![]() ![]() ![]() This is the second of a trio of wolf stories in The Bloody Chamber, and perhaps the most controversial because of the ways in which the adolescent Little Red Riding Hood ‘tames’ the big bad wolf until she can happily share its bed. The story is notable for its reversal of Carter’s usual structure: here, it is a pure and innocent young man who is seduced by the more worldly wise female character, while he is travelling through Transylvania, the home of vampires.Įver since Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and arguably before with the works of Sheridan Le Fanu and others, the vampire has exuded a latent (or maybe even not-so-latent) eroticism, but Carter keeps us on our toes with this story, a thoughtful exploration of men and women’s different attitudes to sexuality and virginity. ![]() This is a vampire tale, and began life as a radio play, Vampirella, in 1976 Carter reworked the script into this story. ![]()
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