Carmilla
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Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Sheridan Le Fanu that features one of literature’s earliest and most influential lesbian vampire characters.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carmilla canonical | 4 |
| Carmilla (character) | 3 |
| Carmilla: A Tale | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2422433 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carmilla Context triple: [Sheridan Le Fanu, notableWork, Carmilla]
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A.
The Vampire
"The Vampire" is a film featuring actress Lydia Reed, known for her work in mid-20th-century American cinema.
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B.
Vampirina
Vampirina is an animated Disney Junior television series that follows a young vampire girl adjusting to life in the human world after moving from Transylvania to Pennsylvania.
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C.
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire is a 1994 gothic horror film, based on Anne Rice’s novel, that follows a centuries-long story of immortal vampires and stars Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.
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D.
Dracula
Dracula is Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic horror novel that introduced the iconic vampire Count Dracula and helped define modern vampire fiction.
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E.
Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire is a 2000 metafictional horror film that imagines the making of the silent classic Nosferatu with its vampire actor portrayed as a real supernatural creature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carmilla Target entity description: Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Sheridan Le Fanu that features one of literature’s earliest and most influential lesbian vampire characters.
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A.
The Vampire
"The Vampire" is a film featuring actress Lydia Reed, known for her work in mid-20th-century American cinema.
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B.
Vampirina
Vampirina is an animated Disney Junior television series that follows a young vampire girl adjusting to life in the human world after moving from Transylvania to Pennsylvania.
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C.
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire is a 1994 gothic horror film, based on Anne Rice’s novel, that follows a centuries-long story of immortal vampires and stars Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.
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D.
Dracula
Dracula is Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic horror novel that introduced the iconic vampire Count Dracula and helped define modern vampire fiction.
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E.
Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire is a 2000 metafictional horror film that imagines the making of the silent classic Nosferatu with its vampire actor portrayed as a real supernatural creature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic fiction work
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novella ⓘ vampire fiction work ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Carmilla: A Tale
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linked to:
Carmilla
|
| antagonist |
Carmilla (character)
ⓘ
linked to:
Carmilla
|
| author | Sheridan Le Fanu ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Dark Blue ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
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horror fiction ⓘ lesbian literature ⓘ vampire fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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television adaptations ⓘ theatre adaptations ⓘ web series adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Baron Vordenburg
ⓘ
General Spielsdorf ⓘ Laura's father ⓘ Madame Perrodon ⓘ Mademoiselle De Lafontaine ⓘ |
| hasVampireCharacter |
Carmilla (character)
ⓘ
linked to:
Carmilla
|
| influenced |
Dracula
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lesbian Gothic literature ⓘ vampire fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Gothic tradition ⓘ |
| length | novella-length ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Gothic literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | classic of vampire literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Carmilla (character)
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linked to:
Carmilla
Laura (character) ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of a female vampire
ⓘ
early depiction of a lesbian vampire ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | In a Glass Darkly ⓘ |
| protagonist | Laura (character) ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1872 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Styria ⓘ |
| theme |
female sexuality
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isolation ⓘ lesbian desire ⓘ repression ⓘ supernatural ⓘ vampirism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carmilla Description of subject: Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Sheridan Le Fanu that features one of literature’s earliest and most influential lesbian vampire characters.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Le Fanu
linked to: Carmilla
linked to: Carmilla
linked to: Carmilla
linked to: Carmilla