Cert 15 Stars 3

Inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1871 novella about vampire lesbianism, this British period romantic horror mystery has been filtered through a modern lens into a chilly and stilted coming-of-age love tragedy of superstition, punishment and prejudice – and without so much as a fang in sight.

The isolated rural life of 15-year-old Lara is disturbed when a carriage crash results in a young woman being brought into the family home to recuperate.

Though Carmilla is considered to be devilish and confined to a room, Lara is enchanted but their budding relationship is considered witchcraft, for which a terrible price must be paid.