Carmilla

<p><strong>Sink your teeth into the cult classic that inspired Bram Stoker's <em>Dracula.</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>Fear sweeps the countryside as people fall victim to a strange illness. </p><p> </p><p>After a peculiar accident beautiful Mircalla becomes a ward at Laura's family home. </p><p> </p><p>Soon friendship blooms between the mysterious Mircalla and curious Laura. </p><p> </p><p>Love is in the air but so is something deadly. </p><p> </p><p>Will Mircalla's secret cost Laura her life? </p><p> </p><p><em>Carmilla</em> first published in 1872 is one of the first vampire novels ever written predating <em>Dracula</em> by 26 years. <em>Carmilla</em> with its themes of vampirism and homosexuality shocked the standards and stereotypes for women set in the Victorian era. Today <em>Carmilla </em>is considered the original archetype of female and LGBTQ vampires and Le Fanu's influence is seen throughout vampire fiction. </p>