I was wondering how the fans were criticisng poor Jonathan Harker for failing to be the perfect suitor (I'm sure they do), when I realised you were referring to *Dracula* as the love-interest...!

I imagine Erik is supposed to be scary but rather pathetic; I certainly don't think that in the book Christine shows any sign of finding his passion for her romantic. The idea of his consuming love horrifies her, and not just because he is hideous but because he clutches possessively at her with a love that she does not return.