Phantom of the Opera(Part3)

In this next few chapters of Phantom of the Opera, Erik reminds me of the character “dracula.” Specifically the one in the castlevania universe. Just like Dracula, Eric prefers to live secluded from people, his retreat is heavily trapped, just like draculas castle, and finally, both do things that would ward off others from entering. For example Eric places the machinist in such a way that people would stay away from passages leading to his retreat. Dracula places heads on spikes outside his castle to keep others warding away. And while Eric may be human, he talks about himself as if he is not human and explains the faults in humans. Eric seems to be able to “entrance” people or hypnotize them similar to dracula. I think comparing there characters to much would be a stretch but I cant help but see similarities in them.