Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Carmilla’ is a gothic novel by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. It is regarded as one of the early works of vampire fiction and predates Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ by 26 years. First published as a serial in ‘The Dark Blue’ in 1871, the story is narrated by a young woman – Countess Karnstein, who is preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla. Carmilla is later revealed to be Mircalla.