The Return of Count Yorga

Play trailer

The Return of Count Yorga

R,

1971,

1h 37m,

Horror

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Stream Now

Watchlist

67%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

32%

100+ Ratings

Popcornmeter

67%

Tomatometer

6 Reviews

32%

Popcornmeter

100+ Ratings

A San Francisco orphanage becomes the site of strange disappearances when a vampire moves into the neighborhood.

Watch on Prime Video

Stream Now

Prime Video

Watch The Return of Count Yorga with a subscription on Prime Video.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jul 9, 2018

2/4

I'm convinced we're taking vampires, ghouls and zombies much too casually these days.

Go to Full Review

Chris Alexander

Alexander On Film

Mar 19, 2020

THE RETURN OF COUNT YORGA is one the creepiest vampire films I've ever seen.

Go to Full Review

Don Buday

Los Angeles Free Press

Jan 9, 2020

Rudy DeLuca and Craig Nelson are a riot.

Go to Full Review

Christopher Machell

CineVue

Jan 17, 2017

3/5

Return gets by on having fun with the formula, with overt winks to both Dracula and the 1970 Hammer film The Vampire Lovers.

Go to Full Review

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 4, 2015

2.5/4

[UPDATED 2025 REVIEW] The unusual setting (an orphanage) is a nice touch, but too many narrative and stylistic choices echo those from the first picture.

Go to Full Review

Steve Biodrowski

ESplatter

Jul 4, 2008

This sequel to Count Yorga, Vampire benefits from a slightly bigger budget and a considerably glossier look to the cinematography.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Kylo G

Nov 26, 2017

Robert Quarry returns as Count Yorga, brought back to life by the Santa Ana winds after having been killed at the end of the prior film. Yorga then begins to prey on the residents of a nearby orphanage and seems to lavish particular attention on a young teacher at the orphanage, Mariette Hartley. As with the first film, it's rather low budget, but makes up for it in enthusiasm and gore. This sequel gave more screen time to the Vampire Brides of Yorga, which was kind fun and provided some good creepy visuals, but overall this is an awfully silly film. Producer Michael Macready's father, Hollywood veteran George Macready made his final film appearance here as Prof. Rightstat and a young Craig T. Nelson made his film debut on this picture playing a cop. And not that you would notice it, the director of photography on this film was Bill butler, who's later go on to film "Jaws" and several "Rocky" pictures.

See more

Draco L

Nov 14, 2017

Campy version of the story of Dracula a.k.a Count Yorga...with Mariette Hartley.

Read all reviews

Bob Kelljan

Director

Robert Quarry

Count Yorga

Mariette Hartley

Cynthia Nelson

Roger Perry

Dr. David Baldwin

Yvonne Wilder

Jennifer Nelson

Tom Toner

Rev. Thomas Westwood Orphanage

The Asphyx

67%

47%

The Asphyx

Watchlist

Getting Away With Murder

0%

20%

Getting Away With Murder

Watchlist

Father's Day

78%

63%

Father's Day

Watchlist

Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things

50%

39%

Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things

Watchlist

Demons Never Die

13%

60%

Demons Never Die

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

A San Francisco orphanage becomes the site of strange disappearances when a vampire moves into the neighborhood.

Director: Bob Kelljan
Producer: Michael Macready
Distributor: American International Pictures
Production Co: American Internat'l Pics
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 18, 1971, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 17, 2017
Runtime: 1h 37m

Join The Newsletter

Join The Newsletter

Cookie Settings