n1989,Lara,16,isexpelledfromanEnglishboardingschoolforinjuringaclassmatebbb
Herestrangedfather,Dr.Hill,anarthistorian,mustnowtakeheralongonaresearchexpeditionacrosstheIronCurtain.
TheirdestinationistheCastlevonKarnstein:Onceanopulent19thcenturymountainspa,thecastleisnownearlyaruin,setfordemolitionbythetownsdespoticGeneralSpiegel.
Larastrugglestoco-existwithherdistantfather,whenacaraccidentthruststhebeautifulandenigmaticCarmilla,17,intotheirlives.FindingCarmillascharmsirresistible,Laraeagerlyfollowsheroutatnight,wheretheyexplorethecastleandsurroundingforest.
WhenCarmillasuddenlydisappears,thecastle‘sdormantsupernaturalforcesawaken.
AsDr.Hillobsesseswithahiddenmural,whoseshadowyimagesmirrorhisowndarksecrets,Larasuccumbstoamysteriousillness.Infeverishdreams,CarmillaappearsandforcesLaratowitnessunspeakablehorrors.
OtheryoungwomeninthetownofStyriaexperiencesimilarvisitations,leadingtomadnessandarashofsuicides.
Withdarknessdescendingandthetowninchaos,GeneralSpiegelseekstoexactrevengeupontheCastlesinhabitants.TryingtohidefromtheGeneralandtheferalvillagegirls,CarmillaoffersLaraanescapeintoanenchanting,hiddenworld.
Butbeforeshecanenter,LaramustcommitafinalghastlyactthatwilluniteherandCarmillaforever.