That film, in which Quarry stars as a charismatic new age vampire named Khorda (not Yorga, Khorda!) was a little bit too close to AIP’ss intended Yorga franchise plans (Quarry even wore the same custom fangs made for him for Count Yorga) and, reportedly none too pleased, Arkoff picked up the rights to Deathmaster, buried it, and immediately pushed Quarry into production on Kelljan’s sequel, The Return of Count Yorga.
Even 46 years later, The Return of Count Yorga is not a film to watched alone.
No word of a lie, The Return of Count Yorga is one the creepiest vampire films I’ve ever seen.
Regardless of whatever tensions boiled behind the scenes, however, 1971’s The Return of Count Yorga is in almost every way, a superior picture.