Carmilla - The female Vampire Story before Dracula
At the end of the world...will you find me? „Carmilla” captured me in an amazing dark read, I must say I was impressed by the richness of the vocabulary of such a few pages write. The story and the characters, alltogether with the environment, are brilliantly exposed in an very unique and special way, somehow typicall for the 19 th century British novelists : the way it was written was in such a possession of words that captures imagination, reveals strong sensations and reflects the power of the character, dark ones are always surrounded by a black mist of mystery and sensuality, although there’s the mystery and sensuality of death, as you can guess the story, yet remain in awe if she get’s caught or will live forever. “You must come with me, loving me, to death; or else hate me, and still come with me.” „ Sometimes after an hour of apathy, my strange and beautiful companion would take my hand and hold it with a fond pressure, renewed again and again; blushing softly, gazing in ...