Category Archives: Carmilla

Gothic Librarian Entranced by Carmilla

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Steven

Review time! Over at the site The Gothic Library, gothic librarian (and site owner) Julia—who stopped by the StarWarp Concepts booth at this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival, and who previously reviewed The Saga of Pandora Zwieback #0—gives her thoughts on … Continue reading →

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Carmilla: Now a Webseries Star!

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Steven

Carmilla, author J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s 19th-century vampiric romance, has influenced generations of dark-fantasy writers from Bram Stoker to Laurel K. Hamilton, and has been adapted for the screen many times, including Hammer’s The Vampire Lovers and Roger Vadim’s Blood … Continue reading →

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Carmilla: For Cinematic Vampire Lovers

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Steven

Hey, movie fans! Planning to purchase or rent the recently-made-available Only Lovers Left Alive, director Jim Jarmusch’s moody and highly acclaimed vampire film starring Tilda Swinton (Constantine) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki of the Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers movies)? Then … Continue reading →

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“Blood Queen” Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Steven

First it was the recently relaunched Vampirella under the comic-review microscope; now it’s another bloodthirsty femme fatale: the Blood Queen! Over at the news site Comics for Sinners—which celebrates the scantily-clad heroines that always seem to outrage politically correct comic … Continue reading →

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SWC Backlist: Carmilla

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Steven

Continuing our review of SWC’s backlist, today we look at our most popular illustrated classic, Carmilla. Written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Uncle Silas, In a Glass Darkly), this 19th-century vampiric romance has influenced generations of writers from Bram Stoker … Continue reading →

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Gothic Beauties Love Carmilla

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Steven

Well, this is great news: Gothic Beauty—the magazine of Goth-inspired fashion and culture—has reviewed our first illustrated classic, J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s vampire novella Carmilla, in their latest issue (#36). Here’s part of what reviewer Gail Braise had to say: … Continue reading →

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StarWarp Concepts Webstore Now Open

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Steven

Not a dream, not a hoax, not an imaginary story— the SWC webstore is waiting for your business! Now if you have trouble finding any of our titles, you can order them directly from us. Here’s what we’re offering: Blood … Continue reading →

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The Queen of Queens

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Steven

Well, this is a nice way to start off 2012—with further praise for Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1! This time it’s from D. W. Jones of the online horror magazine Blood Moon Rising: “Roman brings horror … Continue reading →

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We Are Looking for the Brooklyn Queens

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Steven

Spread the word: The Brooklyn Book Festival is being held this Sunday, September 18th, at Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza—and StarWarp Concepts will be in attendance! BOOTH # 115 is where you’ll find me hawking all the Starwarp Concepts titles, accompanied … Continue reading →

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Taliesin Meets Carmilla

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Steven

Here’s some good news to start the week! The vampire-related blog Taliesin Meets the Vampires has put in a few kind words for Carmilla, our first illustrated classic. They especially liked the illustrations by Pandora Zwieback and Lorelei artist Eliseu … Continue reading →

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