There is Christian symbolism straight and skewed, rough sex and necrophilia." Publishers Weekly wrote that "Rice plumbs a rich vein of witchcraft lore, conjuring. Susan Ferraro of The New York Times described The Witching Hour as "a ghost story about an evil spirit called Lasher who is so permeated with foreboding and evil that themes like abortion and incest are merely secondary. Some characters from the trilogy cross over to Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, a series of gothic horror novels featuring the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, specifically in Merrick (2000), Blackwood Farm (2002), and Blood Canticle (2003).Ī television series adaptation, Mayfair Witches, debuted on AMC and AMC+ in January 2023. 2 on The New York Times Best Seller list. The series began in 1990 with The Witching Hour, which was followed by the sequels Lasher (1993) and Taltos (1994). It centers on a family of witches whose fortunes have been guided for generations by a spirit named Lasher. Lives of the Mayfair Witches is a trilogy of supernatural horror/ fantasy novels by American novelist Anne Rice.
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