 Dracula 's Daughter tells the story of Countess Marya Zaleska , the daughter of Count Dracula and herself a vampire . Following Dracula 's death , she believes that by destroying his body she will be free of his influence and can live as a human . When this fails , she turns to psychiatry and Dr. Jeffrey Garth . When his efforts fail , she kidnaps Janet , the woman Jeffrey loves , and flees with her to Transylvania in an attempt to bind Jeffrey to her . She is foiled and destroyed when her jealous manservant shoots her with an arrow . 
