User blog comment:Tommy,Klaus&Kol2012+/Theory about Origin of Vampires(Comment if you have idea)/@comment-1642927-20120530233734

There was a movie called Dracula 2000 (crap name and rather crappy movie too) and it had an interesting take on the vampire and Dracula myth -- the one redeeming thing about it was that Gerard Butler did give a great performance as Dracula.

Anyways... if for some reason you don't want it spoiled don't read the next couple of sentences.

Now I haven't seen the movie in, well, 12 years so the exact details may escape me. But basically Dracula was Judas from the Bible... the one and only. They never do say why he is named Dracula now, but basically after the death of Jesus, Judas hung himself. The rope snapped and he was cursed by God to live out as a vampire. Thus Dracula's hatred of Christian crosses and silver because of the 30 pieces he received for the ultimate betrayal.