As my Shantelle put it: “RIP Anne Rice ❤️ long live the Queen of the Damned.” My sister gave me Interview when I was about 15, a tattered 1977 paperback that I still have somewhere, the back is below- a portrait of Lestat, Louis, and Claudia. My goth heart was truly born then. Thank you for pushing boundaries. For taking art, sex, danger, violence, death, passion, longing, and beauty and somehow blending them into one breathtaking color that we can’t describe, but we can feel deep in our souls. Long live the Queen of the Damned!! 🖤