Carmilla: A Vampyre Tale (Tangled Web) [Audio Cassette]

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Author), Megan Follows (Narrator)

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Tangled Web Audio (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1896552048
• ISBN-13: 978-1896552040
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,625,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classy version of classic horror story, July 27, 1998

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This review is from: Carmilla: A Vampyre Tale (Tangled Web) (Audio Cassette)

"Carmilla," which predates Stoker's "Dracula," introduced the lesbian vampire to literature, and this reading of the entire text by Megan Follows breathes real life into LeFanu's somewhat antiquated Victorian style. Follows makes the narrator Laura into an intelligent and compelling guide through the tale; she also puts the proper ambivalence in the descriptions of Carmilla's advances, vampiric and otherwise. Indeed, what's most impressive is how clearly the lesbian subtext is presented, and how much emotion is involved. Altbough the plot is a little obvious after two centuries of rip-offs, LeFanu's innate storytelling skill and Follows' presentation make the anachronisms fairly painless, and the uniquely unsettling bits still have their chills.