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Carmilla: The Series

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Well, I'll be - it lives! That'll make things much easier . . .

Anyways, on to the topic at hand; I recently revisited an old vampire story called "Carmilla" - very old. It predates and partially inspired Stoker's "Dracula," and is renowned for featuring one of the first lesbian vampires (in 1871, no less!) - indeed, Carmilla is regarded as the archetype for the breed, much as the Count is premier among vampirekind . . . (And yes, that's where the Castlevania character comes from.)


In any case, as I was going through a list of adaptations, I read that one of them was a web series (*Shrugs* Not really my thing) . . . Wait - it's posted on YouTube, rather than its own site, and therefore both legal and free . . . (Interest rising) . . . And it's Canadian?! Well, it couldn't hurt to try an episode or two, could it . . .?

And now I'm currently watching it through for the third time in a week. Firstly, the lead actresses are brilliant in their roles (to say nothing of gorgeous), its production values are really good within its limitations, its references to the original story are a nice treat - and most importantly, it's hysterical.

But don't just take my word for it, by all means - see for yourself.







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