Count Yorga, Vampire (1970): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1970, Count Yorga, Vampire is a horror film directed by Bob Kelljan, running about 93 minutes. “Dashing, Dark and Deadly.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Sixties couples Michael and Donna and Paul and Erica become involved with the intense Count Yorga at a Los Angeles séance, the Count having latterly been involved with Erica's just-dead mother. After taking the Count home, Paul and Erica are waylayed, and next day a listless Erica is diagnosed by their doctor as having lost a lot of blood. When she is later found feasting on the family cat the doctor becomes convinced vampirism is at work, and that its focus is Count Yorga and his large isolated house.

Who’s in it. Count Yorga, Vampire stars Robert Quarry as Count Yorga, Roger Perry as Dr. Jim Hayes, Michael Murphy as Paul and Michael Macready as Michael Thompson, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.6/10, Count Yorga, Vampire has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $7M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo and MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Count Yorga, Vampire page.

If you liked it. Fans of Count Yorga, Vampire tend to enjoy Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, The Shining and Alien.