The movie adaptation of Anne Rice's 'Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt' covers all the major theological events in the book and is filled with competent acting and directing. But it lacks the sumptuous sensory experience that Rice's beautiful prose brings to the book. Still, the movie touches upon many points both humanistic and religious and would make a good film for families to see together.
Read More »‘The Young Messiah’ is a modern spiritual classic worth revisiting
Beautifully written, meticulously researched and infused with palpable passion, 'The Young Messiah' is very highly recommended not just for Christian readers but anyone who can appreciate intelligent and historically rich spiritual literature.
Read More »12 books for the geek days of summer 2015
Here are 12 great books to help you stay cool at the beach during the geek days of summer.
Read More »REVIEW: ‘Beauty’s Kingdom’ offers a safe erotic world of freedom, choice
In 'Beauty's Kingdom' Anne Rice has built an erotic domain around freedom, choice, and assent. It is a safe place from which to find one's own sensual path.
Read More »The spiritual journey of Anne Rice as traced in her novels
Despite evolving beliefs, Anne Rice has always been a very spiritual author, and in this post we trace three primary periods as reflected in her books.
Read More »‘It’s complicated’: 10 interesting & tumultuous couples from literature
Valentine's Day—that time of year that many secretly dread. Just for fun, here are 10 interestingly tumultuous couples from a wide range of literary genres.
Read More »50 shades of Rice: The Sleeping Beauty books as true erotica
With the release of 'Fifty Shades' impending, we take this opportunity to pay homage to an earlier sensual trilogy: Anne Rice’s 'Sleeping Beauty' novels.
Read More »Yuletide fear: The 10 best winter ghost stories to read during the holidays
Christmas is actually just as appropriate a time for the supernatural and the macabre as Halloween is, and there’s a deep tradition going way back of telling supernatural tales during the holidays. Thus, in the haunted holiday spirit we offer our list of ten books to read when the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful.
Read More »REVIEW: ‘Prince Lestat’ struggles, beautifully, to come to terms with a brave new world
In 'Prince Lestat,' Anne Rice has gifted us with another wonderful installation of the Vampire Chronicles, rendered in her characteristically beautiful prose.
Read More »9 actors who would be awesome as Lestat in the Vampire Chronicles reboot
With the recent announcement from Universal that it has acquired the rights for author Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, a few of us Lestat fans at PopMythology thought it'd be an opportune time to have some fun and think of the top actors to play the Wolfkiller.
Read More »‘Female Force: Anne Rice’ is a wonderful summation of the author’s struggles and triumphs
While it's impossible to truly do justice to its subject's life in just 28 pages, 'Female Force: Anne Rice' does as good a job as anyone could have. I got goosebumps numerous times while reading this comic and chances are, if you’re a fan of Anne Rice, you will too.
Read More »9 dark character archetypes to help you succeed and be a better person
Fear. Sadness. Anger. Envy. Jealousy. Guilt. Loneliness. The so-called negative emotions. Here are 9 archetypes from pop culture that will not only help you cope with your negative emotions, they will help you channel those emotions into good, productive activity.
Read More »Top 10 reasons why Lestat is the sexiest vampire ever (and why we’re thrilled he’s coming back)
Anne Rice has just announced that she is writing the next book in the Vampire Chronicles, a sequel to Queen of the Damned, to be called Prince Lestat. We're completely thrilled by this as we feel that Lestat is far and away the sexiest vampire ever. As such, we thought we'd have a little light-hearted fun and list the Top 10 reasons why this is so.
Read More »Crucifying Lynn Shepherd for her post about J.K. Rowling will only perpetuate a negative cycle
On Feb. 21 author Lynn Shepherd posted an opinion piece on The Huffington Post in which she pleaded for J.K. Rowling to stop writing books for the adult market. But as I witnessed the severe backlash against Shepherd I felt compelled to defend not just her but anyone who has been viciously attacked on social media in ways that are arguably unfair. This is my defense.
Read More »Pop Mythology’s March Hero of the Month: Anne Rice
My March Hero of the Month is author Anne Rice. It is not for her books, though I do love them (the ones I’ve read) and though I know that they entertain and inspire many. It is rather for the way she quietly and gracefully wields the power that is celebrity through the tool that is social media.
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