At the London docks,
a young couple plots to stow away on a ship—but they are assaulted by a trio of
vampires, intending to take their lives. Suddenly, Blade the Vampire-Killer
arrives and, using his famed teak-wood knives, kills all three of the
predators, with one revealed to be merely a teenager. Quincy Harker and his
daughter Edith Harker arrive, warned of Blade’s presence. Harker is angry that
Blade has killed vampires that would have led him to Count Dracula; Blade is
not embarrassed, treating Harker’s poor progress over the decades with contempt.
He then leaves to follow up some clues….
Aboard the ocean
liner Michelle, a party of wealthy and empty socialites is celebrating, the
guest of Garbiel Trulaine; the wealthy wastrel announces his surprise: a
celebrity guest on board. Out comes his man-servant Clifton Graves, to
introduce…Count Dracula! He leads the crowd to believe he is merely a
descendant of the legendary count, and that vampirism is merely a blood
disease, nothing like in the legends. Dracula’s scheme is to control the minds
of these important and foolish society types in order to further his sinister
plans. He begins by luring Trulaine’s girlfriend, a vapid blonde, to his cabin
and feasting on her blood but leaving her alive. He then hypnotizes the ship’s
captain into changing course and then confronting the guests to announce his
plans to control them all. A rich guy balks, shooting at Dracula, and he is
thrown overboard. A Mideastern Christian produces a cross, causing the vampire
to recoil and several others attack him but Dracula can defeat them easily.
Blade, who boarded the ship via scuba equipment, leaps out to take on Dracula
and there is a big battle, ending with the vampire lord seizing Blade in a
death grip. But the girlfriend suddenly appears on deck, calling to her new
love and distracting everyone thus foiling Dracula’s plans. He reveals that the
captain is about to set off explosives destroying the ship and flies off as a
bat. Blade has everyone jump overboard and swim for their lives so Cliff
Graves, abandoned by his master, is the sole casualty….