There are three female vampires in Count Dracula’s castle in Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. Jonathan Harker encounters them after entering a forbidden room, where they approach him while he is asleep. Dracula interrupts the attack and angrily claims Harker as his own victim.
The novel never gives the three women individual names. They are commonly called the “Brides of Dracula,” although that label became especially prominent in later films, stage productions, and popular culture. Stoker’s text presents them as supernatural companions or servants of Dracula rather than explaining their exact relationship to him.
The women also appear near the novel’s conclusion. After Dracula flees Transylvania, Professor Van Helsing and Mina return to the castle, where Van Helsing destroys the three vampire women. Their portrayal is often confused with later adaptations, which may change their number, names, costumes, or role in the story. The count of three belongs specifically to Stoker’s original novel.