FIC004000 FICTION / Classics
FIC015000 FICTION / Horror
FIC018000 FICTION / LGBT / Lesbian
Print ISBN: 978-1-941360-38-5
Digital ISBN: 978-1-941360-41-5
Paperback, 5.25"x8" • 144 pages • Case: 68
This listing is for the 2nd edition of this book. The first edition was listed under the ISBN 978-1-941360-19-4 (print) and 978-1-941360-28-6 (digital). No substantive changes were made between the first and second editions. Content and pagination are unchanged, only the cover has been updated.
Isolated in a remote mansion in a central European forest, Laura longs for companionship – until a carriage accident brings another young woman into her life: the secretive and sometimes erratic Carmilla. As Carmilla’s actions become more puzzling and volatile, Laura develops bizarre symptoms, and as her health goes into decline, Laura and her father discover something monstrous.
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s compelling tale of a young woman’s seduction by a female vampire was a source of influence for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which it predates by over a quarter century. Carmilla was originally serialized from 1871 to 1872 and went on to inspire adaptations in film, opera, and beyond, including the cult classic web series by the same name.
Praise for Carmilla
"Carmilla kicks Dracula’s ass. Alluring, macabre, oneiric—the novella unfolds in endlessly strange directions every time I revisit it. And at its core, a pair of indelible female characters, whose attraction to each other is so undeniable that the text itself seems unable to contain them. I can’t think of a better guide through this ethereal, infuriating book than Carmen Machado—whose Borgesian imagination unearths for us the possibilities buried in its pages."
—Jordan Hall, co-creator & writer of Carmilla: The Series
"Machado’s work as editor is vitally important to this new edition . . . Machado reminds us of the problematic aspects of this seminal work, but she also invites readers, whether they are fans of vampire tales or not, to dive in and experience a book that birthed a trope."
—Booklist
"Simultaneously a delicious vampire tale and a meaningful exercise in remembering silenced voices and questioning the authority of tradition."
—Kirkus Reviews
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