A short story retelling Sheridan Le Fanu’s classic lesbian vampire story as a romance in 1980s small town America.

Laura has a quiet life looking after her conservative dad who wants her to date his dull farmhand. But one night at a club she is entranced by Carmilla, an electric encounter with her lips that is interrupted by the discovery of the body of her (supposedly) dead college roommate.

This perhaps fails a bit on any horror aspect, mostly being about their whirlwind romance with a strong queer and feminist underpinning (I did appreciate a vigorous calling out on men fetishizing beautiful young female murder victims). It's very short, and might be served by something more fleshed out but it does well at telling the story it sets out to. The only gripe I have is the number of times Laura addresses her diary - I'm never a fan of that cliché). But if you want a modern day body positive lesbian vampire short story, this is a good shout.