Life after death?

8Feb2008 Filed under: Books, Stars Author: PasSive_AgreSsive

In the late 18^th century Paris, two young companions sleep sound in their little attic for a new day that will help them make their dreams come true. Suddenly, one of them hears the sound of a broken glass and a pair of skinny, but strong hands pick him up to the sealing.

“Nicky! NICKY!”

His shouts are in vain. He is driven out of his chamber, flying trough the mists of reality and dream. He feels two sharp teeth piercing his throat, making his life flow out quickly, until the final moment. The helpless young actor raised his eyes, looking at the one who did such a horrible thing. The few drops of blood that remained in his body froze in less than half a second.

Interesting, don’t you think? I thought that this time I should talk about the well-known American writer, Anne Rice. You do remember this post in which I wrote something about “The Queen of the Damned”. Well, the movie is based on one of her books that is wearing the same title. Anne Rice wrote “The Vampire Chronicles”, a series of books about an entire world full of adventures, describing the vampires ways of life, thoughts and feelings, and in most of these books is present the vampire Lestat, an intriguing and fascinating character who lives an eternity of incredible things, even in our days. He is a powerful vampire, very elegant and sober, who knows how to survive and how to live between people. The books belonging to the Vampire Chronicles are:

If you are interested in more of Anne Rice’s books, you can click here, or visit the official site, annerice.com. Here is the trailer of the movie “Interview with a Vampire”, starring Tom Cruise (Lestat) and Brad Pitt (Louis). Enjoy!