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Every story has two sides. Take the legacy of Abraham Van Helsing, for example. Bram Stoker's Dracula portrays him as a vampire-hunting savior who defeats the bloodsucking Count, but what if that's propaganda? Natasha Kermani's adaptation of Joe Hill's short story "Abraham's Boys" portrays a different side of Van Helsing. The line between hero and monster is a fine one, and Kermani explores it in a 20th-century period piece that questions an iconic horror figure. Titus Welliver plays Dr. Abraham Van Helsing, who has relocated his family to an isolated piece of land in California's Central Valley. We examine Abraham from the perspective of his eldest son, Max (Brady Hepner): an overprotective husband to his ailing wife, Mina (Jocelin Donahue), and a stern father to his younger son, Rudy (Judah Mackey). Mina's affliction is linked to vampirism, and Abraham lives in constant fear of creatures raiding his home, drawn by Mina's scent. It's time ...