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The Dan Le Batard Show
The show discussed Bram Stoker's Dracula during a conversation about vampire lore and transformations. The hosts noted that in the original source material and its film adaptation, the character famously transforms into a six-foot bat. The book was also used as a reference point for the origins of other vampire figures in popular culture.
Episode: Hour 2: The Child Vampire
The original source material for Dracula was cited when discussing vampire transformations, noting that in Bram Stoker's version, Dracula transforms into a six-foot bat. Later, it was mentioned that the name of the mother of all vampires, Akasha, was from the 'new metal sequel' of this work.
But in Bram Stoker's Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, he transforms himself into a six-foot bat. That's not very sneaky.