Hotel Transylvania: What Happened To Dracula's Wife, Martha
The first Hotel Transylvania hinted at a traumatic backstory for Dracula that involved the death of his wife Martha, indicating that what happened to her is why he's so protective of his daughter, Mavis. The 2012 movie made something new of the monster genre, featuring supernatural and typically feared creatures as the protagonists of the family-friendly animated movie that launched a franchise. The monsters exist very similarly to humans in that they have dreams, families, and histories. Dracula's family history is Hotel Transylvania's most hard-hitting story.
In the first movie of the franchise, Dracula is a single father and the owner of the Hotel Transylvania. While making plans for his daughter Mavis' birthday (who is turning 118 years of age), a lost human traveler named Jonathan stumbles upon his premises, much to Dracula's horror. Whilst Jonathan is not really fazed by Drac, Drac is evidently bothered by having a human around. When Jonathan sees a portrait of ''Lady Lubov'' in the hotel, he says that there's a legend about her: she met a lonely count and the two had a baby before they both died in a mysterious fire. However, Drac corrects this story and tells Jonathan that that's not how she died.
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''Lady Lubov'' is actually Martha, Drac's late wife, and her death is not so mysterious as the legend tells. In a flashback, it's made clear that Drac (Adam Sandler), Martha, and baby Mavis were mobbed by humans who had found out they were vampires, setting their castle alight. Drac leaves the burning castle and attempts to reason with the humans when he hears a horrid scream. It's never confirmed what happened, but it's strongly implied that Martha either died
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