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Oct 2022
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Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - A ...

Bedtime Stories with Taesha Glasgow
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Tonight's chilling sleep story is Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. This story published in 1872 predates Bram Stoker's Dracula and is one the earliest works of vampire fiction.


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