Common thread in The Lost Boys, Dracula and Peter-Pan In The Lost Boys there are similar occurrences and references both to the novel Dracula, by Bram Stoker and Peter Pan, by Sir James Barrie. There are many similarities between the three storylines. In the stories of all three works there is a common thread: it all started with Dracula. The story of Dracula has many components used in the film The Lost Boys. The comparison begins with the vampire. Dracula centers on the main vampire, Dracula. Dracula has many powers and ways he can alter reality. In Bram Stoker's novel Dracula we see that there is a struggle for power. In the entire universe, no being has complete control over another. In Dracula God, Dracula, Nature, and Humanity have some form of dominion over others, whether direct control or as a tool through which another must exercise their power. In this article we will look at the different ways control and power are used. Just a few of the vampire's many powers are: he can turn humans into the undead, he is practically immortal, he has the ability to rejuvenate by drinking blood, he casts no shadow, he casts no reflections, he has the ability to crawl along walls, he has the ability to control animals, can control the weather and also has the power to transform one's form. Here we can see these powers. Dracula can turn humans into the undead. An example are the three women he transformed into vampires, creatures of the night. Renfield wishes to be transformed into a creature of the night. He considers Dracula his master and seeks only to serve him. Lucy is transformed into a vampire by Dracula. However, the most memorable person gave birth... in the middle of paper... and chaos. The kids in Peter Pan show the same traits. They are all young and wild. The carnival in The Lost Boys is equivalent to Neverland in Peter Pan. It has all the things kids want, admire and love. Bibliography Primary Sources Stoker, Bram; Dracula, (1897) Bari, J.M.; Peter Pan, (1911)Schumacher, Joel; The Lost Boys, (1988) Secondary Sources Dunbar, Janet, J.M. Barrie: The Man Behind the Image (1970) Florescu, Radu, and McNally, RT, Dracula: A Biography of Vlad the Impaler, 1431-1476 (1973) Sorescu, M., Vlad Dracula the Impaler, trans. by D. Deletant (1987).Florescu, Radu R. and McNally, Raymond T., Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and Times (1989)Green, Roger Lancelyn, J.M. Barrie (1960).McNally, Raymond, and Florescu, Radu, The Search for Dracula (1972; repr. 1994)