A little late for Halloween, but here are a few linked clues on an appropriate theme

!. Problem for which 2 potentially responsible? (1,4,2,3,4) - a pain in the neck

2. Doctor with a copper onto the French monster? (7) - Dracula

3. Prototype for 2 in private hell with mad bats? (4,3,7) - Vlad The Impaler

4. Is it 2 in burning heap we hear after 5am? (7) - Vampire

As usual I am giving you the first and last letters reshuffled into alphabetical order (all gone)

2. (dr) a (cu) (la) = Dracula

Thank you for taking the first bite, michele rose

4. burning heap > pyre
we hear (sounds like) > pire
after 5 (V) am

[V] [am] [pire] = Vampire

Yaggoddit Dan!

Hint: 3 is an anagram

1. I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing with this puzzle but I'm offering up :- A Bite on the Neck

Mad, you are very close: what would a bite in the neck cause that would be another expression for a problem, only changing that one word in your answer?

Another hint for 3: Vcvc ccv vccvcvR

A Pain in the Neck ?? 😬

Spot on Mad!

For 3, the letters to rearrange are privatehellmad, giving you the name of a bloodthirsty ruler

OK. Carrying on whilst the going is good ....

3. Vlad The Impaler

The going is definitely good!

... and if you are in the mood, there is another anagram waiting on the ===[**CDM**]=== thread...

Thanks, Lex. Might pop over there later then but not got much time today ….