Dracula II: Ascension

The film opens with Father Uffizi in relentless pursuit of two twin female vampires. He manages to kill them, but one sister bites him, seeding a vampiric infection that he fights with stubborn resolve. As dawn breaks, his exposure to sunlight temporarily halts the infection, setting a precarious balance between faith, duty, and darkness.

Dawn breaks and sunlight temporarily halts the vampiric infection, giving Uffizi a fragile window to act. The priest grapples with the weight of his vow as darkness pulses at the edge of his resolve. The moment foreshadows a struggle between salvation and craving.

Elizabeth Blaine, a medical student, receives Dracula’s corpse from Luke and examines it, pricking her finger on a fang. A tense debate erupts about what to do next, while Elizabeth calls her husband Lowell for input. An invitation from a wealthy investor to fund research into the body adds a dangerous new dimension.

Father Uffizi arrives to grant Dracula absolution after the Church proclaims Dracula Judas Iscariot, layering religious symbolism onto the crisis. The researchers decide to move the body to Lowell’s secluded home for controlled study. The revelation deepens the moral stakes for everyone involved.

Lowell relocates the operation to his secluded family home to test a method that submerges Dracula’s body in a bathtub full of blood. The plan is precise, with the team watching for any signs of life. The methodical setup foreshadows the peril of tampering with immortality.

Lowell enlists two students, Kenny and Tanya, to assist with the experiment. They prepare to submerge the body and monitor responses, bracing for anything the experiment might awaken. Tension builds as ambition collides with danger.

Dracula suddenly emerges in a frenzy, and the students struggle to restrain him. In the chaos, Tanya is dragged into the tub and tragically dies, unable to be saved. The death marks a grim turning point for the project.

The supposed investor, Eric, arrives and uses a modified light gun to restrain Dracula, restoring a fragile sense of control. The team clings to the hope that containment can hold, even as the danger feels increasingly personal. The encounter also intensifies questions about who profits from immortality.

Tanya is revealed to be a vampire, and she fatally shoots a police officer before chasing Uffizi. The priest subdues her and exposes her to sunlight, ending her threat. He then moves toward a nearby church to begin a ritual that might wrest Dracula’s influence from the living.

With the body moved to an abandoned pool, the team chains it and subdues Dracula with ultraviolet light. Elizabeth’s infection deepens, drawing her toward Dracula, while Kenny, driven by greed, injects himself with Dracula’s blood and becomes a vampire. Eric joins the escalating feeding frenzy, muddying loyalties.

Lowell returns to the pool injured and appears swayed by Dracula’s manipulations. Elizabeth again injects Dracula’s blood hoping to heal him, while Kenny murders a woman, escalating the crisis. Uffizi arrives just in time to decapitate Kenny and warns Eric that the body and its blood may be beyond control.

Dracula bites Eric, turning him into a grotesque, faceless vampire who attacks the group. Luke’s holy water finally kills Eric, ending the immediate threat. The team breathes briefly, but the hunt for Dracula continues to loom.

In a desperate bid to save Elizabeth, Uffizi urges her to walk into the sunlight to burn away the vampirism. Luke tries to shepherd Elizabeth outside, but she resists and vanishes, having already turned into a more dangerous creature. Dracula departs with Elizabeth, leaving the priest to reckon with what remains.

Uffizi confronts Dracula in a brutal clash, attempting a rite of absolution. Elizabeth wounds the priest, choosing to flee with Dracula, who spares Uffizi with a fleeting mercy. The scene closes on a note of religious symbolism and an ominous sense that the hunt will continue.