{"id":70929,"date":"2021-03-30T09:31:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T16:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=70929"},"modified":"2021-03-31T17:33:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T00:33:07","slug":"return-of-count-yorga-the-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=70929","title":{"rendered":"Return of Count Yorga, The (1971)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Don&#8217;t you sense a strangeness &#8212; an unwanted curiosity?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-70930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Poster-682x1024.png 682w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Poster.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen Count Yorga (Robert Quarry) falls in love with a beautiful redhead (Mariette Hartley) working at an orphanage, he arranges a mass attack on her family &#8212; including her sister (Karen Erickson) &#8212; then hypnotizes her so she&#8217;ll forget what happened and come live with him. Meanwhile, a deaf caretaker (Yvonne Wilder) at the orphanage tries to convince a young boy (Philip Frame) to admit to what he saw happening, and a detective (Rudy De Luca) enlists help from his co-worker (Craig Nelson) in investigating the case. Will either Erickson&#8217;s fiance (David Lampson) or Hartley&#8217;s fiance (Roger Perry) be able to rescue their loved ones from a vampiric fate?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Vampires<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis sequel to the cult vampire flick <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35292\"><em>Count Yorga<\/em> (1971)<\/a> offers more of the same: a handsome nobleman (Quarry) attempts to lure yet more beautiful women to his harem, this time falling authentically in love with a luminous woman (Hartley) who he hopes to turn into his lifetime mate. The framing device of a young orphan (Frame) chasing a ball through a cemetery and being influenced by dead women rising from their graves is effectively spooky but never really explained. (It&#8217;s strongly implied that he&#8217;s been brainwashed in order to help Yorga, but to what extent? Is he now a vampire, too?) Meanwhile, the incorporation of a deaf woman (Wilder) who can&#8217;t get anyone to believe her is a tired trope, and later scenes involving detectives De Luca and Nelson turn weirdly comedic. You can feel free to skip this one unless you&#8217;re curious or a fan of the original. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some effectively creepy moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Hands.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Hands.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Hands.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Hands-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Hands-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Hands-486x270.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Women.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Women.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Women.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Women-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Women-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Return-of-Count-Yorga-Women-486x270.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one isn&#8217;t must-see. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067671\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/return-of-count-yorga-1971.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/69876\/return-of-count-yorga-the\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t you sense a strangeness &#8212; an unwanted curiosity?&#8221; Synopsis: When Count Yorga (Robert Quarry) falls in love with a beautiful redhead (Mariette Hartley) working at an orphanage, he arranges a mass attack on her family &#8212; including her sister (Karen Erickson) &#8212; then hypnotizes her so she&#8217;ll forget what happened and come live with him. Meanwhile, a deaf caretaker (Yvonne Wilder) at the orphanage tries to convince a young boy (Philip Frame) to admit to what he saw happening,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=70929\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70929"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70973,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70929\/revisions\/70973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}