Anne Rice's vampires...

Really, if Anne hadn't written Interview With the Vampire back in the mid-seventies, would we have this proliferation of vampire writing today?  The sad thing of course, is that none of it is as good as Rice's.  No one can match her when it comes to creating vampire, and other worlds. 
I was and still am a fan of her first two books, but for me, after that, it just wasn't, I don't know, as potent.  I read a few more, then stopped. But I read those first two novels at the time they first were published, and was completely enthralled by the content. And seeing the first movie,many years later, made me see how difficult it was to transfer the story to the screen. Even though it was quite amazing, it still couldn't match the images I carried in my mind. 
She has written so much, and has, I'm sure, many, many devoted followers. As for me, I am selfish.  I want a character like Louis all to myself, to converse with when I'm in the mood. :)  Thank goodness she thought him up.

Anyway, I just found out that Interview with the Vampire is being made into a graphic novel, but told from Claudia's point of view.  Which makes sense, given the heavy influence of manga novels today.  A little, well, odd too, considering that Claudia will have to die eventually.  Of course she was a little girl for a long, long time. I wonder if it will ever be made into an anime style movie.

I just watched the Studio Ghibli? version of  The Borrowers, titled Arrietty,  and really enjoyed it, mainly for the imagery.  I read this book when very young, and have pretty much forgotten most of it except for the thrill of imagining tiny people who made use of our "giant" things. 

Now I am waiting for the two Snow White movies to be released.  I can't wait to see how they've been re-envisioned.  I was very disappointed by the latest Red Riding Hood. I did like The Brothers Grimm, and am hoping for something more in that vein.