This is exactly how Orlok dies in Eggers' Nosferatu, and it's not just a physically painful death.Orlok is infatuated with Ellen, and he believes they are meant for one another. After all, she had ...

While Dracula can be killed (at least temporarily) ... In doing so, the monster doesn’t realize that she has lured him to his death and perishes as the sun’s light hits him.

Meanwhile, Count Dracula was also getting weird in his own book. In issue 21, we meet Doctor Sun, an evil Chinese scientist who had his brain removed and placed in a jar, giving him a thirst for ...

In addition to Dracula having far more abilities than Nosferatu, the other major divergence between the two vampires is how they can be killed. While sunlight merely saps Dracula of his powers ...

In addition to Dracula having far more abilities than Nosferatu, the other major divergence between the two vampires is how they can be killed. While sunlight merely saps Dracula of his powers ...

Unlike Dracula, Orlok doesn't turn people into vampires, and unlike Orlok, Dracula isn't killed by sunlight. Still, the plots of the two movies are remarkably similar.

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