same-titled_AJ0 film_NN1 ,_PUN adding_VVG a_AT0 new_AJ0 comedic_AJ0 detective_NN1 plotline_NN1 where_AVQ Rosie_NP0 O'Donnell_NP0 and_CJC Dan_NP0 Aykroyd_NP0 play_NN1 police_NN2 officers_NN2 pursuing_VVG diamond_NN1 thieves_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 resort_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP just_AV0 thought_VVD you_PNP should_VM0 know_VVI about_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
Her_DPS relationship_NN1 with_PRP her_DPS own_DT0 faith_NN1 was_VBD often_AV0 contentious_AJ0 ._SENT 
