Blog 9 Van Helsing

Van Helsing is a doctor/vampire and monster hunter. However, nobody knows about the vampire and monster part until later in Dracula when a character, Lucy, turns into a vampire. Van Helsing comes into the picture after Dr. Seward asks for his help with Lucy. At the time, nobody knew what was wrong with her. Van Helsing was Dr. Seward's mentor way back when. He knows exactly how to kill vampires and dispose of them. Go Van Helsing!

Blog 8 Renfield

Renfield is a very peculiar character in Bram Stoker's Dracula. He seems insane to many of the other characters in Dracula. Renfield keeps "pets" like insects and birds. Not that weird, right? Well, he likes to eat his pets. Especially flies. He had asked for a cat, but he was denied it after the doctors found out he ate his birds. Turns out, the reason for his craziness is because of Dracula. Dracula had fed on Renfield before and had been able to compel Renfield to do things for him.

Blog 7 Dracula

Bram Stoker's Dracula is definitely what I think a vampire should be. Well, he is with the scary factor, at least. Compared to the modern day vampire, Stoker's Dracula doesn't perfectly match up. He doesn't sparkle, sleeps in a coffin unlike our modern day vampires, and his looks aren't exactly desirable. Dracula was quite hairy and was very close to having a uni-brow, as well. He, also, had pointy ears. Dracula definitely isn't a "vegetarian" either.

Blog 6 Laura

Laura was a victem of Carmilla from the novel Carmilla. Well, I guess you could say she was a partial victem. Laura didn't die like the other girls who were visited by Carmilla. A friend of Laura's family helped them figure out what and who she was before it could go that far. Their friend understood what was going on with Laura because it happened to his own daughter who, unfortunately, passed due to the interactions with Carmilla.

Blog 5 Carmilla

Carmilla only preyed on young girls, because they made her young. She would go to them nightly until they became so weak and ill they died. Carmilla would then move on to a new victem. Throughout the centuries, she would change her name. However, the names she chose had to be variations that contained the same letters that were already in her name. It's a vampire thing, I suppose. The modern vampires, though, could care less now. If they change their names, they will. It doesn't matter if it's a variation or something completely different. Or, they won't change it at all.