Michael Pataki

Jan Shutan

José Ferrer

JoJo D'Amore

Libby Chase

John Levin

Reggie Nalder

Cleo Harrington

Arlene Martel

Katherine Fitzpatrick

Sally Marr

Darlene Craviotto

Tom Gerrard

Al Ferrara

Roger Pancake

Bob Miller

Gordon McGill

Merryl Jay

Jackie Drake

John Kirby

Lou Schumacher

Carl Morrison

Simmy Bow

Dimitri Logothetis

Chris George

Dwight Krizman

Roger Schumacher

Dominic Ferlan

Joan Leone

Albert Band

Patrick McFadden

Philip Collins

Don Perry

Sam F. Shaw

Ralph Burris

J. Larry Carroll

William R. Maxham

Lola Bullion Chambers

Sterling Franck

John Wilkinson

Robert McVay

Ron Johnson

Brink Brydon

Jim Benjamin

Scott Spencer

Moshe Yakobovesky

Pam Eddy

Stephen Vaughan

Richard Band

Frank Ray Perilli

Bruce Logan

Zoltan Elek

Harry Keramidas

Andrew Belling

Stan Winston

Horror

Dracula's Dog

VIC Productions

EMI Television

Crown International Pictures

Italy

United States of America

Zoltan, Hound of Dracula (1977)

Tail from the Kennel.

Unfortunately I never caught this pic as a youngster, to have that nostalgia glow, the memory bank igniting to recall a time when Zoltan scared one to tears. I have plenty of those type of movies, where I ask understanding about why a cheese laden film from my formative years still holds a piece of my psyche in the grip of fear.

So watching Zoltan now as a middle aged adult, for the first time ever, is just painful. It’s a simply awful film, the film makers dragging the dead carcass of the Dracula name through a sewer of foul smelling waste. Nothing happens really, some bloke and his dog is awoken by an explosion, they search for the last remaining Dracula descendant and find him in the big modern America. Lots of people stand around talking, dogs come and go, bark a lot, Zoltan’s eyes glow and a camping trip gets ruined. The End!

I don’t mock or pour scorn on anyone who has that childhood jolt to look back on fondly, I have them myself. However, for those not avowed to Zoltan’s fangy nostalgia? Stay away! 2/10

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ZOLTAN: HOUND OF DRACULA (1978; trailer) Reggie Nalder