By the early seventies, the vampire genre was in dire need of some new blood. Hammer Studios' popular Dracula franchise with Christopher Lee had become increasingly formulaic and horror fans were becoming bored by their predictability. But change was in the air and the vampire film would soon enjoy a resurgence led by the arrival of the low-budget sleeper Count Yorga, Vampire in 1970. The movie's unexpected box office success not only spawned a sequel, The Return of Count Yorga (1971),but paved the way for Deathmaster (1972),Blacula (1972) and a number of more sexually explicit vampire thrillers such as Vampyres (1974).
Count Yorga, Vampire

PG-131h 33m5.71970

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A Hungarian nobleman, recently arrived in America, agrees to lead a séance for a distraught couple, concealing his true nature as a bloodsucking vampire.

The Return of Count Yorga

R1h 37m5.61971

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A ruthless vampire, Count Yorga, terrorizes a small town, exploiting his supernatural abilities to dominate and enslave the locals, focusing on the young girls at the local orphanage as he seeks a new partner to add to his legion of undead brides.

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