"Blood Son" is a short story

Short story

A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...

 that was written by Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson

Richard Burton Matheson is an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is perhaps best known as the author of What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return, A Stir of Echoes, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and I Am Legend, all of which have been...

. It was first published in 1951 under the title "Drink My Red Blood". It was recently adapted as short film

Film

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 by Michael McGruther

Michael McGruther

Michael McGruther began his filmmaking career with the original screenplay Tigerland, directed by Joel Schumacher and co-written by Ross Klavan. The critically acclaimed screenplay was nominated by IFP/West for Best First Screenplay and by the Political Film Society for the PFS Award in 2001...

. It is the first production of BuffaloNickel Films.

The story focuses on a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with vampirism. As his obsession deepens, he is increasingly ostracized by the community, not because they fear the supernatural, but because they think he is insane. However, at the end of the novel, it is revealed that Count Dracula is willing to accept him into his ways. Dracula softly states, "My son."