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Psychoanalysis has always been intrigued by the superstitious beliefs prevalent within various cultures. In pre-modern times, there were widespread beliefs in the possibility of the deceased returning to life and seeking retribution against the living. One such supernatural entity that has been incorporated into the superstitious beliefs of numerous cultures worldwide is the undead vampire. Fearing the attacks of vampires, people engaged in gruesome rituals on the bodies of the dead to protect themselves. The geographical area of Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the Aegean coasts, which were once ruled by the Ottomans, was prolific in terms of vampire beliefs. Count Dracula, the most renowned vampire figure in popular culture, serves as the aristocratic antagonist in Bram Stoker’s literary work, Dracula. The novel employs a chronological narrative format, presenting diaries and letters penned by the protagonists, thereby providing a rich tapestry of subjective experiences that illuminate both the protagonists’ and Count Dracula’s experiences. The aim of the present article was to examine loneliness, deadness, telepathy experiences in the novel as well as the relationship between accepting transience and vampire legends in terms of psychoanalytical self-psychology. In other words, it invites the reader to empathize with an evil but forlorn vampire.