 The lesbian vampire has been a trope in literature dating back to Joseph Sheridan le Fanu 's 1872 novella " Carmilla " . Dracula 's Daughter marked the first time that the trope was incorporated into a film . The lesbian implications of Dracula 's Daughter were obvious from the start and were of great concern to the Production Code Administration . PCA head Breen took special notice of the scene between the Countess and her model , Lili , writing , " This will need very careful handling to avoid any questionable flavor . " The day before the scene was to be shot , Universal 's Harry <unk> asked Breen to read a draft of the scene . In response , Breen wrote : 
