{"product_id":"carmilla","title":"Carmilla","description":"\u003cp\u003eSink your teeth into the cult classic that inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFear sweeps the countryside as people fall victim to a strange illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a peculiar accident, beautiful Mircalla becomes a ward at Laura’s family home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, friendship blooms between the mysterious Mircalla and curious Laura.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove is in the air, but so is something deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Mircalla’s secret cost Laura her life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarmilla, first published in 1872, is one of the first vampire novels ever written, predating Dracula by 26 years. Carmilla, with its themes of vampirism and homosexuality, shocked the standards and stereotypes for women set in the Victorian era. Today, Carmilla is considered the original archetype of female and LGBTQ vampires and Le Fanu’s influence is seen throughout vampire fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Missed Connections Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48069776015538,"sku":"9781680573770","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/0289\/6050\/files\/9781680573770.jpg?v=1789760150","url":"https:\/\/missedconnectionsbookstore.com\/products\/carmilla","provider":"Missed Connections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}