This was the very first vampire thriller, eventually becoming inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula, as well classics by Robert Louis Stevenson. In this tale of blood and terror, pure innocence becomes the target of age-old evil. Virtuous Laura has grown up in a solitary castle and longs for a close friend. Her wish seems granted with the arrival of a beautiful and mysterious stranger named Carmilla. A friendship develops between them, but the brooding mood and sexual overtones mar Laura's happiness. Will she escape with her life and spirit?
Megan Follows' brilliant reading perfectly evokes the dramatic atmosphere of this gothic Victorian tale.
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu
(1814–1873), born in Dublin, established himself as a journalist and writer of
fiction and became one of the best-selling authors of the 1860–80s. His
sinister and supernatural tales are the precursors of the modern ghost story
and inspired such authors as Bram Stoker and Robert Louis Stevenson.View all by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
