Overseeing the séance is Count Yorga, a Bulgarian mystic and hypnotist who has recently moved to the states from Europe.

At his basement, which has been converted into a throne room, Yorga awakens his two vampiric brides, one of whom is Donna's mother, and commands them to have sex.

Hayes' girlfriend suggests involving the police, citing a similar case of a baby being found in the woods, drained of its blood.

Hayes, Michael, and Donna visit the mansion to inquire about Paul's whereabouts and keep Yorga active until sunrise.

Despite knowing how dangerous their chances are, they grab stakes and makeshift crosses before heading to the mansion as night falls.

Quarry told actor/producer Michael Macready he would play the vampire role if they turned the story into a straight horror film.

AIP head Samuel Z. Arkoff was responsible for changing the title from Iroga to Yorga to make it easier for buyers to pronounce.

Alterations to the movie's soundtrack were also required to lessen the impact of violent scenes that remained in the film.

Count Yorga, Vampire premiered in Los Angeles on June 10, 1970, through American International Pictures.

In 2004, MGM's Midnite Movies DVD line (which redistributed much of the American International Pictures horror catalog previously owned by Orion Pictures Home Video) released Count Yorga, Vampire and its sequel, The Return of Count Yorga as a DVD double feature.

[4] In November 2022, Arrow Films released it as a double feature alongside its sequel, The Return of Count Yorga (1971), in a two-disc Blu-ray set.

[2] Variety wrote that Robert Quarry had an "aristocratically handsome look and plays the part with a certain sinister intelligence (and) even a sly humor that befits a guy who has been around for several hundred years," adding that "The dialogue has a believable sound to it, and the playing of the principals is low-key and convincingly realistic.

"[6] Roger Greenspun of The New York Times called Robert Quarry "the best chief vampire I have seen in years.

"[8] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "writer-director Bob Kelljan has freshened up the formula pretty well ... he and his attractive cast of unknowns do succeed in persuading us to go along with the hokum for the duration of the film's fast-moving 90 minutes.

"[9] Kenneth Turan of The Washington Post called it "as good a horror film as we have had for some time" and "90 minutes of supremely diverting entertainment.

"[10] Kenneth Thompson of The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote that "the understated acting and the tightly controlled, increasingly staccato tempo make this the most distinctive essay in the macabre since Night of the Living Dead.