Hey everyone, welcome to the queer fantasy/horror week for NE20s Book Club! We're reading Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu and We have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, both short novellas with queer themes throughout! You can read the Guardian review for WHALINTC here alongside a New York Times about her work generally here:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/21/we-have-always-lived-in-the-castle-by-shirley-jackson-a-house-of-ordinary-horror

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/books/review/shirley-jackson-ruth-franklin.html#

The themes of lesbianism within Carmilla are written about in depth here:

https://www.rockandart.org/lesbianism-as-vampirism-in-le-fanus-carmilla/

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

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Queer fantasy/horror Book Club (Carmilla & We Have Always Lived in the Castle)

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