Jonathan Harker, a newly qualified English solicitor, travels to Count Dracula's crumbling, remote castle in Eastern Europe to provide legal support for a real estate transaction. At first seduced by The Count's gracious manner, Harker soon discovers that he has become a prisoner in the castle and begins to see disquieting facets of Dracula's nocturnal life. Frightened but determined, Harker investigates the nature of his confinement and becomes uneasier as he realizes that the count possesses supernatural powers and diabolical ambitions. After a dangerous escape from the castle and a long convalescence, Harker returns to England to find that the Count has been very busy.