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– Mina Harker's Journal, 30 September, Dracula,
Chapter 18
Using the black arts, Dracula returned from death as
a vampire and lives for several centuries in his castle
with his three wives for company.
In the 19th century, however, he acts on a long
contemplated plan for world domination, and infiltrates
London to begin his reign of terror. He summons Jonathan
Harker, a newly qualified English solicitor, to provide
legal support for a real estate transaction overseen by
Harker's employer. Dracula at first charms Harker with
his cordiality and historical knowledge and even rescues
him from the clutches of his three bloodthirsty brides.
In truth, however, Dracula wishes to keep Harker alive
just long enough for his legal transaction to finish and
to learn as much as possible about England.
Dracula then leaves his castle and boards a Russian
ship, the Demeter, taking along with him boxes of
Transylvanian soil, which he needs in order to regain
his strength. During the voyage to Whitby, a coastal
town in northern England, he sustains himself on the
ship's crew members. Only one body is later found, that
of the captain, who is found tied up to the ship's helm.
The captain's log is recovered and tells of strange
events that had taken place during the ship's journey.
Dracula leaves the ship in the form of a large wolf.
Count Dracula - Abraham Van Helsing
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