Carmilla

Written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Narrated by Karen Cass

In an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura leads a solitary life with only her ailing father for company. Until one moonlit night, a horse-drawn carriage crashes into view, carrying an unexpected guest – the beautiful Carmilla.

So begins a feverish friendship between Laura and her mysterious, entrancing companion. But as Carmilla becomes increasingly strange and volatile, prone to eerie nocturnal wanderings, Laura finds herself tormented by nightmares and growing weaker by the day.

Pre-dating Dracula by twenty-six years, Carmilla is the original vampire story, steeped in sexual tension and gothic romance.

• Language: English
• Publisher: SNR Audio
• Release date: Jul 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781915268228

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic horror. Born in Dublin, Le Fanu was raised in a literary family. His mother, a biographer, and his father, a clergyman, encouraged his intellectual development from a young age. He began writing poetry at fifteen and went on to excel at Trinity College, Dublin, where he studied law and served as Auditor of the College Historical Society. In 1838, shortly before he was called to the bar, he began contributing ghost stories to Dublin University Magazine, of which he later became editor and proprietor. He embarked on a career as a writer and journalist, using his role at the magazine as a means of publishing his own fictional work. Le Fanu made a name for himself as a pioneer of mystery and Gothic horror with such novels as The House by the Churchyard (1863) and Uncle Silas (1864). Carmilla (1872), a novella, is considered an early work of vampire fiction and an important influence for Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897).

Reviews for Carmilla

[ev a · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Listened to it in one sitting, very good Story. Nicely narrated also.

[alexandrya magee · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

a must read for all of the vampire lovers !

[Alina Me · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love the way this masterpiece is recorded! Highly recommend!

[Kate · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It's quick and oddly funny. The vintage naivety the main family operated under.

[Ciintage · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The different voices for each character were
very impressive! !