Abraham Van Helsing defeated Count Dracula in 1706, and Dracula prepared accordingly: a contingency plan to activate long after the Van Helsing bloodline died out. Tonight is that night. What Dracula did not anticipate is how thoroughly popular culture has defanged his legend—cartoons, plush toys, novelty T-shirts. The world he has returned to finds him cute rather than terrifying. The Prince of Darkness intends to correct that impression immediately.