She succumbed to complications resulting from a stroke.
“The immensity of my family’s grief cannot be overstated.”
After sharing the cause of death, Chris sung Anne’s praises as both a mother and an author.
Upon her passing, horror writers paid tribute to all that Rice accomplished.
She famously “quit” Christianity in 2010 and shared an impassioned post to her Facebook explaining why.
“In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay,” she wrote, perNPR.
“I refuse to be anti-feminist.
I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control.
I refuse to be anti-Democrat.
I refuse to be anti-secular humanism.
I refuse to be anti-science.
I refuse to be anti-life.
In the name of Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian.
A talented and complex woman, Anne Rice will surely be missed.
