Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of gothic tales, mystery novels and ghost stories, most famous for his novel Uncle Silas. Carmilla was first published in 1872 and has served as an inspiration countless books, from Bram Stooker's Dracula and Henry James' The Turn of the Screw to Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, and a slew of films such as Hammer Horror's Karnstein Trilogy.
Succeeds in inspiring a mysterious terror better than any other
writer
*M.R. James*
It's time to finally give Carmilla its dues for playing a key role
in pioneering queer vampire fiction... It's the perfect spooky
novella for fall
*Loyola Phoenix*
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