Written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu - Performed by Megan Follows - Unabridged Fiction - 2 CASSETTES - 3 hours Publisher, Audio Partners (September 2000) Publisher's Weekly says "Truly outstanding." Received their 'Listen Up Award 2000' Listen to an audio clip NOTE: You will need RealPlayer Basic to listen. It's FREE ! Publishers Weekly cited Megan Follows as a Best Reader for 1996. Audioworld nominated it as a Best Audio for 1996 (the year it was originally published by Tangled Web). "Carmilla blew me off the map. Megan Follows' performance is overwhelming." --Audioworld "The beauty of Le Fanu's writing [matches] Follows' flawless reading." --Journal of the Dark "Beautifully read." --Bookwatch "Le Fanu is more revolutionary than Poe, for he began the process of dismantling the Gothic props and placing the supernatural tale in everyday settings." --Jack Sullivan, Horror Literature Originally published in 1872 - twenty-five years before Bram Stoker's Dracula - this is the first vampire thriller. Moody suspense combines with life-sucking sexuality, as pure innocence becomes the target of age-old evil. The innocent Laura has grown up in a solitary castle far from society and longs for a close friend. The arrival of a beautiful and mysterious stranger, Carmilla, delights Laura. However, as their friendship develops, frightening events occur which mar Laura's happiness. The terrible secret of Carmilla's past unfolds as Laura sinks into a fatal illness. About the Performer: Megan Follows is an award-winning actress known to millions of viewers as Anne of Green Gables. She has played lead roles in the Academy Award-winner 'Boys and Girls' and the Emmy Award-winner, Cry in the Wind. She is a Canadian living in the Los Angeles area. |
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