A SHORT HISTORY OF GOTHIC (RADIO 7, LONDON—BBC)
December 26, 2009“The Lady of the House of Love”
[
“…A vampire tale with a twist. On the eve of war, an
unwary army officer meets the last of the Nosferatu family…”]
Indira Varma (reader).
BOOK AT BEDTIME—“A NIGHT WITH A VAMPIRE 2” (RADIO 4, LONDON—BBC)
November 28, 2011“The Lady of the House of Love”
[
“…This wonderful retake on the Sleeping Beauty story first
appeared in [Angela] Carter’s 1979 volume ‘The Bloody Chamber.’ A
virginal English soldier, travelling through Romania by bicycle, finds
himself in a deserted village. He comes across a mansion inhabited by a
vampiress who survives by enticing young men into her bedroom and
feeding on them. She intends to feed on the young soldier but his purity
and virginity have a curious effect on her…”]
[
Carter based the story on her 1976 BBC Radio 3 play, “Vampirella.”]