14 DAY TRIAL // Anne Rice, author of “Vampire Chronicles,” which was turned into the 1994 critical and box office hit “Interview with the Vampire,” has a few words for Stephenie Meyer of the “Twilight” fame: her vampires are really lame.
A couple of days ago, Rice took to her Facebook page to speak about the vampires that came out in print and on film since her Lestat and Louie. They're worthless, she believes.
While Rice doesn't name any names, she does say that the undead shouldn't sparkle in the sun, which can only mean she's talking about Edward from Meyer's novels and the Summit blockbusters of recent years.
“Lestat and Louie feel sorry for vampires that sparkle in the sun,” Rice writes.
She continues with the “Twilight” digs.
“They would never hurt immortals who choose to spend eternity going to high school over and over again in a small town – anymore than they would hurt the physically disabled or the mentally challenged. My vampires possess gravitas. They can afford to be merciful,” Rice adds.
Her unveiled stabs at Meyer's popular Cullen vampires, which are about to hit the big screen again in a matter of days with “Breaking Dawn Part 1” (the one before the last “Twilight” installment), immediately prompted a flurry of comments on her Facebook page, The Hollywood Reporter informs.
While some were quick to praise the seasoned author for standing up for the “real vampire,” others rushed to defend the “Twilight” franchise, which is arguably one of the most popular of all times.
They naturally did so by basically telling Rice she was jealous of Meyer's success and that she couldn't deal with the reality of the fact that she was no longer relevant.
To be relevant again, she turned to dissing someone who is in very high demand at the moment, they further said.
“Ms. Rice really shouldn't throw stones, after she allowed her masterpiece novels to be turned into the most God awful vampire movies in history,” one user says, probably referring to the disaster that was “Queen of the Damned” with Stuart Townsend and Aaliyah.
Seeing the kind of controversy she stirred with simply speaking her mind, Rice tried to make things settle down, by posting again on the same social networking channel.
“There's plenty of room for a little humor in talking about the various interpretations,” she says.
Obviously, few were convinced she actually was joking the first time around.