![]() ![]() We still have a long way to go before Bram Stoker‘s Dracula(1897), however, it is from now on that these creatures are defined in more detail and start resembling their modern and contemporary representations. ReviewĬarmilla, as we already mentioned, is one of the classics that, together with Polidori‘s The Vampyre, helped shape the character of this creature and that ended up influencing the broader literature of following novels on the same subject. Meanwhile, in the surrounding village, an unknown sickness has been reaping victims: the terrified and superstitious inhabitants fear the return of the “upir”, a legendary vampire that was taled to haunt the area. Everyone in the castle is immediately charmed by Carmilla’s extraordinary beauty, but her unusual habits and her enigmatic behaviour will soon be reason for inquisitiveness and concern. Her mother entrusts the mysterious but captivating young woman named Carmilla to the care of Laura and her rich father who live in their ancient castle in Styria, surrounded by an enchanting if isolated landscape. Plot Carmilla: the cult classic that inspired Dracula by Sheridan Le Fanu ![]() ![]() As for the previous story, for this one too you’ll also find an article in Italian on the Bloody Reader blog.Ĭarmilla is part of a collection of ghost stories by Le Fanu, but it is definitely the most famous and the one that left the biggest mark of all the stories in the collection. Written in 1872 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla is another of the big classics of vampire literature and the second tale we have chosen for our Lockdown with a Vampire challenge. ![]()
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