J Sheridan Le Fanu

Carmilla J Sheridan Le Fanu

"You will think me cruel, very selfish, but love is always selfish; the more ardent the more selfish. How jealous I am you cannot know." Carmilla, a classic Gothic by vampire novella Irish author, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, which influenced Bram Stoker's later treatment of the vampire mythos in Dracula. The story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (Carmilla is an anagram of Mircalla). The story is often anthologized and has been adapted many times in film and other media.