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This is a list of female [[vampire]]s and the works which feature them. | This is a list of female [[vampire]]s and the works which feature them. | ||
==Fiction by Character | ==Fiction by Character== | ||
* [[Atta Olivia Clemens]]. (historical vampire in the Comte de St. Germain universe by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro | * [[Atta Olivia Clemens]]. (historical vampire in the Comte de St. Germain universe by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro | ||
** ''A Flame In Byzantium'' (1999) | ** ''A Flame In Byzantium'' (1999) | ||
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* [[Octavia E. Butler]]. [[Fledgling]] | * [[Octavia E. Butler]]. [[Fledgling]] | ||
* [[Pat Califia]]. "The Vampire" | * [[Pat Califia]]. "The Vampire" | ||
* [[Angela Carter]], "[[The Lady of the House of Love]]" | |||
* [[Andrei Codrescu]]. [[The Blood Countess]] | * [[Andrei Codrescu]]. [[The Blood Countess]] | ||
* Samuel Taylor Coleridge. "[[Christabel]]" (1797) (poem; according to [[Pam Keesey]], the first English-language lesbian vampire appearance) | * Samuel Taylor Coleridge. "[[Christabel]]" (1797) (poem; according to [[Pam Keesey]], the first English-language lesbian vampire appearance) | ||
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* [[Jody Scott]]. ''[[I, Vampire]]'' (1984). (lesbian vampire) | * [[Jody Scott]]. ''[[I, Vampire]]'' (1984). (lesbian vampire) | ||
* [[Melanie Tem]]. ''[[Desmodus]]'' (1995) (matriarchal society of vampires) | * [[Melanie Tem]]. ''[[Desmodus]]'' (1995) (matriarchal society of vampires) | ||
* [[Cathrynne Valente]]. ''[[The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice]]''. (The Lamia who get pregnant from drinking blood) | |||
* [[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]], . | * [[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]], . | ||
** ''[[A Flame in Byzantium]]'' (1987) (first story where [[Atta Olivia Clemens]] ("Olivia") is the protagonist) | ** ''[[A Flame in Byzantium]]'' (1987) (first story where [[Atta Olivia Clemens]] ("Olivia") is the protagonist) | ||
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* [[Cece Ross]], editor. [[Blood Sisters|Blood Sisters: Lesbian Vampire Tales]] | * [[Cece Ross]], editor. [[Blood Sisters|Blood Sisters: Lesbian Vampire Tales]] | ||
==Movies== | ==Movies Listed Chronologically== | ||
* ''[[Vampyr]]'' (1932; based on LeFanu's "Carmilla") | * ''[[Vampyr]]'' (1932; based on LeFanu's "Carmilla") | ||
* ''[[Dracula's Daughter]]'' (1936; Lambert Hillyer dir.) | * ''[[Dracula's Daughter]]'' (1936; Lambert Hillyer dir.) | ||
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[[Category:Characters by gender]] | [[Category:Characters by gender]] | ||
[[Category:Works featuring vampires| ]] | [[Category:Works featuring vampires| ]] | ||
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This is a list of female vampires and the works which feature them.
Fiction by Character
- Atta Olivia Clemens. (historical vampire in the Comte de St. Germain universe by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
- A Flame In Byzantium (1999)
- A Candle for D'Artagnan (1994)
- Crusader's Torch (1988)
- Communion Blood (2000)
- Gilda A Black lesbian vampire, from The Gilda Chronicles by Jewelle Gomez. Well, the Black lesbian vampire. Even if there are others, Gilda rules.
Film and Television by Character
- Darla from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Buffyverse
- Drusilla (vampire) from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Buffyverse
Fiction by Author
- Patricia Anthony, . "Young Wives" in Eating Memories (crazy old man or dead vampire wife? you decide)
- Polly Bland. "Julia" in Moonshadows: Fantasies of Love and Magick edited by S. G. Johnson (lesbian vampire)
- Octavia E. Butler. Fledgling
- Pat Califia. "The Vampire"
- Angela Carter, "The Lady of the House of Love"
- Andrei Codrescu. The Blood Countess
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge. "Christabel" (1797) (poem; according to Pam Keesey, the first English-language lesbian vampire appearance)
- Nancy A. Collins. Sonya Blue series:
- Sunglasses After Dark (1989)
- In the Blood
- Paint It Black
- Dead Roses for a Blue Lady
- Darkest Heart
- Ouida Crozier. ''Shadows After Dark'' (Vampires from another dimension routinely operate on Earth. Amid the AIDS plague, one vampire (Oupir) falls in love with an earthling.)
- Tara Danaan. "The Grave's a Fine and Private Place," Sinister Wisdom (Berkeley, Ca.), No. 34 (1988). [lesbian vampire]
- Cora Lynn Daniels. Sardia: A Story of Love (1891) [lesbian vampire]
- Nisa Donnelly. The Bar Stories: A Novel After All (1989) [lesbian vampire shows up sometimes]
- Katherine V. Forrest, "O Captain, My Captain" (lesbian vampire spaceship captain doesn't need blood; needs a different bodily fluid) in Dreams and Swords (1987)
- Amelia G. "Wanting" (lesbian vampire in Blood Kiss)11
- Jewelle Gomez, - The Gilda Stories. A Black lesbian vampire.
- Sherry Gotlieb.
- Laurell K. Hamilton, Anita Blake series. Beginning with Guilty Pleasures (1993) and followed by many other titles.
- Tanya Huff.
- Blood Pact
- Blood Debt
- Blood Lines
- Blood Price
- Blood Trail
- Smoke and Shadows (2004)
- Smoke and Mirrors (2005)
- Smoke and Ashes (2006
- A TV series is planned.
- Linda Jaivin. Rock'n'Roll Babes from Outer Space (1998) (Ok, they're aliens not vampires, but they do get up to some lesbo-goth-vampirism.)
- Raven Kaldera. "Predator" in Sexcrime: An Anthology of Subversive Erotica edited by Cecilia Tan (Circlet Press: 2000) (lesbian SM relationship and a contagious vampirism)
- Diana Lee. A Taste for Blood (2003) [lesbian vampires historical epic]
- Tanith Lee . "Nunc Dimittis" in The Dodd, Mead Gallery of Horror, edited by Charles L. Grant, New York: Dodd, Mead (1983). [vampire female w/ attractive bisexual recruit]
- J. Sheridan LeFanu. "Carmilla" (1872) [the classic lesbian vampire story]
- John Linssen. Tabitha fffoulks: A Love Story About a Reformed Vampire and His Favorite Lady (New York: Arbor, 1978) (lesbian vampire, and others)
- Anna Livia. "Minimax." Like no other lesbian vampire story you may have read.
- Catherine Lundoff . "El Tigre" (in Best Lesbian Erotica 1999, edited by Tristan Taormino and Chrystos; Cleis Press, 1999) (historical lesbian vampire sm porn)
- Karen Marie Christa Minns.
- Kim Newman. Anno-Dracula. Pocket Books, London (1998).
- Meredith Ann Pierce.
- The Darkangel (1992) (YA)
- A Gathering of Gargoyles (YA)
- The Pearl of the Soul of the World (YA)
- Joanna Russ. "My Dear Emily" (1962)
- Jody Scott. I, Vampire (1984). (lesbian vampire)
- Melanie Tem. Desmodus (1995) (matriarchal society of vampires)
- Cathrynne Valente. The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice. (The Lamia who get pregnant from drinking blood)
- Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, .
- A Flame in Byzantium (1987) (first story where Atta Olivia Clemens ("Olivia") is the protagonist)
- A Candle for D'Artagnan (1994) (Olivia series)
- A Candle for D'Artagnan (1994) (Olivia series)
- The Angry Angel (1999)
- Communion Blood (2000) (Olivia series)
Graphic Novels
- Zora: La Vampira [Italian adult graphic novel]
Anthologies
- Pam Keesey, editor. Dark Angels: Lesbian Vampire Stories
- Pam Keesey, editor. Daughters of Darkness: Lesbian Vampire Stories
- Cece Ross, editor. Blood Sisters: Lesbian Vampire Tales
Movies Listed Chronologically
- Vampyr (1932; based on LeFanu's "Carmilla")
- Dracula's Daughter (1936; Lambert Hillyer dir.)
- Blood of Dracula (1957; Herbert L. Strock, dir.)
- Lust for a Vampire (1957; Riccardo Freda, dir.)
- Blood and Roses (Et mourir de plaisir) (1960/61; based on LeFanu's "Carmilla") (directed by Roger Vadim; written by Claude Brulé; starring Annette Vadim as Carmilla. French. USA release had at least 13 minutes cut.)
- Castle of Blood (1963; Anthony Dawson, Antonio Margheriti, dir.)
- The Vampire of the Opera (1964; dir. Renato Polselli) (female vampire)
- Terror in the Crypt (La Maldición de los Karnstein} (1964; based on LeFanu's "Carmilla"; dir. by Camilla Mastrocinque; starring Christopher Lee). Italian; as usual the USA release cut time.
- Queen of the Vampires (1967; dir. Jean Rollin, Jacqueline Sieger) [edited version released as Le Viol de Vampire or Rape of the Vampire]
- Vampyros Lesbos (Las Vampiras) (1970/71) (soft-core lesbian vampires) (dir. Jesus Franco; German)
- The Vampire Lovers (1970, 72) (based on LeFanu's "Carmilla"; dir. Roy Ward Baker; starring Ingrid Pitt as Carmilla, seducing Madeleine Smith and Kate O'Mara)
- Countess Dracula (1970) (Peter Sasdy, dir.; Jeremy Paul, scriptwriter; starring Ingrid Pitt as an Erzebeth Bathory-type person)
- Le Frisson Des Vampires (1970; dir. Jean Rollins)
- Velvet Vampire (1971; dir. Stephanie Rothman)
- Lust for a Vampire (1971; Jimmy Sangster, dir.) (English lesbian vampire)
- Curse of the Vampire (1971; Jose Elorieta, dir.)
- Daughters of Darkness (1970/71; Harry Kümel; starring Delphine Seyrig as Countess Elizabeth Bathory; lesbian erotic horror)
- Blood Splattered Bride (1972; dir. Vincente Aranda) (a woman seduced by a female vampire)
- Requiem for a Vampire (1972; dir. Jean Rollin)
- Twins of Evil (1972; dir. John Hough) (twin quasi-lesbian vampires; starring Madeleine & Mary Collinson)
- Daughter of Dracula(1972; dir. Jess Franco)
- Female Vampire (1973) (dir. Jess Franco; starring Lina Romay)
- Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973; dir. Richard Blackburn)
- Veil of Blood (Der Fluch der schwarzen Schwestern] (1973) reissued as Vampire Ecstasy (~1999) (Dir. Joseph W. Sarno; starring Nadia Henkowa as a lesbian vampire)
- Immoral Tales (1974; dir. Walerian Borowczyk; one of four stories is about Countess Elizabeth Bathory)
- Vampyres (Joseé Ramón Larraz; 1974; starring Marianne Morris and Anulka as vampire ghosts of lesbian lovers. Released on film with cuts; released by Anchor Bay with censors intact; and released by Blue Underground in 2002 on DVD with original footage restored.)
- The Bride's Initiation (1975; dir. Duncan Stewart) (vampire seduces newlyweds)
- Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1976; Juan Lopez, dir.)
- The Hunger (1983; dir. Tony Scott; starring Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, and David Bowie)
- [[Once Bitten] (1985; dir. Howard Storm)
- The Mark of Lilith (1986; dir. Bruna Fionda, Polly Gladwin, Isiling Mack-Nataf)
- Near Dark (1987; dir. Kathryn Bigelow; starring Jenny Wright, Adrian Pasdar, [[Jenette Goldstein], Lance Henriksen, Joshua John Miller and Bill Paxton)
- Princess of Darkness (1987)
- Vampire Ecstasy (1988; dir. Joseph W. Sarno)
- Lair of the White Worm (1988; dir. Ken Russell; starring Hugh Grant among others; the woman is not strictly a vampire)
- Mama Dracula (1988; dir. Boris Szulzinger)
- Because the Dawn (1988; dir. [[Amy Goldstein]) (relationship between a female vampire and a photographer)
- Beverly Hills Vamp (1988; Dir. Fred Olen Ray) (female vampire)
- Carmilla (1990; dir. by Gabrielle Beaumont)
- "Cunt Dykula" (1993; dir. by Lisa Kuhne; 5-minute lesbian safe sex PSA)
- Embrace of the Vampire (1994; Anne Goursaud, dir.) (transgender vampire)
- Interview with a Vamp (1994; dir. Justin Case; lesbian vampire p0rn)
- Chickula: Teenage Vampire (1995; dir. Angela Robinson) (lesbian vampire)
- Nadja (1995; dir. Michael Almereyda) (lesbian vampire)
- Red Lips (1995; dir. Donald Farmer)
- The Addiction (1996) (dir. Abel Ferrara; stars Lili Taylor)
- Caress of the Vampire (1996; dir. Frank Terranova) (lesbian vampire)
- Karmina (1996; dir. Gabriel Pelletier; starring Isabelle Cyr, France Castel, Yves Pelletier) (comedy; female vampire runs away from arranged marriage in Transylvania, moves to Québec)
- "Vampire Fantasies" (1997; lesbian vampire p0rn)
- Vampire Lust (1997; woman cop chases lesbian vampire)
- Caress of the Vampire 2: Teenage Ghoul Girl-a-Go-Go (1997; dir. Bill Hellfire. ?? described as "a tongue-in-cheek look at lesbian vampire cinema" at queer horror)
- A Religious Experience (1997; dir. by Karla Carmony, Amy Boyd, Margo Dean) (lesbian couple battle vampires)
- Club Vampire (1998; dir. Andy Ruben)
- Vampire Lovers (1998; lesbian vampire p0rn)
- Lesbian Vampire Sex and B0ndage (1998; lesbian vampire p0rn)
- Ironbound Vampire (1998; dir. Karl Petry)
- Razor Blade Smile (UK, 1998) (dir. Jake West; starring Eileen Daly)
- Caress of the Vampire 3: Lust of the Nightstalker (1999; dir. Mario Cimadavilla)
- The Velocity of Gary (Not His Real Name) (1999; dir. Dan Ireland)
- VamBIres (1999; dir. by Karen Dior) (vampire p0rn)
- TITanic 2000 (1999; dir. John P. Fedele) (lesbian vampire p0rn)
- Mistress of Seduction (1999; dir. Michele Pacitto)
- Hot Vampire Nights (2000; dir. Will Danahur)
- Underworld (2003; dir. Len Wiseman; starring Kate Beckinsale) (action; female vampire is movie's lead character)
- Van Helsing (2004; dir. Stephen Sommers) (Dracula's brides)
- Underworld: Evolution (2006; dir. Len Wiseman; starring Kate Beckinsale) (sequel to Underworld)
- Ultraviolet (2006; dir. Kurt Wimmer; starring Milla Jovovich) (vampires created via genetic engineering)