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Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 25 years. First published as a serial in The Dark Blue (1871–72), [1] [2] the story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla.
Carmilla: 1872 Sheridan Le Fanu: Lesbian Carmilla, published as part of the book, In a Glass Darkly, is considered the first lesbian vampire story. [6] [7] In this story, Laura, who lives with her father, meets Carmilla, and they form a close relationship, with Laura becoming ill as Carmilla draws nourishment from her.
Troy binds Laura to her bed and says that if Carmilla returns to the house, it is proof she is a vampire. Laura desperately warns off Carmilla when she shows up, but Carmilla refuses to leave without Laura. As Laura tearfully tells Carmilla that Troy killed Millarca, Troy, a hunter, shoots Carmilla with a bow and arrow. Laura stops him before ...
Afterward, they headed to the library to try and follow up on a clue. Laura explains what they discovered: Carmilla shows up at Silas every twenty years under a different name, and each of her appearances coincides with the disappearance of several female students. LaFontaine confirms Laura's suspicions — Carmilla is a vampire.
The Carmilla Movie is a 2017 Canadian comedy horror film directed by Spencer Maybee, based on the web series of the same name (2014–2016). Both the film and the web series were adapted from the 1872 gothic novella Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
Laura Lam: 2013: intersex protagonist Carmilla: Sheridan Le Fanu: 1872: Lesbian vampire story The Left Hand of Darkness: Ursula K. Le Guin: 1969: Genderqueer main and major characters The Telling: Ursula K. Le Guin: 2000: Lesbian protagonist Dark Water's Embrace: Stephen Leigh: 1998: Ash: Malinda Lo: 2009: Ἀληθῆ διηγήματα ...
Carmilla Carmilla: Sheridan Le Fanu: 1872 Carmilla, published as part of the book, In a Glass Darkly, is considered the first lesbian vampire story. [45] [46] In this story, Laura, who lives with her father, meets Carmilla, and they form a close relationship, with Laura becoming ill as Carmilla draws nourishment from her. Clarissa Dalloway Mrs ...
They are known to be a truth-speaker, being very observant, e.g. LaFontaine was the first to accuse Carmilla of being a vampire and concluded that the house Laura and Carmilla inhabited in Season Two was Carmilla's Mother's. During season 1, they were kidnapped by the Dean as a message to Laura.