Carmilla A Vampyre Tale Author:Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu When an accident occurs on a road near their castle, Laura and her father take in the stranded survivor. Carmilla and Laura both appear young, beautiful, and innocent. But one is an ageless vampire; the other, an unsuspecting victim. True to vampire rituals involving blood, fear of dying, and obsessive eroticism, Carmilla herself falls victim to... more » the "rapture of cruelty that is love."« less