Audiobook Review – Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Narrated by Various (3/5 stars)

Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Horror
Length: 2 hours and 22 minutes
Publisher: Audible Studios
Release Date: October 27, 2015
ASIN: B0170DMNPO
Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone
Source: Free Audible Original from Audible.com
Rating: 3/5 stars

“One of the very first vampire thrillers, this audio adaptation follows 18-year-old Laura as she recounts the story of her mysterious, intriguing and beautiful house guest Carmilla, who is stranded in the forest after a carriage accident and taken in by Laura’s widowed father. The girls develop a friendship which turns into a passionate meeting of souls. A relationship of vampire and prey, the story is told through Laura’s eyes as she is drawn further into Carmilla’s terrifying world of pleasure and pain.”

I got this Audible Original audiobook for free with my Audible membership. This was a decently done full dramatization audiobook. I actually liked the way the dramatization was done here, normally I am not a huge fan of this.

Laura is a sheltered and loved young lady but she is lonely. When a carriage has an accident near their castle, Laura and her father take in a young girl named Carmilla while Carmilla’s mother goes for help. This is the start of a fast friendship between Laura and Carmilla. Only then things start to get a bit weird.

The story was fairly short and was a very typical vampire story done in classic “Dracula” fashion. There are some small twists to the story but it is very similar to the original “Dracula” story.

This story is advertised as being an erotic horror…I wouldn’t really call it erotic…there are some vaguely sensual scenes in here but nothing explicit or more detailed than kisses.

Overall I thought this was fine but didn’t love it. It’s very Gothic Victorian horror, if you enjoyed the original “Dracula” book you might enjoy this as well.