Details:
Horror Stories is a book group that reads contemporary and classic horror novels. We meet the first Thursday, bimonthly @ 6:30 in the Aldrich Room and by Zoom.
Carmilla
by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
For a copy of this book contact Mike Morris (mike.morris@thehowe.org)
Additional, optional e-book reading of In a Glass Darkly (Le Fanu) accessed via The Internet Archive's Open Library.
Published in 1872, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla is a chilling and atmospheric Gothic novella that predates Dracula and helped shape the modern vampire myth. Set in a secluded Austrian castle, the story unfolds through the eyes of a young woman named Laura, whose quiet life is disrupted by the arrival of the mysterious and alluring Carmilla. As a strange illness spreads and unease grows, themes of desire, isolation, and the supernatural come to the fore. Rich in mood and subtext, this haunting tale invites discussion on gender, suspense, and the origins of vampire fiction.
