Taste the Blood of Dracula

While travelling through Eastern Europe, Weller is knocked unconscious when his carriage is disrupted. He awakens to find it is night and witnesses a caped figure screaming in agony with a large crucifix impaling him, the figure dying and disintegrating. Examining the remains, Weller discovers Dracula's ring, cape, and dried blood, with the name Dracula readable on the brooch.

William Hargood, Samuel Paxton, and Jonathon Secker form a circle that outwardly acts for charity while secretly visiting brothels. Lord Courtley manipulates them, promising experiences if they visit Weller and purchase Dracula's relics. They are guided toward the Cafe Royal as part of Courtley’s scheme.

The three men acquire Dracula's ring, cape, and dried blood from Weller. They then arrange to meet Courtley at an abandoned church to perform a ceremony using the relics as a centerpiece for dark rites. The night deepens as plans unfold.

At the abandoned church, Courtley blends blood with drops of his own and urges the others to drink. They refuse, so he drinks and screams before collapsing. Courtley’s corpse transforms into Dracula, who vows to destroy his killers.

The newly awakened Dracula proclaims that his killers will be destroyed, signaling his intention to torment and annihilate those who harmed him. His promise foreshadows the terror that will follow the trio and their associates.

Dracula hypnotizes Hargood's daughter Alice, compelling her to seize a shovel and murder her father. The next day, Hargood is found dead and Alice has disappeared, leaving the family shattered and the mystery unresolved.

At Hargood's funeral, Alice attracts Paul Paxton's sister Lucy. That night in the church, Alice introduces Lucy to the dark figure, Dracula, who promptly turns Lucy into a vampire, beginning her horrific transformation.

With Hargood dead and Lucy missing, Paxton and Secker visit the church. Courtley’s corpse is missing, but Lucy lies in a coffin with marks on her throat. Secker tries to stake her, Paxton shoots him in the arm, and Paxton weeps over the body as Secker flees.

That night, Secker's son Jeremy sees Lucy, his fiancée, and approaches her. Lucy bites him, enslaving him while Dracula watches. The newly turned vampire Jeremy then stabs Paxton to death on Lucy's orders.

Lucy, now a fully enslaved vampire, is drained dry and destroyed by the dynamics surrounding Dracula. The loss intensifies the sense of impending doom as Dracula’s influence spreads.

Dracula moves to bite Alice in the church, but a cock crows, startling him and forcing a retreat to his coffin. The attempted bite fails, buying time for the others to prepare for a final confrontation.

Secker's corpse triggers a discovery that helps Paul understand how to fight the vampires, and he receives a letter detailing Secker's guidance. Following the instructions, Paul goes to the church and finds Lucy's exsanguinated body floating in a lake, a stark reminder of the stakes involved.

Paul barricades the church door with a cross and replaces the Black Mass instruments with holy equipment from Secker’s instructions. Alice arrives with Dracula, but the sanctified church and Latin prayers overwhelm the vampire; Dracula shatters the stained glass, falls to the altar, and dissolves into dust. Paul and Alice flee the church, the terror finally ended.