Dracula often gets the credit, but what if one of the first vampires was actually a woman?Laura and her father live a quiet life in their remote castle in the forests of Styria. It's a lonely life for Laura, who longs for companionship besides her governess or occasional visitors. Perhaps it is her longing that summons the mysterious house guest, Carmilla.As peasants in the countryside around the castle begin to fall prey to sudden "wasting" deaths, Laura finds herself inexplicably drawn to Carmilla.Will Laura be able to avoid the fate of so many others, or will she succumb to the bite of Carmilla? This edition of Carmilla has been carefully edited to allow for ease of reading, thus some things have been changed to modern English. Care was taken to preserve the tone and voice of the original work and most changes were simple and grammatical in nature.As a fan and writer of the genre, and lover of all things vampire, I hope the story of Carmilla continues to inspire.