About Carmilla In an isolated castle, Laura lives a solitary existence with only her father, attendant and tutor for company. Until one moonlit night, an unexpected guest arrives--the beautiful Carmilla. Over time, Laura sees there is something more than a bit unsettling about Carmilla--she's secretive, never joins in prayers, and sleeps much of the day. Yet Laura seems unable to resist her, the intense attraction turning to repulsion and back again. When a mysterious plague starts stealing the lives of young women in nearby towns, and Laura's strange dreams turn into a reality and she too falls ill, she wrestles to reconcile the truth about her charming and eccentric friend. Carmilla is the original vampire story and gothic romance, steeped in an atmosphere of sexual tension between the two young women.