The Empire of Dracula (El imperio de Drácula)

The mansion Draculstein,

or "gray mansion," as it has been called from dark times.

No one has managed to prove when or by whom has been built.

Its existence is lost in the mists of time.

Just legends and stories, told by grandparents to their grandchildren,

in addition to the folk tales of the townsfolk,

refers to a strange and fantastic character,

The Baron of Draculstein,

The Gray Mansion,

place where lived and died the Baron Draculstein.

But... actually he "lived"?

And if so, has he really "dead"?

Your father...

Your father has managed to kill him.

Despite the sacrifice of his own life.

He has killed the last of these evil beings, The Draculsteins.

You were a newborn baby in those days.

Therefore you have no recollection of that horrible tragedy, son.

Please mother, say no more.

Rest now.

No, mi son... Let me finish...

I beg you.

My death is very close.

Son, you must return to the Grey Mansion.

Hurry up, before is too late.

During the next new moon, Draculstein will live again.

You must find the Cross of Oak, and use it to destroy him, my son.

There is very little time.

You have only until the last night of October,

Son... Do this to honor your father.

If you fail, no one will live in peace in their homes.

And at night, death will be stalking, causing tragedy.

Remember this, my son,

Only the Cross of Oak, Only that...

Yuo have no time to loose, my son.

Hurry up...

The new moon is the sign that will mark the return of Draculstein!

Mother!

Have a look! The New moon.

The first one of October.

For us it symbolizes love, death for others.

- Death? - You heard me.

- Don't you know the old tale? - I don't.

It is well known, Come with me.

So, what is that old legend you've mentioned before?

As always, you never believe my word.

Well, tell me.

According to legend,

In a new moon night, like this one, an evil being back to life, to drink the blood of their victims.

An... evil being?

Sure, a Vampire.

It's getting cold; I'll get your coat. Wait here.

No, I'll go with you. This place gives me the creeps.

You afraid of legends? That's nonsense.

- Wait here. - Don't be late.

Carlos!

Murder! You murder!

You murder!

- Still a long way to go? - Not really, we may arrive at midnight.

We had to stay in town.

This trip is bad for Lily.

The solitude of these sites will become her even more quiet.

Doctors have said that if she has more contact with young people, perhaps speak again.

I'm aware of that, Diana.

But I think some fresh air and country life will be good for her health.

It will be very good to her.

What happened?

I'll have a look.

What is the problem?

The axis of the tire is broken.

- And how much it will take to fix it? - No idea!

Besides, It is already getting dark.

And you know what they say about this place.

What is it that they say?

Well... I don't know if I should tell.

The ladies can hear it.

- Tell us about it. - Weird things happen on these roads.

They found dead the wife of Pablo.

She had wide eyes, due to fear.

We must return! This is a warning.

Please, engineer, remember what your mother said.

She said that a servant of the Gray Mansion was turned into a living dead.

To Igor: That makes no sense.

My mother spent her days with a trauma from the death of my father.

Authorities determined that it was a thief who broke into their home.

My father fought against him, and they both died.

That has nothing to do with the supernatural.

Behold! The coach has no driver!

God bless us all!

- Come again? - God bless us all!

Vampires have returned, Miss.

Foolishness. I have seen these horses, before.

They belong to the mansion. I remember the day my mom bought them.

They have been well trained.

Please Ma'am, Think about the health of your sister.

This is not nonsense, although the the engineer has thus expressed it that way.

I've seen the fang marks of the vampires on several corpses!

These victims also thought all this was nonsense.

Coachman! Put all the suitcases in this coach.

Forget the matter. These horses belong to the mansion where my husband lived.

- No need to fear. - You can explain how they got this far without driver?

Well. Maybe they drop their moorings.

Anything.

This goes against logic.

I stay here.

With or without logic, here are a coach that will take us to the Mansion.

So you should make your decision: Do you stay here, or come with us?

Okay. I will go.

We have no time to loose. It's getting dark.

Give me my coat and hat, please.

Thanks.

You can leave now, engineer.

Damn! I can't unlock it.

There is nobody here.

This is odd; I would swear that the door was locked from the inside.

Probably the lock was not properly closed, so it was easy to open this door.

That must be it. Let's move inside.

Igor!

Igor...!

Mary!

Mary!

They should be in the kitchen, follow me.

This is odd...

What's up, Luis?

Nothing.

I don't like this place.

It's too quiet here.

Good evening.

Mary!

We didn't expect you this soon.

And yet, dinner is ready and the house sparkling clean!

- Dinner you said? - Of course, you can eat anytime.

- What worries you, Mary? - It's... I haven't cooked dinner, sir.

So, who did it? Igor?

Igor? No, he died months ago.

Who sent the carriage to pick us?

- I have no idea. - Who could it be?

It Doesn't matter. Please take care of our bags, you will find them at the door.

Of course, sir.

Sorry, engineer. I've not found the suitcases where you said. The car is gone.

I have no idea how the bags were taken to the rooms.

There must be a simple explanation for that.

It's late. Please go to your room to rest, Mary.

- Good nigth. - Good night.

Please have a seat, woman!

Your breakfast is getting cold.

Diana and Lily should be already here.

They must be tired, our trip was very long.

Well, I'll look for them, if it makes you feel better.

I'll be right back.

Diana... Diana!

It's late. We are waiting for you.

Diana?

You will not find her.

She's gone before sunrise.

She just couldn't stand it.

She was terrified about this place.

These are the marks of the Vampire!

Again!

Another corpse!

All our efforts have been futile to find the beast that has caused all this evil.

- You may be wrong. - Wrong about what?

Why do you want to hunt down a beast, instead of a man.

A man? You mean...?

- Nah, That is not possible. - The lack of blood in the victims, confirms my suspicion.