This work contains an active table of contents (HTML), which makes reading easier to make it more enjoyable."Carmilla" is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. First published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman''s susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. "Carmilla" predates Bram Stoker''s Dracula by 25 years and has been adapted many times for cinema.