Vampire Story

Allow me to introduce you to one of my recent coping mechanisms cum latest obsession.

A couple of months ago I noticed that there were a series of posts about a dark haired girl and a brunette appearing on my tumblr dashboard. There were so many of them so naturally, I got curious and decided to check it out.

Turns out it was a webseries called Carmilla, which a quick google search will tell you that it is based on an old gothic novella of the same name that was written/published 20+ years before Dracula was. Epic no?

So basically the show is about this girl called Laura, whose roommate, Betty, suddenly goes missing and is replaced by a new roommate called Carmilla. And then weird stuff happens. (wow, such an interesting introduction ide…)

Anyway, allow me to introduce the main characters!

1.       Laura Hollis a.k.a Tiny Gay

Played by the cheek-pinching cute Elise Bauman, Laura is the main character of the series. A naïve, provincial girl with an overprotective single dad who is headstrong and dead set on finding her missing roommate and put an end to all the weirdness that is going on at their Uni, Silas U. Basically lives off a diet of soda and cookies and has/had a crush on her English Lit TA.

2.       Carmilla Karnstein a.k.a. Broody Gay

Wears-leather-like-a-boss Natasha Negovanlis (the fact that I can say and type out her last name with ease just shows how obsessed I am with this show) is our Carmilla. Carmilla is the titular character and is also Silas U’s resident 334 year-old vampire. She keeps her blood in a soy milk carton in their room and is a slob compared to the uptight Laura. She has the tendency to steal Laura’s yellow pillow and also her cookies/snacks. Can be very protective of her tiny gay.

3.       Danny Lawrence a.k.a. Very Tall Gay

When we say she is very tall, we really mean that she is very tall. Standing at a towering height of 6 foot 2 is Sharon Belle, 1/3 of the ginger squad in the cast. She plays Laura’s Lit TA and is also a kickbutt member of the Uni’s Summer Society. In the words of Sharon quoting their producer:

“Danny is kinda cool, but she’s gonna be a little bit of a dick”

Which is still cool with us haha! Is very protective of the tiny gay.

4.       S. LaFontaine  a.k.a. Very Gay LaF

A non-binary character who prefers to be referred to using gender neutral pronouns like “them” and “they”, LaF is played by our captain of the ship and the second third of the ginger suad, Kaitlyn Alexander. LaF is a bio major who is (I think) roommates with their best friend since they were 5, Perry. LaF likes to experiment on stuff and is all for the weird. I think LaF was the first to point out that Carmilla is a vampire.

5.       Lola Perry  a.k.a. Only Gay for LaF

The mother hen of the gang and last third of the ginger squad is Perry who is a bit uptight. She likes things to be normal and doesn’t like it when LaF rushes into the weird. She likes to clean and almost always wears turtle necks. She bakes too! Danny actually at one point in the show calls her “easy bake”. She is played by the beautiful and talented Annie Briggs

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This show..I don’t really know what to say about this show except that it is awesome? The word awesome probably doesn’t do it any justice at all.

And don’t even get me started on the ships in this show! There are a few ships but my main ship (OTP) is Hollstein! Which, *spoiler alert* as of the season 1 finale has become canon! I am one happy Creampuff!

This is the suckiest introduction you’ll ever find for any show (maybe this buzzfeed article can help) but really, if you have the chance, watch it. Here’s the trailer and episode 1!

Trailer:

Episode 1

The show has 36 episodes which is a total of about 2.5hours or so. It was just announced today that it has been renewed for a season 2!! Coming soon spring 2015! I can’t wait! Legit eggcited! kasdjfkjashfklhasdlfjkakljf

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