(W) Amy Chu (A/CA) Soo Lee. Before Dracula* before Nosferatu* there was . . . CARMILLA. At the height of the Lunar New Year* an idealistic social worker turns detective when she discovers young* homeless LGBTQ+ women are being murdered and no one* especially the police* seems to care. A series of clues points her to Carmilla's* a mysterious nightclub in the heart of her neighborhood* Chinatown. There she falls for the next likely target* landing her at the center of a real-life horror story-and face-to-face with illusions about herself* her life* and her hidden past. Inspired by the gothic novel that started a genre* this queer vampire murder mystery is a mesmerizing tale of identity* obsession and fateful family secrets by fan-favorite writer Amy Chu (Red Sonja* Netflix's DOTA: Dragon's Blood and fine-line illustrator Soo Lee (Ash and Thorn).