The Great Hunt

The Great Hunt began when Anthony Van Helsing revealed Dracula's location on the Internet, and ended with Van Helsing's defeat inside the castle's catacombs. It is so far the largest vampire hunt (or vamphunt) since the middle ages.

Origins
Van Helsing devised a strategy to defeat Dracula where he would bring the Count out of obscurity for all interested factions to find him and siege the castle. His plan was to attack Dracula at his weakest. After years of looking for Dracula's whereabouts, he finally found the castle and spent ten days waiting for Dracula to leave the safety of his home. When he was ready, Van Helsing made Dracula's location public, and The Great Hunt began.

Battles
The first battle between Dracula's minions and the attackers took place about fifty miles away from the Castle, in the enchanted forest of Sylva. There they faced bounty hunters, who were looking to make some money by taking the Count's head to anyone who was willing to pay the right price. As they came closer to the castle, the defenders were forced to fend off vampire hunters, princes, jocks and even decorators who despised Dracula's sense of style.

Under the Castle Regent's orders they finally managed to enter the castle and fought through every room trying to reach the catacombs. Some monsters stayed behind to give the Regent enough time to enter the catacombs.

When it became apparent that the Regent's strategy was being effective, Van Helsing took matters into his own hands, and entered the catacombs. A huge battle ensued between him and the remaining monsters, and Van Helsing was forced to reveal his biggest secret: he was a vampire too. Almost defeated at the hands of a very powerful vampire, the Regent was able to deliver a final blow by forcing Van Helsing into sunlight, effectively saving the Count.

Aftermath
No one knows for sure where Dracula and all his minions went after surviving the Great Hunt.