Female Sexuality in Gothic Fiction

According to Gail B. Griffin, 'Stoker's gothic is quintessentially Victorian: the worst horror it can imagine is not Dracula at all, but the released, transforming sexuality of the Good Woman.' To what extent can this reading be applied to the presentation of women in Gothic literature? With reference to ‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker and ‘Carmilla’ by Sheridan Le Fanu. Guide: https://qe2.sch.im/site/uploads/pages/99/_media/20190913_918e58ff/Coursework_Booklet.pdf