The Google Doodle depicts a scene from Le Fanu's famous novella Carmilla(Image: ) You might not realise but today's Google Doodle actually marks the 200th birthday of Irish Gothic horror writer ...

Although many will not recognize the name of Dublin novelist Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, this literary talent and writer of "Carmilla" is behind most of the spooky vampire tales we know and love today.

This collection of eight lesser-known works from Le Fanu (1814–1873), most famous for his ground-breaking homoerotic vampire story Carmilla, showcases the author’s mastery of gothic atmosphere, ...

Sheridan Le Fanu: his work was informed by childhood encounters with a mummy, a wicked surgeon, a headless corpse and a school drummer. Portrait by Brinsley Le Fanu (1916)/National Gallery of Ireland ...

The latest Google doodle – a wispy, fanged blonde girl-head floating over a sleeping dark-haired woman – commemorates the 200th birthday of the Irish novelist Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-73). The ...

Were his ghastly apparitions real or in the minds of his characters? How Sheridan Le Fanu changed supernatural fiction forever Le Fanu's work was highly influential, inspiring the likes of Hammer's ...

Sir, – Paul Griffin (Letters, October 29th) should look beyond events this Halloween in Dublin before urging a revival of interest in Sheridan Le Fanu. We have just held our third Le Fanu Festival in ...

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