Preview

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Carmilla: A Vampyre Tale

By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Narrated by: Megan Follows
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $14.95

Buy for $14.95

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

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
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: LGBTQ+
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about Carmilla: A Vampyre Tale

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    386
  • 4 Stars
    220
  • 3 Stars
    137
  • 2 Stars
    51
  • 1 Stars
    23
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    400
  • 4 Stars
    133
  • 3 Stars
    59
  • 2 Stars
    11
  • 1 Stars
    4
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    307
  • 4 Stars
    157
  • 3 Stars
    101
  • 2 Stars
    31
  • 1 Stars
    12

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

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.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Well Narrated

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

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars

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.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

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!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Always a favorite

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

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars

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.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

7 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars

Short and Sweet

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

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

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.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

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.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Great read for Halloween...

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

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!