Carmilla

Carmilla

by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Carmilla (1872) is Le Fanu's gripping vampire tale with a twist, the vampire is a young lesbian girl! Le Fanu's novel heavily influenced Bram Stoker's Dracula and inspired several films. It reminds us of the 2008 Swedish horror drama with the young girl vampire, Let the Right One In. We feature Carmilla in our collection of Halloween Stories and Gothic Literature Study Guide.
The image at right depicts the Vampire Carmilla stalking Bertha Rheinfeldt while she sleeps, by D.H. Friston, 1872

Dom Augustin Calmet, 1750, whose writings about magic, vampires and the apparitions of spirits inspired Le FanuJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Michael Fitzgerald, Carmilla funeral, 1872

Table of Contents

Prologue
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI