Dracula Lives (UK) Vol 1 21

On the docks of London, a young couple is trying to spirit off to America when they are attacked by a trio of vampires who refer to themselves as part of Dracula's Legion. Before they can feed on the couple however, they are attacked by Blade, a vampire hunter armed with wooden knives. Blade easily over powers the vampires, stabbing them in the heart with his knives, effectively staking them and killing them instantly. After the battle, Blade is confronted by Quincy Harker and his daughter Edith. Quincy scolds Blade for brashly killing vampires who are part of Dracula's minions, as they could have led the vampire hunters directly to Dracula himself. Blade simply scoffs at Quincy and departs, telling the old vampire hunter that he will hunt by his own methods and kill Dracula on his own terms.

Elsewhere on a private cruise shop that has been rented out by the rich Gabriel Trulaine, Trulaine has a special surprise for his guests: Count Dracula. This is really Dracula, however the vampire lord leaves all present to believe that he is merely an ancestor who suffers from a rare blood disease and requires blood transfusions. After charming his guests (especially the ladies) Dracula retires to his room with his slave, Clifton Graves. When Graves wonders why Dracula doesn't simply destroy all aboard the ship, Vlad angrily explains that he intends to exert his will over the wealthy and influential people aboard the ship to suit his own ends.

Spotting a woman whom he was charming earlier, and needing a quick feeding, Dracula lures the girl somewhere private and drinks some of her blood. He then takes the girl back to his room and charges Clifton with watching her as Dracula intends on draining her dry after he is finished his appointed task and leaves to rejoin the other guests. First, Dracula takes control of the ship, hypnotizing it's captain and getting the passengers attention by giving the ship a quick jolt.

Confronting the gusts, Dracula reveals his true vampire nature and boasts about how he will make all aboard his slaves. When one of the guests attempts to shoot Dracula, the vampire lord laughs off the attempt on his life and throws the man overboard. Dracula then begins ordering the passengers loyalty, totally unaware that Blade has tracked him to the ship and is now secretly boarding it.

Dracula's plan backfires when one of the passengers pulls out a crucifix and trains it on him, causing the vampire king pain, allowing for the passengers to rush him. Meanwhile, back in his quarters, his intended victim revives -- and in a hypnotic trance thanks to Dracula's vampire bite -- knocks Clifton out and leaves the room seeking to find her "lover", Dracula.

Topside, Dracula manage to escape the passengers by turning into mist and flying away from the cross and demands that they deliver his ultimatum or die. Their response comes in the form of Blade, who reveals himself to Dracula and challenges him. The two lock in battle, and Dracula finds that Blade is himself a skillful fighter. However, Dracula manages to over-power Blade, however his attack is distracted when the woman reaches him and calls out his name, with Clifton Graves following behind bellowing apologies over letting her go. Furious at this distraction because it allowed Blade to break free and regain his footing, Dracula throws the girl at him. Dracula then tells all aboard that he ordered the captain to plant explosives aboard the ship and then flees leaving them all -- including Clifton Graves, to perish.

As Dracula escapes in his bat form, Blade ushers everyone to jump overboard leaving only the pathetic Clifton Graves behind begging his master to come back for him. When the ship explodes, all the passengers are safely away from the ship except for Clifton Graves who is seemingly killed in the explosion. Dracula departs vowing to get revenge on Blade in a battle which the vampire killer will not return from alive.

Jack, Lissa, and Buck visit a carnival outside Los Angeles where a sinister Swami has foreseen the Werewolf's arrival and thus manages to entrance and capture Jack for the sideshow. Thinking Jack has abandoned them, Buck and Lissa head home. Once the moon is out, the animal tamer has difficulty controlling the new Werewolf attraction. Meanwhile, the local authorities have discovered Joshua Kane's notes from the site of his and his brother's murders and are now aware of a Werewolf stalking the area.

Vincent Frankenstein straps the monster down to a laboratory table and prepares to operate on him. He tells Ivan that he plans to transplant his brain into the body of the monster. Ivan asks what will become of the monster’s brain, but quickly deduces that Frankenstein intends on killing him. Perceiving the monster as a "friend", Ivan refuses to allow Vincent to kill the creature. He grabs him by the throat and throws him down onto a worktable.

As Ivan lumbers after his prey, there is a knock on the laboratory door. It is Betty the maid. Betty calls out to Vincent, tells him that his wife, Lenore, is very ill, and that she needs his help. As Vincent is struggling to stay alive however, he is unable to answer the call, and tells Betty that he will check on Lenore later.

Vincent begs for mercy and manages to calm Ivan down. Ivan responds that Frankenstein always used him as a servant, and that he was not deserving of any mercy. However, because Ivan likes Lenore, he is willing to let Vincent live. Frankenstein races out of the room, and runs upstairs to his wife's bedchamber. He is too late however. Lenore is deathly ill and there is nothing he can do.

Meanwhile, Ivan takes out a knife and prepares to free the monster. The monster awakens and upon seeing the knife, perceives Ivan as a threat. He breaks free of his bonds and the two giants begin battling one another. Ivan pulls a sword down from the wall and raises it to strike the creature, but Vincent re-enters the chamber and shoots Ivan in the back. He could not risk losing his great uncle's creation. In Ivan's final moments, he begs the monster to avenge his death.

The Frankenstein Monster picks up the sword and swings it towards his hated enemy, but Vincent fires two shots directly into the monster's chest. The wounds are not fatal, but they are enough to greatly weaken him. As Vincent turns to leave, the monster hurls the swords towards him, but it misses, instead lodging itself into the door of the laboratory.

Vincent goes out into the hall where he finds Betty standing before him with a pistol. She reveals that Lenore has died. In Betty’s mind, Lenore likely would have survived had Vincent been more attentive. Passionately devoted to her mistress, Betty shoots Vincent Frankenstein in the chest, killing him. She never reveals that prior to her demise, Lenore gave birth to a son – the "Last Frankenstein".

The monster, having revived enough to get to his feet, wanders out of the castle. He regrets the fact that he was unable to kill Vincent Frankenstein personally.

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