Originally aired May 9, 1997
Written by Josef Anderson
Directed by Jerry O'Connell
Wade falls for a gothic-rock band's charismatic lead singer who, unbeknownst to her, is also a vampire. Quinn and Rembrandt team up with a vampire hunter to save Wade. Maggie, meanwhile, tries to track down Rickman.
Tropes present in the episode:
- All Drummers Are Animals: The drummer of Stoker kills a critic that insulted him.
- Big Bad Ensemble: The episode has Rickman and Stoker causing trouble independently of each other.
- Can't Take Criticism: Stoker's drummer, to the point where he kills a critic.
- Exposition of Immortality: Van Elsinger's collection of evidence of Stoker being immortal vampires, including dated pictures and vocal analysis results.
- It's Personal: Van Elsinger hunts vampires ever since his wife was turned.
- Our Vampires Are Different: In addition to the vampire-like Rickman as usual, there's a band of actual vampires who adhere very closely to standard depictions.
- Richard Nixon, the Used Car Salesman: Janis Joplin is still alive in 1997 and a health nut while no one has ever heard of Bob Dylan.
- Scary Black Man: The vampire security guard at the abandoned museum Stoker lives at.
- Shock and Awe: The drummer of Stoker confronts the Sliders with a guitar that shoots lightning.
- Shout-Out: To Dracula all over the place. The band is named after the surname of the author of the novel and the vampire hunter has a name that sounds like "Van Helsing" (Van Elsinger).
- Sinister Minister: Rickman spends the episode disguised as a preacher.
