What are some plot holes in Bram Stoker Dracula?

The ending. To kill a vampire, Van Helsing says they need to drive a wooden stake thru it's heart and behead it. INSTEAD, they stab Dracula in the chest with a Bowie knife, remove it, then slash his throat with it. Dracula turns to ash and blows away. read more

The ending. To kill a vampire, Van Helsing says they need to drive a wooden stake thru it’s heart and behead it. INSTEAD, they stab Dracula in the chest with a Bowie knife, remove it, then slash his throat with it. read more

One horrific night, Van Helsing and Seward break into Mina's room, find Jonathan unconscious, and Mina being forced to suck blood from a deep slash across Dracula's chest. In a twinkling, Dracula disappears. read more

Van Helsing takes Mina with him, and they cleanse Castle Dracula by killing the three female vampires and sealing the entrances with sacred objects. The others catch up with the count just as he is about to reach his castle, and Jonathan and Quincey use knives to destroy him. read more