Anne Rice is bringing gothic back (Photo: Toronto Public Library)

Anne Rice’s appearance at the Toronto Reference Library on Feb. 13 was her first in the city in a decade, and judging by the size of the sold-out crowd, she still has plenty of fans who prefer their supernatural creatures to be lusty and born of noble blood (and of legal drinking age).

Rice was interviewed by CBC’s Mary Hynes, who heralded Rice’s “returning to the gothic” with her new novel, The Wolf Gift, a reimagining of the traditional werewolf story.

If you missed out, the library has posted a three-part video of the evening: