Carmilla
| First published | December 1871 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Novella |
| Series | Martin Hesselius |
"Following a near fatal carriage collision, the beautiful young Carmilla is taken in by the narrator Laura and her father. The two young women become strangely attracted to each other, but there seems to be more to Carmilla than meets the eye. After her arrival in the village, local peasants begin to die and Laura falls ill and languishes. What is Carmilla's true identity, and can she be to blame?"
--Valancourt Books, via Google Books' record of the 2009 edition.
"Carmilla" was first published in the magazine The Dark Blue in 1871 - 1872 in four issues; December (1871); January (1872), pp. 592-606; February (1872), pp. 701-714; and March (1872), pp. 59-78.
First book publication appears to be in the author's collection of short stories "In a Glass Darkly" the same year.
This work has just under 28,000 words (MS_Word count of the version online at Project Gutenberg). For a critical edition see the 2013 one by Syracuse University Press.
First book publication appears to be in the author's collection of short stories "In a Glass Darkly" the same year.
This work has just under 28,000 words (MS_Word count of the version online at Project Gutenberg). For a critical edition see the 2013 one by Syracuse University Press.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1871 | The Dark Blue, December 1871 | British and Colonial Publishing Company | MAGAZINE | 434 | |
| 1872 | In a Glass Darkly | Richard Bentley & Son | Omnibus | 47|3047 | |
| January 1872 | The Dark Blue, January 1872 | British and Colonial Publishing Company | MAGAZINE | 592 | |
| February 1872 | The Dark Blue, February 1872 | British and Colonial Publishing Company | MAGAZINE | 701 | |
| March 1872 | The Dark Blue, March 1872 | British and Colonial Publishing Company | MAGAZINE | 59 | |
| 1907 | Green Tea | George Newnes | Collection | |4 | |
| 1923 | In a Glass Darkly | Eveleigh Nash & Grayson | Omnibus | 358 | |
| November 1929 | In a Glass Darkly | Peter Davies | Omnibus | 293 | |
| 1931 | The Supernatural Omnibus | Doubleday, Doran | Anthology | 539 | |
| June 1931 |
|
The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goetry, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny | Gollancz | Anthology | 479 |
| 1935 |
|
A Century of Thrillers: Second Series | Daily Express Publications | Anthology | 731 |
| May 1936 |
|
Histoires de fantômes anglais | Gallimard | Anthology | 29 |
| 1937 |
|
The Second Century of Creepy Stories | Hutchinson | Anthology | 187 |
| 1939 |
|
Narraciones Terroríficas, No 7 | Editorial Molino | MAGAZINE | 5 |
| 1945 |
|
Green Tea and Other Ghost Stories | Arkham House | Collection | 103 |
| July 1945 |
|
Novels of Mystery from the Victorian Age: Four Complete Unabridged Novels | Pilot Press | Omnibus | 573 |
| 1946 |
|
Strange and Fantastic Stories: Fifty Tales of Terror, Horror and Fantasy | Whittlesey House | Anthology | 401 |
| 1946 | Novels of Mystery from the Victorian Age: Four Complete Unabridged Novels | Pilot Press | Omnibus | 573 | |
| 1947 |
|
Tales of the Undead: Vampires and Visitants | Thomas Y. Crowell | Anthology | 1 |
| 1947 |
|
In a Glass Darkly | John Lehmann | Collection | 222 |
| 1949 |
|
The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goetry, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny | Gollancz | Anthology | 479 |
| April 1952 | The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goety, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny | Gollancz | Anthology | 479 | |
| 1959 | The Diabolical Genius | Juniper Press | Collection | 108 | |
| 1959 |
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The Diabolical Genius | Juniper Press | Collection | 108 |
| 1960 |
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Carmilla | Denoël | Collection | 9 |
| October 1960 |
|
Fiction, #83 | OPTA | MAGAZINE | 66 |
| 1962 |
|
Spine-Tingling Tales | Horwitz | Anthology | 9 |
| November 1962 |
|
Histoires de fantômes anglais: suivies de: Nouvelles histoires de fantômes anglais | Gallimard | Omnibus | 23 |
| 1963 |
|
The Vampire | Neville Spearman | Anthology | 32 |
| April 1963 |
|
Seven Masterpieces of Gothic Horror | Bantam Books | Anthology | 395 |
| 1964 |
|
Best Ghost Stories of J. S. Le Fanu | Dover Publications | Collection | 274 |
| 1965 |
|
The Vampire | Pan Books | Anthology | 33 |
| 1965 |
|
Spine-Tingling Tales | Horwitz | Anthology | 9 |
| 1966 |
|
Groene thee en andere griezelverhalen | Meulenhoff | Collection | 55 |
| February 1966 |
|
Great Stories of Mystery and Imagination | Fontana | Anthology | 158 |
| October 1966 |
|
The Premature Burial and Other Tales of Horror | Corgi Books | Anthology | 87 |
| December 1966 |
|
Avventure di fantasmi | Garzanti | Collection | 253 |
| 1967 |
|
The Supernatural Omnibus II | Panther | Anthology | |
| 1968 |
|
Von denen Vampiren oder Menschensaugern: Dichtungen und Dokumente | Hanser | Anthology | |220 |
| January 1968 |
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Carmilla | Commissionaria Foro | Chapbook | 13 |
| April 1968 |
|
Great Stories of Mystery and Imagination | Fontana / Collins | Anthology | 158 |
| 1970 |
|
Vampire Lovers and Other Stories | Fontana | Collection | 7 |
| April 1970 |
|
Seven Masterpieces of Gothic Horror | Bantam Books | Anthology | 395 |
| July 1970 |
|
Carmilla & The Haunted Baronet | Paperback Library | Collection | 5 |
| November 1970 |
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The Best Horror Stories | Sphere | Collection | 95 |
| May 1971 |
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Carmilla | Scholastic Book Services | Chapbook | 5 |
| 1972 |
|
The Vampire | Pan Books | Anthology | 33 |
| February 1972 |
|
Carmilla | Denoël | Collection | 9 |
| 1974 |
|
Carmilla & The Haunted Baronet | Warner Paperback Library | Collection | 5 |
| 1974 |
|
The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goetry, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny | Causeway Books | Anthology | 479 |
| May 1974 |
|
A Clutch of Vampires | New York Graphic Society | Anthology | 69 |
| July 1974 |
|
Uncanny Tales 1 | Sphere | Anthology | 9 |
| July 1975 |
|
A Clutch of Vampires | Warner Paperback Library | Anthology | 65 |
| December 1976 |
|
The Supernatural Omnibus: Volume 2: Diabolism, Witchcraft and Evil Lore | Penguin Books | Anthology | 138 |
| 1977 |
|
The Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories | Citadel Press | Anthology | 17 |
| June 1977 |
|
The Best Ghost Stories | Hamlyn | Anthology | 72 |
| 1978 |
|
Carmilla | Marabout | Chapbook | |
| March 1978 |
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The Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories | Jove / HBJ | Anthology | 15 |
| November 1978 |
|
The Great Villains | W. H. Allen | Anthology | 111 |
| 1979 |
|
Carmilla, der weibliche Vampir | Diogenes | Chapbook | |
| June 1979 |
|
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror | Clarkson N. Potter | Anthology | 292 |
| June 1979 |
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Wolf's Complete Book of Terror | Clarkson N. Potter | Anthology | 292 |
| August 1979 |
|
The Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories | Castle Books | Anthology | 17 |
| March 1980 |
|
Christopher Lee's Omnibus of Evil | Mayflower | Anthology | 111 |
| 1982 |
|
The Supernatural Omnibus | Gollancz | Anthology | 479 |
| 1983 |
|
Galaktika 51: Tudományos-fantasztikus antológia | Kozmosz Könyvek | Anthology | 35 |
| 1984 |
|
The Penguin Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goety, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny | Penguin Books | Anthology | 441 |
| May 1985 |
|
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | Doubleday / SFBC | Anthology | 151 |
| June 1985 |
|
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | Doubleday | Anthology | 151 |
| September 1986 |
|
The Mammoth Book of Classic Chillers | Robinson | Anthology | 588 |
| March 1987 |
|
Vamps: An Anthology of Female Vampire Stories | DAW Books | Anthology | 285 |
| April 1987 |
|
Vampires | Doubleday / SFBC | Anthology | 71 |
| May 1987 |
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The Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories | Citadel Press | Anthology | 17 |
| July 1987 |
|
Vampires | Doubleday | Anthology | 71 |
| May 1988 |
|
Occulta. L'omnibus del soprannaturale | Mondadori | Anthology | 430 |
| October 1988 |
|
The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 71 |
| November 1988 |
|
Vampire | Bastei Lübbe | Anthology | 309 |
| December 1988 |
|
Anthology of Fear | Marshall Cavendish Partworks | Anthology | 147 |
| April 1989 |
|
Les évadés des ténèbres | Robert Laffont | Omnibus | 481 |
| October 1989 |
|
The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 71 |
| March 1990 |
|
The Best Ghost Stories (abridged) | Mallard Press | Anthology | 66 |
| July 1990 |
|
Ghost and Horror Stories | Tynron Press | Anthology | 34 |
| September 1990 |
|
The Best Ghost Stories (abridged) | Ivy Leaf | Anthology | 66 |
| October 1990 | Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | Dorset Press | Anthology | ||
| October 1991 |
|
The Book of Dracula | Wings Books | Omnibus | 17 |
| December 1991 | Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | Macdonald | Anthology | ||
| August 1992 |
|
A Taste for Blood: Fifteen Great Vampire Novellas | Dorset Press | Anthology | 1 |
| October 1992 |
|
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | Warner Books UK | Anthology | |
| November 1992 |
|
Blood & Roses: The Vampire in 19th Century Literature | Creation Press | Anthology | 163 |
| 1993 |
|
A Taste for Blood: Fifteen Great Vampire Novellas | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 1 |
| 1993 | In a Glass Darkly | Oxford University Press | Omnibus | 243 | |
| October 1993 | Daughters of Darkness: Lesbian Vampire Stories | Cleis Press | Anthology | ||
| October 1993 |
|
Daughters of Darkness: Lesbian Vampire Stories | Cleis Press | Anthology | 27 |
| October 1993 |
|
Carmilla | Denoël | Collection | 7 |
| 1994 |
|
Von denen Vampiren oder Menschensaugern: Dichtungen und Dokumente | Suhrkamp | Anthology | 321 |
| 1994 |
|
The Supernatural Omnibus | Bracken Books | Anthology | 479 |
| October 1994 |
|
Thrillers: A Classic Collection | Bracken Books | Anthology | 491 |
| November 1994 |
|
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror | Newmarket Press | Anthology | 247 |
| 1996 |
|
Thrillers: A Classic Collection | Leopard | Anthology | 491 |
| October 1996 |
|
Carmilla and 12 Other Classic Tales of Mystery | Signet Classic / New American Library | Collection | 270 |
| May 1998 |
|
Carmilla | Sarob Press | Chapbook | |
| November 1998 |
|
Daughters of Darkness: Lesbian Vampire Stories | Cleis Press | Anthology | 27 |
| October 1999 |
|
Blood & Roses: The Vampire in 19th Century Literature | Creation Books | Anthology | 161 |
| 2000 |
|
Carmilla | Wildside Press | Chapbook | |
| 2000 |
|
Carmilla: A Vampyre Tale | BBC Audiobooks America | Chapbook | |
| September 2000 |
|
Carmilla: A Vampyre Tale | Audio Partners | Chapbook | |
| February 2001 |
|
The Treasury of the Fantastic: Romanticism to Early Twentieth Century Literature | North Atlantic Books/Tachyon Publications/Frog, Ltd. | Anthology | 183 |
| October 2001 |
|
Vampires: Encounters with the Undead | Black Dog & Leventhal | Anthology | 103 |
| February 2002 |
|
Three Vampire Tales | Houghton Mifflin | Omnibus | 86 |
| November 2003 | Carmilla | Project Gutenberg | Chapbook | ||
| August 2004 |
|
Vamps: An Anthology of Female Vampire Stories | ibooks | Anthology | 322 |
| August 2004 |
|
Carmilla | Le Livre de Poche | Chapbook | 25 |
| 2005 |
|
In a Glass Darkly | Aegypan | Omnibus | |
| 2005 |
|
Irish Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Anthology | 227 |
| January 2005 |
|
Carmilla | Wildside Press | Chapbook | |
| March 2005 |
|
Mr Justice Harbottle and Others: Ghost Stories 1870–73 | Ash-Tree Press | Collection | 69 |
| April 2005 |
|
Carmilla | Wildside Press | Chapbook | |
| April 2005 |
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Carmilla | Wildside Press | Chapbook | |
| 2006 | Tales of Horror | 86th Floor Productions | Anthology | ||
| February 2006 |
|
Von denen Vampiren oder Menschensaugern: Dichtungen und Dokumente | Area | Anthology | 424 |
| 2007 |
|
Vamps: Blood-Chilling Tales of Lady Vampires | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 199 |
| April 2007 |
|
Carmilla | LibriVox | Chapbook | |
| April 2007 |
|
Vampires | Viking Australia | Anthology | 44 |
| August 2007 |
|
In a Glass Darkly | Wordsworth Editions | Omnibus | |5 |
| September 2007 |
|
Children of the Night: Classic Vampire Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Anthology | 65 |
| February 2008 |
|
Καρμίλλα | Ars Nocturna | Chapbook | |
| July 2008 |
|
Writing Vampyr | The Criterion Collection | Anthology | 95 |
| November 2008 |
|
In a Glass Darkly | Cosimo Classics | Omnibus | |5 |
| November 2008 |
|
Carmilla | Cosimo Classics | Chapbook | |
| December 2008 |
|
Carmilla: A Tragic Love Story | House of White | Chapbook | xv |
| 2009 | In a Glass Darkly | The Floating Press | Omnibus | ||
| January 2009 |
|
In a Glass Darkly | Dodo Press | Omnibus | |5 |
| March 2009 |
|
Carmilla | Valancourt Books | Collection | 1 |
| August 2009 |
|
Carmilla | Postern Press | Chapbook | |
| September 2009 |
|
Carmilla | Serenity Publishers | Chapbook | |
| October 2009 |
|
The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published | Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books | Anthology | 107 |
| November 2009 |
|
Carmilla | Felis Horizons Inc | Chapbook | |
| November 2009 |
|
In a Glass Darkly | Faber and Faber | Omnibus | 293 |
| December 2009 |
|
Carmilla: The Vampire Lovers | Fantom Films | Chapbook | |
| January 2010 |
|
In a Glass Darkly | Nabu Press | Omnibus | |5 |
| February 2010 |
|
Les évadés des ténèbres | Robert Laffont | Omnibus | 481 |
| March 2010 |
|
Carmilla | Book Jungle | Chapbook | |
| March 2010 |
|
Carmilla | Serenity Publishers | Chapbook | |
| April 2010 |
|
Carmilla | Bibliolis Books | Chapbook | |
| April 2010 |
|
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan le Fanu: Volume 1 | Leonaur Ltd | Collection | |
| April 2010 |
|
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan le Fanu: Volume 1 | Leonaur Ltd | Collection | |
| June 2010 |
|
The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC | Anthology | 107 |
| June 2010 |
|
In a Glass Darkly | Digireads.com | Omnibus | |5 |
| August 2010 |
|
Fangs: The Vampire Archives, Volume 2 | Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books | Anthology | 247 |
| October 2010 |
|
In a Glass Darkly | Benediction Classics | Omnibus | |
| April 2011 |
|
Carmilla | SMK Books | Chapbook | |
| April 2011 |
|
Carmilla | Fantasy and Horror Classics | Chapbook | |
| June 2011 |
|
Carmilla | Starwarp Concepts | Chapbook | |
| September 2011 |
|
Vampires: The Original Stories—Back in Time to the First Darkness | Watkins Publishing | Anthology | |
| November 2011 |
|
In the Shadow of Dracula: Classic Vampire Fiction 1816-1914 | IDW Publishing | Anthology | 135 |
| March 2012 |
|
Carmilla | Bizarro Press | Chapbook | |
| July 2012 |
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Carmilla | Spastic Cat Press | Chapbook | |
| November 2012 |
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Carmilla | The House of Pomegranates Press | Chapbook | 1 |
| January 2013 |
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Carmilla | CreateSpace | Chapbook | |
| May 2013 |
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Carmilla | Syracuse University Press | Chapbook | |
| May 2013 |
|
Carmilla | Syracuse University Press | Chapbook | 3 |
| July 2013 |
|
Carmilla | Waxkeep Publishing | Chapbook | |
| August 2013 |
|
The Treasury of the Fantastic: Romanticism to Early Twentieth Century Literature | Tachyon Publications | Anthology | 170 |
| September 2013 |
|
Carmilla | Baen Books | Chapbook | |
| September 2013 |
|
Carmilla | Point Blank Classics | Chapbook | |
| September 2013 |
|
Carmilla | Hesperus Press | Chapbook | |
| October 2013 |
|
Carmilla | CreateSpace | Chapbook | |
| January 2014 |
|
Carmilla | Hesperus Press | Chapbook | |
| January 2014 |
|
Carmilla | Ancient Wisdom Publications | Chapbook | |
| March 2014 |
|
In a Glass Darkly | Flame Tree 451 | Omnibus | |
| July 2014 |
|
The Supernatural Omnibus | Muschamp Press | Anthology | |479 |
| October 2014 |
|
Carmilla | CreateSpace | Chapbook | |
| October 2014 |
|
Carmilla | Heritage Illustrated Publishing | Chapbook | |
| December 2014 |
|
Carmilla | Open Road Integrated Media | Chapbook | |
| January 2015 |
|
Carmilla | Craftsman Audio Books | Chapbook | |
| February 2015 |
|
カーミラ | BOOKS桜鈴堂 | Chapbook | |
| July 2015 |
|
In a Glass Darkly | Naxos Audiobooks | Omnibus | |5 |
| November 2015 |
|
Carmilla | Gateway / Orion | Chapbook | |
| December 2015 |
|
Carmilla | Crow Press | Chapbook | |
| May 2016 |
|
Carmilla | Fab | Chapbook | |
| September 2016 |
|
Carmilla | CreateSpace | Chapbook | |
| September 2016 |
|
Classic Tales of Horror | Arcturus Publishing | Anthology | |14 |
| April 2017 | Carmilla | Ulverscroft Large Print Books | Chapbook | ||
| August 2017 |
|
The Best Ghost Stories and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Oldstyle Tales Press | Collection | 324 |
| August 2017 |
|
Supernatural Horror Short Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | 141 |
| September 2017 |
|
Carmilla | Enhanced Media Publishing | Chapbook | |
| October 2017 |
|
Classic Tales of Horror | Arcturus Publishing | Anthology | |
| November 2017 |
|
Carmilla | CreateSpace | Chapbook | |
| November 2017 |
|
The Classic Horror Collection | Arcturus Publishing | Anthology | |11 |
| March 2018 |
|
The Classic Horror Collection | Arcturus Publishing | Anthology | |11 |
| April 2018 |
|
Carmilla | SMK Books | Chapbook | |
| May 2018 |
|
The Classic Horror Collection | Sirius / Arcturus Publishing | Anthology | |11 |
| May 2018 |
|
Carmilla | Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing | Chapbook | |
| June 2018 |
|
Carmilla | Minerva Publishing | Chapbook | |
| August 2018 |
|
In a Glass Darkly | Broadview Press | Omnibus | |
| December 2018 |
|
Supernatural Horror Short Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | |
| January 2019 |
|
Carmilla | Dreamscape Media | Chapbook | |
| March 2019 |
|
Carmilla | LibriVox | Chapbook | |
| April 2019 |
|
Dracula et autres écrits vampiriques | Gallimard | Anthology | 71 |
| April 2019 |
|
Carmilla | Lanternfish Press | Chapbook | |
| October 2019 |
|
In a Glass Darkly | Jaunt Classics | Omnibus | |
| November 2019 |
|
Carmilla | Lanternfish Press | Chapbook | |2 |
| June 2020 |
|
Green Tea: And Other Weird Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | 378 |
| July 2020 |
|
Carmilla | Wildside Press | Chapbook | |2 |
| September 2020 |
|
Carmilla | Near, S.A. | Chapbook | |
| October 2020 |
|
Carmilla | Pushkin Press | Chapbook | |
| November 2020 |
|
Carmilla | LibriVox | Chapbook | |
| September 2021 |
|
Carmilla | Pushkin Press | Chapbook | |
| September 2021 | Carmilla | Dreamscape Media | Chapbook | ||
| September 2021 |
|
Carmilla | Dreamscape Media | Chapbook | |
| September 2021 |
|
Carmilla | Dreamscape Media | Chapbook | |
| May 2022 |
|
Carmilla | WordFire Press | Chapbook | |
| May 2022 |
|
Carmilla | WordFire Press | Chapbook | |
| October 2022 |
|
50 Masterpieces of Murder Mystery & Detective Fiction (Vol. 2) | e-artnow | Omnibus | |
| February 2023 |
|
In einem dunklen Spiegel | Festa | Omnibus | 371 |
| January 2024 |
|
Doomed Romances: Strange Tales of Uncanny Love | British Library Publishing | Anthology | 35 |
| October 2024 |
|
Carmilla | Caravaggio Editore | Chapbook | |
| January 2025 |
|
Carmilla | Pushkin Press | Chapbook | |
| February 2025 |
|
Horror Stories | Flame Tree Press | Collection | 372 |
| May 2025 |
|
Carmilla | Collins | Chapbook | |
| May 2025 |
|
Carmilla | Collins | Chapbook | |
| October 2025 |
|
Caramelle & Carmilla | Aunt Lute Books | Anthology | |2 |
| October 2025 |
|
The Vampyre and Carmilla | Penguin Books | Anthology | 31 |