Claim: Penny Dreadful has the religious figure Abraham Van Helsing.

Professor Abraham Van Helsing is a fictional character and the main protagonist from the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula . Van Helsing is an aged Dutch doctor with a wide range of interests and accomplishments , partly attested by the string of letters that follows his name : `` MD , D.Ph. , D.Litt. , etc , etc , '' indicating a wealth of experience , education and expertise . The character is best known throughout his many adaptations as a vampire hunter and the archenemy of Count Dracula .