Carmilla

• This illustrated edition includes carefully selected illustrations, a detailed summary, an author biography, and a comprehensive character list.

Before Dracula, there was Carmilla-one of literature's earliest and most influential vampire tales.

Living in isolation with her father in a remote Austrian castle, young Laura longs for companionship. Her quiet existence changes when a mysterious carriage accident brings the beautiful and captivating Carmilla into her home. The two quickly form an intense bond, but Carmilla's strange habits, unsettling affection, and secretive past soon raise troubling questions.

As a mysterious illness spreads through the surrounding countryside and Laura's health begins to decline, disturbing truths emerge from the shadows. Who is Carmilla, and what dark force lies behind her irresistible charm?

First published in 1872, Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla is a haunting Gothic novella filled with suspense, supernatural terror, forbidden desire, and psychological tension. Predating Bram Stoker's Dracula by more than two decades, this landmark vampire story helped shape the conventions of Gothic horror and continues to fascinate readers today.

Perfect for admirers of classic horror, Gothic fiction, vampire literature, dark academia, and supernatural mysteries.