Count Yorga, Vampire

8/15/2023

**_The micro-budget Indie that brought the Dracula story to the modern day_** Three Los Angeles couples in their 20s-30s hold a séance with a mysterious immigrant from Bulgaria, a count (Robert Quarry). When one of the couples drives him home in their Volkswagen van, they become suspicious of the man. Could he be… a vampire. “Count Yorga, Vampire” (1970) was originally to be called “The Loves of Count Iorga, Vampire” and this explains the title during the opening credits of the version I viewed. It also explains why a couple of the characters (not all) pronounce the Count’s name as ee-OR-gah. This is an Indie by Erica Productions that AIP wisely decided to distribute. It only cost $64,000 (which is $50,000 LESS than “Night of the Living Dead”), but is superior to some of the