Carmilla: An Illuminated Edition

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.