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Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula by 26 years, first published as a serial in The Dark Blue, the story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein. The story is often anthologized and has been adapted many times in film and other media.

Follow the story of Laura, a young girl longing for a friend. When Carmilla enters Laura's life, she is elated for the new found friendship. Laura starts to notice strange things about her new friend, Carmilla. Carmilla likes to sleep during the day and was seen walking around Laura's house at night, and Carmilla cannot stand to hear Laura sing a hymn. Who is Carmilla? Why are people suddenly dying around her? Does she love Laura? Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was a leading writer for ghost stories in the nineteenth century and is considered as one of the forerunners of the ghost literature. Le Fanu started out as a lawyer, but during his college studies; he switched to journalism. At the age of thirty, Le Fanu married and started a family. His married life was difficult due to his wife having neurotic symptoms and given to fits of anxiety. After fourteen years of marriage, Le Fanu's wife died, but a cause of death was never determined. Le Fanu struggled to support his family financially, but found some relief when he signed a publishing contract and was expected to deliver novels about modern times and specifically about subjects relative to the English people. Le Fanu produced many works including Uncle Silas, Carmilla, and The House by the Churchyard. Le Fanu died in 1873 and is currently honored in his native Ireland.

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A major influence on Bram Stoker, when he wrote Dracula, J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s thrilling horror story begins with a near-fatal carriage collision, and the beautiful young Carmilla rescued by the narrator Laura and her father. Laura and Carmilla soon become strangely attracted to each other--and Laura notes Carmilla’s strange behavior, as well as the unexplained deaths of local townspeople once Carmilla is on the scene. Then Laura herself begins to languish…The original vampire story, and clearly Stoker’s model for his own Dracula, Le Fanu’s Carmilla still packs a punch today. Essential reading for any horror fan!

Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu first published in 1872. It tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. Carmilla predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by 25 years. Although Carmilla is a lesser known and far shorter Gothic vampire story than the generally-considered master work of that genre, Dracula, the latter is heavily influenced by Le Fanu's short story.

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Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 26 years. First published as a serial in The Dark Blue (1871–72), the story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (Carmilla is an anagram of Mircalla). The story is often anthologized and has been adapted many times in film and other media.