Synopsis
A beautiful young girl is left by her mother in the care of a family after an accident on the road. Very soon young girls become afflicted by an unknown malady and die. The daughter of the house where the girl is staying has strange and horrible dreams, involving the young guest.
History
First publication: The Dark Blue, serialized December 1871 to March 1872
Review
Carmilla is considered to be a classic of the horror genre and was an influence on Bram Stoker. Comparing the writing to that of Poe, this book is not as strong. The writing style is the more antique style popular in Gothic fiction, but without the quality of the writing found in other authors’ works. The book is also fairly short. It could have been more impactful if extended a bit more. It leaves me wanting a bit. That said, it is very imaginative and the characters are well done. The dream scenes are very well described and creepy.
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We have the story in these editions:
Carmilla, hardcover, Pushkin Press, 2019-10-24
All of the stories in the Martin Hesselius series:
The Room in the Dragon Volant
Green Tea
The Familiar
Mr. Justice Harbottle
Dickon the Devil
Carmilla
