{"product_id":"carmilla-9781941360385","title":"Carmilla","description":"\u003cp\u003eIsolated in a remote mansion in a central European forest, Laura longs for companionship - until a carriage accident brings another young woman into her life: the secretive and sometimes erratic Carmilla. As Carmilla's actions become more puzzling and volatile, Laura develops bizarre symptoms, and as her health goes into decline, Laura and her father discover something monstrous.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu's compelling tale of a young woman's seduction by a female vampire was a source of influence for Bram Stoker's \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, which it predates by over a quarter century. \u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e was originally serialized from 1871 to 1872 and went on to inspire adaptations in film, opera, and beyond, including the cult classic web series by the same name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMachado, Carmen Maria:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMachado's debut short story collection, \u003cem\u003eHer Body and Other Parties\u003c\/em\u003e, was a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize. Her essays, fiction, and criticism have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuernica\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBest American Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBest American Nonrequired Reading\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has been awarded fellowships and residencies from the Guggenheim Foundation, Yaddo, Hedgebrook, and the Millay Colony for the Arts. She is the Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania and lives in Philadelphia with her wife.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanternfish Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568943075602,"sku":"9781941360385","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_946dc134-50e1-4593-a22a-4e72f0aeee30.jpg?v=1731952324","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/carmilla-9781941360385","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}