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Send us a textWelcome to Celebrate 343 - The First Lesbian VampireAfter looking at some of the alleged crimes of Elizabeth - and by this time, I am ready to call her actions a part of folklore - I’d like to delve in a definitely fictional female character who helped shaped the Gothic tradition in literature. The novella by Sheridan Le Fan was called Carmilla (1872) and the work builds upon many Gothic elements that were to become central to Poe’s works.Both Carmilla and Poe's works, such as "The Fall of the House of Usher," emphasize decaying and eerie settings that evoke dread. Carmilla features an old castle in Austria, shrouded in mystery and supernatural tension, much like Poe's use of ruined mansions and isolated landscapes to establish psychological terror.Well, I might as get it out of the way first and address the elephant in the room ...Support the showThank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.
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