I have that book but have yet to read it; but i quess since that was the original u r right. and just a fun fact-in the movie Dracula 2000, it says the reason that vampires hate silver, bible, wooden stakes, crosses, light, is 'cause the Darcula was really Judas Iscariot. Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, he hates anything wood because of the cross and the bible because it has to do with Jesus. Also he hates sunlight 'cause when JUdas hung himself he was on the the border between life and dead(aka undead) the rope broke when the sun rose, thats y they hate light. I just thought that was the best theory bout vampires.