The Blood Spattered Bride

A newlywed who still wears her bridal gown and experiences violent, intrusive dreams. She becomes emotionally volatile, drawn to Carmila's influence, and gradually detached from her husband as repressed desires surface. Her awakening triggers the vampiric and violent events that follow.

The groom who travels with Susan to the estate; initially loving, he becomes a target as the truth about Mircala's legacy emerges. He encounters the occult danger and fights to protect Susan, only to face murder plots. He embodies trust challenged by horror and the upheaval of fate.

Two centuries earlier she murdered her husband on their wedding night and became a cursed figure whose visage haunts the estate. Her face is cut from some portraits, and she returns as a dream-haunting vampire guiding Susan toward violence. Her legacy explains the killings and the obsession that binds the living to the dead.

The vampire who emerges from the sea and seduces Susan, drinking her blood. She embodies the entwined power of seduction and violence, acting as the living conduit for Mircala's curse.

A physician called to diagnose Susan's condition and interpret her dreams; he becomes a casualty when Carmila and Susan unleash their deadly influence.

A loyal estate servant who tends to the house and guards its secrets; their presence hints at the estate’s oppressive history and the hidden paintings in the cellar.

Another estate servant who serves the household and witnesses the unfolding horror; the servants' loyalties are tested as the murders unfold.

A servant's daughter who is bitten by Carmila; she becomes part of the chain of violence and meets a grim fate when the husband shoots her to end the threat.