In Dracula by Bram Stoker, a young Englishman named Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania and discovers that Count Dracula is a vampire. Dracula moves to England, where he begins preying on women and spreading his curse. A group of friends, led by Professor Van Helsing, band together to hunt Dracula and stop his reign of terror. After a long and dangerous pursuit, they finally destroy him, ending his evil influence.