The Return of Dracula is a 1958 American horror film directed by Paul Landres, and starring Francis Lederer, Norma Eberhardt, and Ray Stricklyn.

It follows Dracula, who murders an artist aboard a train in Central Europe, and proceeds to impersonate the man, traveling to meet with his extended family in a small California town.

In the balkans, Investigator John Meierman and several assistants attempt to trap Count Dracula inside his tomb in a cemetery, but upon opening his casket, they find it empty.

He murders Bellac Gordal, a Czech artist en route to the United States to visit his extended family in the small community of Carleton, California.

Rachel departs to her night shift at the local parish house, where she tends to elderly and infirm residents, including a blind woman, Jennie.

Rachel later falls asleep while reading and has what seems to be a nightmare in which Bellac asks her to remove Jennie's crucifix pendant from her neck and offers her eternal life.

[2] The Return of Dracula premiered theatrically in Los Angeles on May 21, 1958, as the top half of a double feature with The Flame Barrier.

[3] To promote the film, United Artists advertised that 12 insurance companies had refused to assume any liability risk for those admitted to see the feature.

"[6] The Return of Dracula was released on DVD by MGM in 2007 as a Midnite Movies Double Feature with Landres' previous film, The Vampire (1957).

On October 27, 1971, Lederer reprised his role of Count Dracula on an episode of Night Gallery titled "The Devil Is Not Mocked".