Zoltan, le chien sanglant de Dracula

A European vampire-tomb is unearthed by an explosion, releasing a Renfield-type minion of Count Dracula(Reggie Nalder) and his loyal bloodsucking canine named Zoltan. With a vampire-expert professor hot on their trail, they travel to America in search of the last Dracula descendant, a suburban family man unaware of his frightful ancestry.

DRACULA'S DOG is assembly-line drive-in fodder, but for a Crown International Pictures release, a bit tidier a production that one might expect. Amidst the intermittent belly laughs, a few scenes actually manage to bring on the chills. The casting of Reggie Nalder is beneficial, as well...his lizard-like mug glowing in the moonlight could send any man running for the hills.

5.5/10...a perfect flick for youngsters having Saturday night sleepovers.

Awesome 70's B Grade horror. It pretty much has everything from the campy vibe, the synth scores, the right ending, and more. I liked the directing style as well. Anyone who likes B grade horrors from the 1970's should look out for this, it underrated that's for sure. Just don't expect great acting, well not at the start anyhow.

A group of soldiers excavate a crypt, one of The Soldiers pulls the lid off a sarcophagus, unveiling a cloth covered figure with a stake through its heart, he removes it, and all hell breaks loose.

It's a horror flick from the 70's with a story about vampire dogs, a horrendous script and presumably a budget that would barely have funded the purchase of a second hand Datsun, but it is a bit of fun.

Nobody will convince me that this movie is anything other than shocking, too many of the elements are excruciating, including the wooden (stake) acting, the horrendous script and somewhat cute dog, but I wasn't bored, I wasn't distracted, and I didn't flick through it, it held my attention.

I didn't dislike some of the visuals, and some of the special effects aren't totally without merit.

What do you expect from a film called Zoltan, Hound of Dracula, you know full well what you're going to get.

4/10.

Blending the vampire and creature feature themes, Albert Band's "Zoltan" is a haunting filmscape canvassing Dracula's faithful undead servant Veidt Schmidt (Nalder) and bloodhound named Zoltan, awoken from their eternal slumber to locate Dracula's last known descendant (Pataki) and restore the undead dynasty. Pataki is on vacation with his family and two German Shepherds when Detective Jose Ferrer arrives to deliver the bad news.

Routinely panned as a monumental lemon, I have no trouble enjoying the creepy performance of the tight-lipped, scar-faced Nalder, his dialogue delivered telepathically as he commands the dutiful Zoltan (a savage looking greyhound) to execute opposition to their mission. Pataki is virtually a bewildered bystander as Ferrer has to convince him that not only is he the last adult descendant of Count Dracula, but that his lineage want him converted to undead status. Arlene Martel has a small supporting role as one of the foolish uniforms who exhume the long-dead vampires in the film's prologue, while some viewers might also recognise Simmy Bow and JoJo D'Amore in a humorous cameo as a pair of ill-fated fishermen.

Suspenseful at times (e.g. Ferrer and Pataki holed up in the log cabin while the pack terrorise them throughout the night), "Zoltan" is a novel twist on the Dracula theme and not, in my opinion deserved of the criticism - it's clearly a B-movie, yet technically well constructed with a moody atmosphere, some gruesome shocks and downright entertaining.

Alright, I've been reading the comments for this movie and I must say everyone here agrees this movie is really a piece of crap.But, like other guy said, I also saw this movie late at night when I was about 8~9 years old and it really scared the hell out of me, I couldn't even watch for more than 10 minutes without freaking out and leaving the room (only to come back a few minutes later). Maybe now, as an adult, I would laugh at this movie, but the first impression is what you remember. I remember being as scared with this as I was with Nosferatu (1979) (Damn, kinski was a horrible vampire!) I want to see Dracula's Dog again, but I can't seem to find it anywhere...