The Ruins of Karnstein Castle rose gaunt and menacing over the small hamlet of Styria. Legend had it that every forty years the long dead Karnsteins rose from their graves to find fresh blood and new recruits for the ranks of the Undead. But legend is all too often dismissed as superstition...and now the grounds of Karnstein housed a select finishing school for young ladies. (back cover copy)
In the early seventies, Hammer Films produced wonderfully lush and fun Karnstein trilogy inspired by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu´s Carmilla - The Vampire lovers, Lust for a vampire and Twins of evil. In this jump to divine Hammerverse, Carmilla infiltrates to the girlschool in 19th century Styria. It´s all great, light fun.