![]() ![]() Now the truth is, I felt rather unaccountably towards the beautiful stranger. ![]() Upon first meeting her new acquaintance Carmilla describes her feelings: In Laura, it’s alloyed with repulsion and disquiet. There’s no sex between vampire Carmilla and narrator Laura. If you have read it, perhaps I’ll present new insights via Ridenhour.Īnd you’ve probably heard it’s a lesbian vampire story. If you haven’t read it, spoilers are ahead. Review: Carmilla, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu with introduction and notes by Jamieson Ridenhour, 2009.Įssentially, this is an annotated version of Carmilla presented in a package of supplementary criticism and other fiction that places it in the greater context of vampire fiction.Įven if you don’t pay close attention to vampire fiction, and I don’t, you’ve probably heard of Carmilla as the other great 19th century vampire novel besides Bram Stoker’s Dracula. I’m taking a break from the Lovecraft series to talk about somebody else’s weird fiction: Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla. ![]()
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