I had the honor of attending a Halloween party she threw one year and it was absolutely epic! She decorated every inch of the home and it was beautiful. If you ever have the chance to sit down and meet Christopher, the stories he will tell growing up in his Mother’s world. Great video Michael and Jessica! ♥️

I met Anne Rice once at a book signing in Massachusetts. She signed my copy of Interview of a Vampire which I still have. She was so beautiful. Looked just like a porcelain doll. I was totally tongue tied, but did tell her how much I admired her and enjoyed her writing. She was very gracious. I’ll never forget it or her. 🥀

What a lovely grave site for Ms. Rice and another interesting cemetery. I love how Jessica completely embraces who she is - and she always looks lovely doing it! Hope your trip is going well! Be safe! 🖤💚🎃💀

I read her first book when I was ten years old and fell in love instantly with her and all things gothic and dark. I cried when I heard of her passing. I'm hoping one day to visit and to pay my respects. Thank you guys.🌹

Rumor has it she used to throw the most epic Halloween parties open to anyone .

Anne and JK Rowling single handedly got me through adolescence. I read Queen of the Damned so many times the paperback fell apart. I still have it though. Thank you Anne, for sharing your universe with all of us lost ❤️ 🙏

My favorite series by Anne is The Witching Hour. When I first read it, I didn't know it was a trilogy. I now own all 3 books. I know she has written more than that, but this is the only series that grabbed by attention. I love ghost story novels too. My favorite ghost story book is called Haunted by Tamara Thorne.

May her Spirit live on, on the page and through the blood of her beloved son, Christopher. A beautiful woman was she, inside and out: whenever I faced challenges in my own writer's journey, Anne would always take the time to lend her advice and help pull me over the Garden wall. She will forever be an inspiration. She will forever be a friend. And she will forever be in the hearts of those fortunate enough to have known her.

I met Ms Rice once, at a book signing in California. Very cool lady. May she rest in eternal peace.

I love how when Jessica is walking among the graves, she appears to be waving to each one as she passes. I love, love, love Lafayette Cemetery. I have a family mausoleum there. I can't believe it is still closed for renovation. 🧛🏻‍♀️👻⚰️

Awesome video. I couldn’t stop laughing when Jessica was acting dramatic saying her vampire 🧛‍♀️ lines. So cute. Thank you both for taking us with you to Anne Rice final resting place. May Anne Rice Rest In Peace.💐

There really is beauty in cemeteries, especially in New Orleans. I didn’t get to do any cemetery tours when I took a trip with friends in 2019, but we got to quickly peek into one in the Garden District on a tour. The same tour actually took us to Miss Robichaux’s filming location, among a ton of other places. The little bit we got to see was breathtaking.

My Lil dog Thor pup and I visited Anne Rice's grave back in February 2022, during Mardi Gras. I left her some beads, & a kiss on the outside of her tomb. She is my favorite author of all time. My beloved Mother, Cheryl Lord passed away from cardic arrest about 1 month before Anne passed. It was like losing 2 Mothers to me. It has always been a dream of mine to visit NoLa and see all the places Anne wrote about. I finally made it there, but alas was too late to meet Anne in person. Thor pup sat calmly on the steps of the Rice tomb, while I ugly cried and payed my respects. I wouldn't be the person I am today without Anne's books. RIP 🙏 Love, Luna & Thor pup too

I read Vampire Chronicles all through my high school years. I will miss her because she literally saved my life. Vampire Chronicles got me through some of my darkest moments and if it wasn't for that I wouldn't have found Forever Knight

I lived close by and had to pass every day to get to work. Metairie holds friends of mine. It truly is a beautiful cemetery. You can drive inside to visit just pull over and walk around the streets as they're named. Anne has a beautiful tomb. I'm so glad you visited it. New Orleans is home 4ever.

The video tape and photos of Anne creating her own funeral are so beautiful. The cemetery is gorgeous, these massive mausoleum are impressive

December was a tough month for me and I either missed her passing entirely or mentally blocked it because I was certain she's still alive. I thought I'd just seen an interview with her. How strange. Thank you for this lovely tribute.

Jessica must be immune to heat, wearing that dress! It's been crazy hot here in New Orleans the past few days!

This is the first I've heard that Anne Rice died! Guess covid and other super politicized headlines kept the story out of any media on my radar. Sad belated news. Nice video tribute. You two always do a great job.

Omg I Love New Orleans and I especially Love Anne Rices Books I’ve also read Christoper Rice .. she was such an Amazing writer🙏😔…. Love your Channel Grimmlife Collective 👍 Thank you both so much for honoring Anne Rice🙏

My Dad bought Interview With A Vampire when it was first published and released specifically to read in the waiting room while I was being born. Things were different back then and Dad's didn't go into the room when mom was in labor. He gave me the same book when I turned 16 and my love affair with Lestat began!

Very well done video! I didn't even know she passed away... I loved the video of her mock funeral... Sounds like she was a really fun person and extremely talented... I like the idea of your mausoleum to pay our respects to you two while you're still alive;unique idea but makes me a little sad as well. Anyway,thanks for the spectacular video!

Ann Rice was awesome and her soul definitely lives on through her books. Love her. Thanks for showing us her resting place and New Orleans.

Another great video! That copy of The Vampire Chronicles Jessica had at first was stunning omg. I hope she bought it! Also Anne really shaped the world of vampires and fanfiction. Suing lots of fanfic authors for creating works based on hers before fanfics we're really mainstream. She's one of the main reasons why authors have to put "The original content, characters are not mine, all belong to the author besides the OCs." On most fics. She was a truly magnificent author and her fandoms live on today. Honestly the Anne Rise/ Vampire Chronicles fandom has my utmost respect for real. They deal with alot thru the yrs, and waiting yrs for her stories to continue with her hiatus and the films, in the fans opinions, weren't not the best, waiting yrs for new content, ect. And still continue on loving her works throughout it all. Love you guys doing this and honoring her memory. Happy Halloween 🎃

Anne Rice will always be one of the best writers ever in my eyes. New Orleans is such an interesting and magical place. Everyone should visit it at least once. (And try the amazing food!) Also - Jessica looks gorgeous! ❤

I’m obsessed with The witching Hour. I didn’t know she passed away. RIP 💔

She is my favorite author. She will be sorely missed 😢 Thanks to y'all for all your hard work and great content 🌹😍🌹

Yassss thank you so much for all of your videos but more this one. I’m a huge fan of Anne Rice and just got back from New Orleans. 💖🙌 Her houses are beautiful and I did stop by the Garden District book shop also. We saw a crow around her home and we also stopped by the houses in the Mayfair Witches series & American Horror Story Coven. All beautiful. There are plenty of crows around.

I read her short story Feast of all Saints when I was in college and I quickly became a fan of hers. Incredible, gifted writer.

Anne Rice is one of my favorite authors. She introduced me to and fed my love for vampires and horror! Her book, Queen of the Damned, is grotesque, dark, evil and MAGICAL. When she passed, I cried. May she rest in peace.

My favorite thing about this channel is that you are showing these highly emotional areas in such a respectful way. Of course there is a dark curiosity there but you explore it in a way that still honors these places. I’d be honored to get to visit your final resting place one day I know it would be absolutely beautiful.

Omg! I lived in New Orleans and we frequently went to her house to look at it. I didn’t know she died.

y'all do a better video about her and her grave than I have seen others do! I really appreciate how you guy's do for these videos and the respect y'all give to the dead. interview with the vampire will always be my favorite and the movie as well.

Katrina and I was in New Orleans February 22nd-25th. We left there on the morning of the 25th. We had fun. We would of stayed if we would of had more money. I fell in love with the city. In Crescent City books I saw an article on Ann Rice about her death and burial also some of her books. I am a huge fan of hers can't wait to go back.

I LOVED ANNE RICE ( aka "Howard O'Brien" ) !!!! GOD REST HER SWEET & PRECIOUS SOUL !!!

Such beauty in this place.....beyond gorgeous An interesting lady, never read her books but love the movies based off them

Rest in Peace Ann Rice. Loved her books. Thank you!

Beautiful video. Nobody will ever convince me that she didn't have first hand knowledge/inside information. She fueled so many imaginations and fantasies, past , present and for generations to come.🥰

Cool Michael and Jessica. Visiting the resting place of Anne Rice. She left behind a legacy. Opening the doors for new vampire stories. 🧛

Big Anne Rice fan since the beginning. So glad I found your channel. Love everything you do. I went to New Orleans in the early 90's and went to the Garden district and visited Lafayette cemetery and saw Marie Laveau's mausoleum. It was surrounded by flowers and gifts. People still revere her and ask her for help. Also saw Anne Rice's home. My cousin turned me on to her when 'Interview' came out. I was hooked immediately. My cousin even tried to file her canine teeth to a point. 🥴. I loved New Orleans and one day will make it back. Thank you for your awesome videos.

'Drink from me and live forever." - Lestat de Lioncourt

a great vlog Michael and Jessica very interesting and top-notch work love it

I Love anytime you GriMMs go to the cemetery... it makes my day go SO much better. The both of you have so much fun, and the details you put into the research of the said cemeteries, are very interesting. Anne Rice was 80 when she died!?.... I always thought Ms. Rice was much younger ---- I'm so glad she was put into such a grand mausoleum, for leading such a grand life. Also, I LOVED Ms. GriMMs acting moment, but good---- i believe she should make a cameo on "What We Do in the Shadows"... Yes, that would be a thing to do... Thanks, for taking us all along for the ride in New Orleans..... :^)""""""""

I was born and raised in New Orleans and when I started to become of fan of Anne Rice and found out she lived there, my mom used to tell me how she and my dad was able to get in to one of the Halloween parties and it was vampire themed. She told me that it was so much fun and got to meet her for a minute.

Thank you for sharing all of this. I am planning to visit and pay my respects to Anne and wanted to get a good idea on where the Mausoleum was ahead of my visit. Much appreciated and highly informative video. The Garden District Bookshop was on my list but I had no idea that it had so many things connected with Anne's memory so that was great to learn.

I love this so much! I hope to make it down to New Orleans one day. I think a view finder at your own mausoleum would be so cool. I'd like to have a box for people to leave notes. Stay spooky 👻🖤

I’d love to visit New Orleans, and I’d love to place a single flower on the steps of the mausoleum. A flower for Anne 🥀 . Thank you for sharing this video, tastefully done

OMG I was just there on Friday. I took a picture of the first one you showed where Jessica was standing as well because I thought it was interesting. I got a picture of the “castle cathedral” too. There are some amazing ones there. Also, the St Elizabeth house you visited is across the street where my daughter lived.

Loved this video. You guys always go way and beyond! My mom loved Anne Rice ,THANK YOU BOTH -for what you and Jess do for us! Please tell me that you both will be at Spooky Empire in October @ Orlando!🧡🖤 Happy Halloween!🎃

I loved her novels especially interview with the vampire! ❤️

Thank you! I admire Jessica's commitment to the long sleeve black maxi dress, black veil, and hair down, in that heat.

Such a beautiful talent. RIP Anne Rice.❤

Thank you so much for making this video! I love her. She's my favorite author, and a goth icon. Jessica looks stunning and so appropriate!

Loved it. I'm a huge Anne Rice fan. Her mausoleum does seem a bit bare in comparison. Perhaps they are still working on it? I'd love to see a weeping tree shrouding her. A contemplation statue... Oh Anne. You are missed. Glad you are reunited with Stan and Michelle. X

One of the best writers of all time poncho⚡👍

Thank you for this video. I have loved and rice and her books for years. Keep on doing your videos. They are highly informative and entertaining. You guys do such a great job!

Anne is truly in a better place ...she was my hero ..................................at her mock funeral, I imagine Nicky playing his violin in the background .....................................Anne also wrote the Sleeping Beauty series.....my favorite books of all of hers were "Cry to Heaven" and "The Feast of All Saints".......I went thru Lafayette cemetery in the 80's to be near Anne for Mardi Gras ...you are always very respectful of your topics ..bravo

My home is NOLA & My soul was resurrected in Los Angeles🤘🏼🦇🔮 Love Anne Rice

I am a huge Anne Rice fan, so is my 1sr born son, I gave him Interview when he was about 10, he loved it and read all my AR books, in fact he has several of them. I can’t believe she’s gone, I loved her from afar, though truth be told, I lived in the Bay Area, when Interview With A Vampire was released. I read all her books, including The Mummy, The Mayfair Witch series. I read her biography, I still have it. Most of my books are 1st editions, I bought them as fast as she could write them. Also Belinda, East Of Eden, the sexy Beauty books…

I met Anne Rice at a book signing in Berkeley,Ca in the early 90s Got her autograph 🌹Great video you two 🧛‍♀️🧛‍♂️

I just got a copy of Interview with the Vampire a couple days ago from the bookstore. Got into cemetery #2 too

I forgot to also mention the cemetery is just beautiful. I have visited it a few times. the Lafayette one's as well. I miss New Orleans. such a beautiful city. 🎃🦇👻

Jessica is so cute and Adorable with Vampire teeth and dressed up as a beautiful Vampire. And also She did pretty good with speaking Vampire language again and I love it!! Happy Halloween to both of you 🕸️🕷️🧛💀👻🧡💚🖤🎃

This was very informative, New Orleans seems like an genuinely creepy place. Amazing history.

Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I have always wanted to visit New Orleans again and after Anne's passing, this gives me more reason to do so in the future.

I’ve always enjoyed your videos. Keep it up, you guys rock.

Thanks for the new video.

I loved Anne Rice,, I didn't know that she passed away. God bless her gothic soul.

What an amazing video to honor a very cool author. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. As always, Happy Halloween!

Jessica looks great! Really sets the mood. Thanks guys! Love your programs.

I read all of her books!!!! This episode makes me want to read them over again.. I go by the name Rowan Kasty Mayfair... After of course the Mayfair witches...

I've read a lot of Anne Rice's books over the years. She was remarkable. I always got entranced in the stories. Thank you for doing this video and sharing it with us so we can also pay our respects to a wonderful lady. May she rest in peace

Awesome as always. Anne Rice is one of my favorite authors. Thank you for taking us on a tour. Hope you all are having a wonderful trip. I love Jessica’s outfit and the veil. My grandmother helped me work on a dress I designed many years ago before she passed away and Jessica’s dress reminded me so much of it. Mine is still in the closet. I just recently cleaned it and I finally found an extra long black veil to go with it. It seems like ever since my grandmother and I first began making the dress all those years ago I’ve still kept adding something too it each year following. Some new accessory or a small alteration lol. Anyway thank you guys for taking us to such wonderful places. Have as much fun as possible and take care 👋🏻

Love this one!!! RIP ANNE!!!! She is my favorite author.

Thanks for the post

Jessica's a scream for sure! I like cemeteries too- the older the better- and thanks for all the work you guys do. Regards from Vancouver BC

I always sit patiently waiting for my new episode of Grimm Life 😊💯

I'm always checking here to see if you've uploaded a new video. I'm always extremely happy when something appears from you. Thank you for many many hours that you have entertained me. You have driven away my boredom in the Corona time. Greetings from good old Germany sends you the "Freiburger Bobbele Jens".

Graveyards there are something else, beautiful artwork that gives you the chills

This was wonderful!! Thank you for a very respectful visit to the Cemetary. Jessica..you are the best walking around in mourning...so very true.

Absolutely loved this vid, thanks Michael & Jessica. You always make it so interesting. Anne Rice had such a fabulous imagination, thanks for another awesome vid. 🤘🏻

Thank you for this lovely visit. Anne Rice's books mean worlds to me. I never got to go to one of her parties either but I do have an autograph she signed at one, it was collected for my by a friend who did attend one year and it is a treasure.

Wow, that cemetary is really beautiful. This is an awesome video.. you both are having such an amazing week with your travels! Thank you for sharing with us.

Thank you for doing this video. I love Anne Rice she my favorite author.

I loved all her books! Such talent! The line opening line.. “The vampire Lestat..” got me hooked ever since. RIP 🖤

Excellent video!! I would have thought she would have had a more unique mausoleum too but it is still beautiful in a very beautiful cemetery!! Loved seeing all the locations too!

killer video as always.thanks for the high quality videos.

Always excited to watch u both

Thanks for another great video. I live in Southern Alabama and haven't been to New Orleans since 1992. I may have to take a trip.

Great video as always my friend!! She was a sweet lady!!thank you for showing us her final resting place!! Thank you and Jessica for taking us with you!! Love you guys!! Happy Halloween!! ❤️❤️💙💙🥰🥰🥰🙏🙏💜💜💖💖💖💖🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

OMG I love the Anne Rice books :) xx

I love this thank You for relaying so much information as well as the feeling over so well 🙌

Thank you for that!

I’m a HUGE fan of Anne Rice! Thank you for such a wonderful video!

Is it me or is it for some reason, cemeteries are so peaceful...that one thing that looks lolike a hallowed out church is pretty!

Wonderful video as always! I always wanted to go to one of her Balls/parties as well. Thank you for sharing 🤩

Loved this, very well done..

Jessica, I loved your commentary. That was brilliant!

I've been to Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 to see Marie Laveau's tomb/grave. It's really beautiful. It was in 2009 or 2010. I've been to New Orleans twice now. I want to go again to place some roses on the Rice family mausoleum. You guys are the best. I'm envious of all your travels!

The Cemeteries Are So Haunting!! 💙