Late in the night, an earthquake shakes loose one of the coffins, which slides down and lands at the feet of the confused guard.

Curious as to what has fallen before him, the guard opens the coffin and discovers a dog's body, impaled by a wooden stake.

After slaying the guard and drinking his blood, Zoltan opens another coffin shaken loose from the crypt, this one holding the body of his master, an innkeeper named Veidt Smit.

He decides to take his wife Marla and their two children, Linda and Steve—as well as their two German Shepherds, Samson and Annie, and their two puppies—on vacation in the family's Winnebago camper.

[4] Scenes taking place at the Dracula family's tomb were filmed on the former site of Griffith Park Zoo.

[4] The film received a theatrical release in the United Kingdom on May 8, 1977, under the title Zoltan... Hound of Dracula.

[11] Adam Tyner of DVD Talk rated it 2/5 stars and wrote that the film is too inept to be scary, though it is fun to mock.