“A vampire, Mr. Harker, is a being that lives after its death by...” – Prof. Abraham Van Helsing, Dracula ... Movie Quotes Database

Prof. Abraham Van Helsing Edward Van Sloan

A vampire, Mr. Harker, is a being that lives after its death by drinking the blood of the living. It must have blood or it dies. Its power lasts only from sunset to sunrise. During the hours of the day, it must rest in the earth in which it was buried.

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