Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 -1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels.
Carmilla is the story of a vampire, illustrating the victory of superstition over logic..
In his stories the supernatural explanation is implied, but there is always a remote but possible natural explanation.
He was the premier ghost story writer of the nineteenth century.
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 -1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels