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The Vampire Novelist that returned to Catholicism
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In an era where entertainment Interest in vampires has reached a new peak, it seems only fitting to recognize one of the best selling vampire authors, Anne Rice, and her return to Catholicism.
No one was better at capturing the troubled psyche or seething sensuality of a vampire. Every book in her vampire chronicles seemed to make the New York Times Best Seller List in record time. Her stories attracted major Hollywood stars. The movie version of her blockbuster Interview with a Vampire featured Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas and Christian Slater.
They say God works in mysterious ways. It seems that He had a hand in writing this conversion story. For decades Rice denied her Faith. It was a curious obsession to visit the Holy Land that began her reversal. The Garden of Gethsemane had particular importance. Then a trip to Brazil to visit the infamous "Christ at the Rio summit " sealed the deal, marked by a coincidence that inspired the required epiphany. (I'll let discover it out for yourself.) That experience helped her return to the outstretched arms of our Lord. (Hope you caught the symbolism.)
Rice chronicles her comeback to Catholicism in her book Called Out of the Darkness, A Spiritual Confession. This one is non-fiction. But it's just a spellbinding as any of her dark novels.
Since Anne Rice finished Called Out of Darkness she has devoted herself to writing about the Jesus not chronicled in the Bible. She recently completed Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt. Hopefully this is the start of another meaningful saga by an author out of the dark and into the Light.
For the Anne Rice conversion story in her own words:
"How I was Called Out of Darkness", Catholic Digest, February 20009
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