Before Bram Stoker introduced the world to Dracula, another Irish author named J. Sheridan La Fanu brought another vampire out of the dark: Carmilla. Why has this terrifying woman been buried in the shadow of The Count? A surprisingly feminist story for the time, this gothic horror short features vampires, LGBTQ+ representation, spooky portraits, and a narrator with a personality. Let's take a bite out of this to kick off Spooky Season! *SPOILERS* for the 150-year-old novella