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Carmilla: The Return

Kyle Marffin

First published April 1998
Type Novel

<b>From the back cover of the Design Image TPB:</b> "Joseph Sheridan LeFanu's 1872 novella <i>Carmilla</i> introduced horror literature's most notorious female vampire, the beautiful and dangerous Countess Carmilla Karnstein. <p>But what if the story didn't end as LeFanu wrote it? What if the wickedly alluring vampire survived and still stalked the dark nights of modern day America? <p>Kyle Marffin's <i>Carmilla - The Return</i> is a terrifying, erotic tale of the infamous young Countess of Karnstein, centuries old vampire in the body of a bewitchingly beautiful temptress. From the darkened streets of Chicago, to the desolate pine forests of the northern Midwest, to the foothills of ancient Styria, <i>Carmilla - The Return</i> replays the events of LeFanu's original novella, in a tale of dark desires and darker magic."

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1998 Bram Stoker Award Superior Achievement in a First Novel Nominee/Finalist
1998 International Horror Guild Award Best First Novel Nominee/Finalist

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1998 Cover Carmilla: The Return Design Image Group Novel