Carmilla: An Illuminated Edition - Hardcover

by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Author), Rosemary Valero-O'Connell (Illustrator), Poppy Z. Brite (Introduction by)

A new art book edition of the original vampire novel. The book that inspired Stoker's DRACULA and pioneered depictions of queer longing in contemporary fiction, now elaborately illustrated and presented as a breathtaking slipcase-housed coffee table book.

The award-winning illustrator and graphic novelist Rosemary Valero O'Connell (LAURA DEAN KEEPS BREAKING UP WITH ME) brings a tender and menacing touch toa classic 19th century gothic horror novel suffused with unfulfilled romantic yearning between two young women. This sleek and hypnotic new edition features a captivating suite of full-page and spot illustrations, as well as an original introduction from the renowned author of dark fictions Poppy Z. Brite.

A stunning new entry in Beehive Books award-winning Illuminated Editions series, this oversized volume is housed in a foiled, die-cut, sculpturally embossed slipcase, printed on uncoated acid-free paper, and published in a 9" x 12" trim format.

Author Biography

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was a pioneer of Victorian ghost stories and Gothic fiction. His most famous works centered women and explored cultural taboos of sexuality, gender non-normativity, and mental illness, His life ended in 1873, when he supposedly "died of fright," his death seeming to take after the stories he wrote. A master of craft, his stories continue to haunt audiences generations later.

Rosemary Valero-O'Connell is a cartoonist and illustrator born in Minneapolis, raised in Zaragoza, and currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. She received her BFA in Comic Art from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016, and has been making comics full time ever since. Her work has received two Eisner awards, four Ignatz awards, a Harvey, a Prism, a Society of Illustrators Gold Medal, and a Printz Honor.

Poppy Z. Brite is the longtime pen name of Billy Martin. Since beginning his career in the small-press magazine The Horror Show in 1985, he has published eight novels including Lost Souls, Exquisite Corpse, and the Liquor series, as well as several short story collections and assorted nonfiction work. Brite is also the editor of the erotic horror anthologies Love in Vein and Love in Vein 2. He lives in New Orleans with his husband, the artist Grey Cross, and their cats.