<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:17:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/gothicliterature/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[📚 Review: The Witching Hour by Anne Rice 🔮🖤  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anne Rice’s The Witching Hour (1990) is the cornerstone of The Mayfair Witches saga and one of her most ambitious novels. Dense, immersive, and unapologetically gothic, this book shifts the focus from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@elenahdz/-review-the-witching-hour-by-anne-rice--9ux</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@elenahdz/-review-the-witching-hour-by-anne-rice--9ux</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elenahdz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwSnWGiBoMNWMY2Tonjx1RnAoSxxd5iECd6ThfBAYdbpS7FiKz6F6cNqUa4dC5ELsjSUYyY6gEuTBzpjpUZfR8WYrLp48Gv5c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📚 Review: Merrick by Anne Rice 🔮  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anne Rice’s Merrick (2000) marks a bold crossover between The Vampire Chronicles and The Mayfair Witches series, bringing together two of her most powerful mythologies. With this novel, Rice reintroduces]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@elenahdz/review-merrick-by-anne-rice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@elenahdz/review-merrick-by-anne-rice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elenahdz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 02:18:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn9Le69wpN54daP47RhGg7wSAhMqtQm9XeNrQjXYSunZikPSs7bWoRfb1U43Lq8xXewBHPzsD6ZmHH1XxmbHyMNyrWz1e8E7H5DS1a8A4cWD1G9b9Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📚 Review: *The Vampire Armand* by Anne Rice 🕯️ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anne Rice’s The Vampire Armand (1998) takes us back into the world of The Vampire Chronicles through one of its most mysterious and tormented figures. After years of existing in the shadows of Lestat and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@elenahdz/review-the-vampire-armand-by-anne-rice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@elenahdz/review-the-vampire-armand-by-anne-rice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elenahdz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:28:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn9Le69wpN54daP47S5ATaJCJTBaJJCDpafjuADGmFUgs8VhTu5bwjV9yUPN51iRpvivjZJobM8rKVCmnyy3rB7q74HmCQt69uETvNhBtToULA3foc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[بین دو مرگ]]></title><description><![CDATA[از زبان گادفری: مبهوت نگاه می کنم. به پیکر مبهمی که در تاریکی برافراشته شده در برابر دیدگانم. و به مرگ دعوت می کند و به زندگی. و من به این فکر می کنم که چرا این موجود فرابشری به مرگ می اندیشد و آن را نه]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@sadaf.alinia/byn-dw-mrg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@sadaf.alinia/byn-dw-mrg</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sadaf.alinia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:10:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQMxGuXSTuCxJApSmNNyj6bSGttgyFnzD716FYd3yYG6PYHGSCTd6BHYHbHvjosMj1wvvg8StYGJcXRZPxoDmCQr1W8KoRCxNAqsqvpztz53qAJMB46LJBQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📚 Review: The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice 🩸]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anne Rice’s The Tale of the Body Thief (1992) is the fourth novel in The Vampire Chronicles, and it marks a fascinating shift in tone and style. 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