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“It takes place in the traditional Gothic setting of a grand house, in this case an Austrian Schloss or castle, although rather than arriving in the house as an ingenue, the teenage heroine Laura lives there with her father, an Englishman. Laura’s Austrian mother died a long time ago.” Read more...
The Best Psychological Horror Books
Tabitha Potts, Novelist
“The story is very simple. It’s about a young girl who lives with her father out in the middle of nowhere, and there’s a carriage accident in their drive one day. In the carriage is a mother, who says, “Can you take care of my daughter for a while?” because she has to rush off to some European location. So they take Carmilla into the house, and Carmilla and the hostess are both teenage girls, and they become obsessed with each other. The hostess is repulsed by Carmilla, but attracted to her. And what follows is a very graphic, very overt, sexual vampire seduction.” Read more...
