In 1897, author Bram Stoker published the horror novel “Dracula,” about a vampiric count who feeds on his victims’ blood and the hunter named Abraham Van Helsing obliged to stop him.

Count Dracula is an iconic monster, appearing in numerous movies and TV shows. Based on Vlad the Impaler, the vampire is well recognized by his fangs, cloak, piercing gaze, and castle in Transylvania.

Something you poor, unsuspecting MetalSucks readers are about to find out is just how much I fucking love vampires (as if you didn’t already know). And while I dig Anne Rice and Blade and all those ...