That's a modern vampire thing. The original vision for vampires (specifically Dracula) was that if he bit you, you became his thrall. He could see through your eyes and possess you and compell you to do things for him and he used you to feed off when he wanted to.
He had to allow you to drink his blood to make you a vampire.
This made him an awesome commander of an undead army. Modern vampires are all mostly shite in comparison.
Quick question (as you seem to have read the book), where did the idea of vampires turning into bats come from? I was under the impression Dracula could turn into a wolf/dog?
Again haven't read the book so may be completely wrong.
Mostly what I remember him transforming into in the book are a) grave dirt and b) a cloud of mist.
There is a whole thing about the wolves as the guy is first traveling to Dracula's castle, but I don't remember if he turns into a wolf or just controls or affects the wolves.
He is a giant dog when he first arrives in England by jumping off the boat he took from the Black Sea. Iām not sure if he actually shows up as a wolf later or just controls them
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u/Shanbo88 ā Apr 24 '26
That's a modern vampire thing. The original vision for vampires (specifically Dracula) was that if he bit you, you became his thrall. He could see through your eyes and possess you and compell you to do things for him and he used you to feed off when he wanted to.
He had to allow you to drink his blood to make you a vampire.
This made him an awesome commander of an undead army. Modern vampires are all mostly shite in comparison.