Lives of the Mayfair Witches is a trilogy of Gothic supernatural horror/fantasy novels by American novelist Anne Rice. It centers on a family of witches whose fortunes have been guided by a spirit named Lasher. The series began in 1990 with The Witching Hour, followed by the sequels Lasher (1993) and Taltos (1994) Some characters from the trilogy cross over to Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, a series of supernatural horror novels featuring the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt. A television series adaptation of the novels will debut on AMC in late 2022.