Dracula

Jonathan Harker, a young London lawyer, travels to Transylvania (modern-day Romania) to help a rich nobleman, Count Dracula, purchase an estate in England. Dracula plans to immigrate to England and wants Harker to help him with the legal details. Harker, at first, is impressed by Dracula's suave politeness. Still, soon the Count's uncanny ability to communicate with wolves and the lack of servants in the huge castle make him uncomfortable. Soon after, Harker realizes he's a prisoner in the castle.

One evening, he tries to find an escape route – only to be discovered and almost seduced/devoured by the brides of Dracula. Dracula rescues him at the last minute, and Harker realizes that Dracula is only keeping him alive to finish the real estate transaction. Harker is rescued while the brides are asleep by some peasants who tried to warn him when he first arrived. He comes down with a severe case of brain fever because of the shock and spends many weeks recuperating in a convent in the countryside in Hungary.

Meanwhile, in England, Harker's fiancée, Mina, is with her best friend Lucy in a seaside town. Mina's worried about Jonathan and wonders why she hasn't heard from him in so long, but Lucy can only think about her own suitors. She gets three marriage proposals on the same day from three friends: Dr. John Seward, a doctor who runs a mental hospital; Quincey Morris, an American; and Arthur Holmwood, the son of Lord Godalming (an English gentleman). She accepts Arthur  Holmwood. Even though Quincey Morris and Dr. Seward are disappointed, they stay friends with Arthur. Dracula has arrived in England but hasn't shown himself yet. A patient in Dr. Seward's hospital, Renfield, who captures and eats insects, spiders, and birds, announces his “Master's” imminent arrival. Lucy, acting strangely, seems to be losing blood, but no one knows how. What they do know is that she has been sleepwalking. Her fiancé, Lord Arthur Holmwood, gets worried, and Jack Seward sends for his friend and mentor, Van Helsing, to check her out.

Van Helsing realizes that there's a vampire involved. He's a scientist, and doctor and well-versed in ancient superstitions and philosophy. Even after giving her multiple blood transfusions, they cannot save Lucy. But Van Helsing knows she's not dead. The four men break into her tomb, catch Lucy as a vampire and ultimately stab her in the heart. Mina finally hears from Jonathan and goes to him. They get married at the convent where he's been recovering from his illness and return to England. Harker, Van Helsing, Seward, Morris, and Holmwood all swear to get rid of Dracula once and for all. Mina has to hide in Dr. Seward's office at the hospital while the men go vampire hunting. Unfortunately for Mina, Renfield is under Dracula’s spell and alerts Dracula of her whereabouts. The men return in time to find her being force-fed some of Dracula's blood. The case is now extremely urgent – if they don't catch and kill Dracula quickly, Mina will turn into a vampire like Lucy. Dracula leads them on a spectacular chase back to Transylvania, where they finally catch up to him and kill him.