 At the time, Jackson was a Jehovah's Witness, and church elders berated him for promoting demonology.Jackson ordered Branca, who had the sole copy, to destroy it.Branca told Jackson that Bela Lugosi, whom Jackson adored, and who played Dracula in the movies, was also religious and had put a disclaimer at the beginning of "Dracula" stating that he didn't endorse vampirism.