Desperate to find a cure for his syphilis, Lord Holmwood (Dan Stevens) seeks out an occult priest, Singleton (Donald Sumpter), who tells him of Count Dracula (Marc Warren) - a legendary being with extraordinary powers who lives in Transylvania.
If Dracula could be persuaded to come to England, he could cleanse him of his corrupted blood. So Holmwood arranges for the Count to buy property in London and set up a base in the capital. Leaving his fiancée, Mina (Stephanie Leonidas), behind, solicitor Harker (Rafe Spall is sent to finalise the property deals with Dracula in Transylvania, but never returns.
Meanwhile, Holmwood chooses to honeymoon at his ancestral home in Whitby, but still refuses to bed his increasingly frustrated wife Lucy (Sophia Myles). Dracula uses his power to change his ship's course to Whitby, setting off a chain of horrific events. Ultimately Holmwood, with the help of his friend, Seward (Tom Burke), and vampire scholar, Van Helsing (David Suchet), must face Dracula in a final terrifying showdown.
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