Carmilla (Annotated)

Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla is a foundational work of Gothic vampire fiction, predating Dracula by more than two decades and shaping many of the genre's enduring conventions. Set in a remote Styrian castle, the novella unfolds through the retrospective narration of Laura, whose intimate and unsettling bond with the mysterious Carmilla becomes a study in desire, fear, illness, and supernatural pred...