Laura is isolated in her family's castle, and her life is disrupted by the appearance of the enigmatic and alluring Carmilla.
As the bond between the two women grows, so does Carmilla's affection for Laura, who becomes plagued by nightly visits from a strange woman. This sapphic vampire tale predates Bram Stoker's Dracula and is infused with passion that curdles into a mysterious plague afflicting young women. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's eerie gothic novella is a foundational classic of queer literature that paved the way for modern queer horror.
About Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu, often shortened to J. S. Le Fanu, was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He is considered by literary critics to be among the greatest ghost story writers of the Victorian era, as several of his works were central to the development of the genre.
