Things are looking up for vegetarian vampire Count Grumpula, now that he has friends Hazel, the Mistral wood witch, and Toot, her magical owl. Yet while thrilled with his new found friends, Grumpula is a little envious of Hazel's relationship with Toot. If only he could find a special magical companion too. But vampires are supposed to have hell hounds, and for a vegetarian vampire a hell hound would be totally unsuitable . . . . or would it?