Anne Rice (born October 4, 1941 in New Orleans as Howard Allen O 'Brien) - author of horror literature, mainly. Irish second daughter, Katherine, and Howard O 'Brien. Bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles series, which had a strong influence on the gothic subculture. She wrote also under the pseudonyms Anne Rampling and AN Roquelaure. Wife of the poet and painter Stan Rice 's, mother, writer Christopher Rice ' a. Anne Rice was born and spent most of his life in New Orlea