I read Dracula when I was in high school. I was young and was very into reading, but my English literature book was not only a simplified version of the original novel, but I was also bored to death at the lack of reading materials. Dracula was the first classic I read. It was definitely scary, and the vampire was irredeemable. The things he did to the protagonists were just horrid. Frankenstein's monster was a sad tale, who if given a chance, might had led the story to at least a good ending. Dracula was just eviiiil. He had it coming.

I love most classic horror tales, but my favorite has always been Dracula. People might be hating on villains that are evil for the sake of evil, but Dracula is just a fantastic kind of villain.