Carmilla: A Vampyre Tale

By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Narrated by: Megan Follows

This was the very first vampire thriller! Pure innocence becomes the target of age-old evil. Virtuous Laura has grown up in a solitary castle and longs for a close friend. Her wish seems granted with the arrival of a beautiful and mysterious stranger named Carmilla. A friendship develops but the brooding mood and sexual overtones mar Laura's happiness. Will she escape with her life and spirit?

Megan Follows' brilliant reading perfectly evokes the dramatic atmosphere of this Gothic Victorian tale. This tale was the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula!

Public Domain (P)2010 BBC Audio

Aged very well.

Enjoyed this a lot! Very interesting being a pre Dracula story and is strangely modern in its slow build and LGBT symbolism(worth talking about if its on the pro LGBT due to vampire = monster) and strangely being very folk tale/Dracula like towards the end. I am leaving a star off because I enjoyed the first half a lot more.

But this deserves spot like not just for history but also that it reads very well for its age.

Well Narrated

Megan Follows does an excellent job of telling this story, a classic vampire story with lesbian undertones.

Kept me listening right to the end.

The story rattles along with all the finesse of a bouncy coach ride through Transylvania. I was a little disappointed by the awkward ending -- a somewhat overblown "TA DA!" moment that was a foregone conclusion ten minutes in, but I suppose it may have something to do with when it was written. Still, not a bad addition to the genre for it's day, and the narrator did a nice job -- and sounded the right age -- which was very important to the tale.

Classic Vampire Story with Good Narration!

If you like classic ghost/horror stories, then Carmilla by J.S. Le Fanu is for you! The story is excellently narrated by Megan Follows, whose voice really brings the characters to life. At around 3 hours, it doesn't take long to get through, but it's well worth the money. Check it out!

Always a favorite

You cant go wrong with a classic Vampire tale🖤 ive read this a few times.

Very Old, Very Dark, Very Good

Ok, So you have to remember, this story was written a long time BEFORE Bram Stoker, ever penned his now famous "Dracula". Which in my humble opinion, makes the tale even more intriguing.

Being in that "Carmilla" A Vampyre Tale" was written many, many, years ago. I found that, just like many stories written that era, used a dialect that says alot, without really being direct. In this tone, we find a faint lesbian undertone. Making the charater, Carmilla, that much more creepy.
If you love vampires, this is a must read.

Short and Sweet

The narrator is great. The story is short but not lacking. Very enjoyable. Carmilla is one cool character.

Great story!

The original Vampire tale. The narration was as languorous as Carmilla and perfectly fit atmosphere of the book. Megan Follows was great! My only issues are with the production quality. There are places where the editing was obvious as there will be a slight hitch in the middle of a sentence and the tone will change. And then, at the end there is a point where the “This has been an Audible Experience” narrator is speaking over Megan.

Otherwise, definitely worth the read, especially if you are a Supernatural fan.

A dreamy reverie

The beautiful and gothic prose flows like poetry. It does not dull upon a second reading.
Some long pauses in the performance that made me question if it had shut off, but not many.

Great read for Halloween...

This was a beautiful old tale of a very scary vampire. The narration was superb.