James considered this to be the best ghost story ever written. "Mr Justice Harbottle", another panorama of Hell and much loved by M. R. James. "The Room in the Dragon Volant", not a ghost story but a notable mystery story that includes the theme of premature burial "Carmilla", a compelling tale of a female vampire, set in central Europe. It has inspired several films, including Hammer's The Vampire Lovers (1970), Roger Vadim's Blood and Roses (1960), and Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer's Vampyr (1932). Scholars like A. Asbjørn Jøn have also noted the important place that "Carmilla" holds in shifting the portrayal of vampires in modern fiction. Other short-story collections Chronicles of Golden Friars (1871), a collection of three novellas set in the imaginary English village of Golden Friars: "A Strange Adventure in the Life of Miss Laura Mildmay", incorporating the story "Madam Crowl's Ghost". "The Haunted Baronet". "The Bird of Passage". The Watcher and Other Weird Stories (1894), another collection of short stories, published posthumously. Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery (1923), uncollected short stories gathered from their original magazine publications and edited by M. R. James: "Madam Crowl's Ghost", from All the Year Round, December 1870. "Squire Toby's Will", from Temple Bar, January 1868. "Dickon the Devil", from London Society, Christmas Number, 1872. "The Child That Went with the Fairies", from All the Year Round, February 1870. "The White Cat of Drumgunniol", from All the Year Round, April 1870. "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street", from the Dublin University Magazine, January 1851. "Ghost Stories of Chapelizod", from the Dublin University Magazine, January 1851. "Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling", from the Dublin University Magazine, April 1864. "Sir Dominick's Bargain", from All the Year Round, July 1872. "Ultor de Lacy", from the Dublin University Magazine, December 1861. "The Vision of Tom Chuff", from All the Year Round, October 1870. "Stories of Lough Guir", from All the Year Round, April 1870. The publication of this book, which has often been reprinted, led to the revival in interest in Le Fanu, which has continued to this day. Legacy and influence In addition to M. R. James, several other writers have expressed strong admiration for Le Fanu's fiction. E. F. Benson stated that Le Fanu's stories "Green Tea", "The Familiar", and "Mr. Justice Harbottle" "are instinct with an awfulness which custom cannot stale, and this quality is due,