Anna Valerious: You ask a lot of questions.
Van Helsing: Normally I only ask two."What are we dealing with?" and "How do I kill it?"
Aleera: You can't go until I say you can go. And, I say you can go when you're dead!
Carl: Why does it smell like wet dog in here?
Carl: Actually, I'm just a friar. I can swear as much as I want. Dammit!





Answer: After being killed - "murdered" as Dracula stated several times - by Van Helsing, Dracula made a deal with the Devil to regain his life. Carl tells his story when telling Van Helsing and Anna everything that he has learnt.