Venturing into the Carpathian Mountains, young English lawyer Jonathan Harker encounters terrified locals warning of impending horrors. As he meets his enigmatic client, Count Dracula, in a grand, mirrorless castle, Harker's fears grow, culminating in the realization of his imprisonment. Witnessing fifty coffin-like boxes being readied for transport, Harker understands Dracula's sinister intentions in London, and worries that the modern world may be no match for the count's malevolence.