Renfield (UPDATED)

: He begins by catching and eating flies, then feeds those flies to spiders, and the spiders to sparrows, intending to accumulate their collective life-force.

: Unlike the psychological horror of the novel, the film is a "splatter-comedy" where Renfield gains temporary superpowers by eating bugs. Renfield

R.M. Renfield is one of the most enduring characters in Gothic literature, first appearing in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, . Traditionally portrayed as a "zoophagous" (life-eating) madman and the devoted servant of Count Dracula, the character has evolved from a tragic inmate to the star of his own modern horror-comedy. The Original Character: Stoker's "Zoophagous Maniac" : He begins by catching and eating flies,