Dracula Episode: October 30th

Dracula Episode: October 30th

From Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula by Cryptic Canticles

October 30, 2025 · 29 min

About this episode

The episode follows Van Helsing as he hypnotizes Mina to gather crucial information about Count Dracula's movements.

Episode Synopsis: When aboard the train to Galatz, Van Helsing finally succeeds in hypnotizing Mina with only a minute until dawn. She manages to tell them that the sounds of water are now level with the Count’s ears, and the sounds of livestock are nearby. She is unable to complete her thought before the sun breaks Van Helsing’s spell. Mina and Quincey go to the hotel while Arthur tried to contact the Consul and Jonathan and Van Helsing board the Czarina Catherine, which is currently in the harbor. The meet the captain, who tells them that the journey had been far faster than any made prior, and the speed of the wind in the sails made it difficult to hail the shore at times. He explained that the crew liked neither the box nor the man that brought it on board, and at one time, he had to fight off the crew who wanted to throw the box into the Danube. Once in Galatz, a man named Immanuel Hildesheim came on board to collect and sign for the box, taking it away. The team tracked down Hildesheim, who had been employed via telegram by a “Mr. de Ville” from London, to remove the box before sunrise so as to avoid customs, and deliver it to a man named Petrof Skinsky. Unfortunately, the…

Topics covered

  • Dracula
  • hypnosis
  • mystery
  • adventure

Keywords

  • Galatz
  • Czarina Catherine
  • Immanuel Hildesheim
  • Petrof Skinsky

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Czarina Catherine

Places: Galatz, Danube, London, the Sereth River

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