Build a movie plot around this: What does the guard find in the coffin that had fallen in front of him? The stake out of the shrouded body and a big black dog.
Russian soldiers are doing some blasting in a field in Romania whenthey unearth a tomb filled with the coffins of the Dracula family. There'sEva Dracula, Mikhail Dracula, Frederic Dracula, and Igor Dracula, alongwith two unnamed coffins. While Major Hessle [Arlene Martel] sends for Inspector Branco [Jose Ferrer], ayoung soldier guards the tomb. When an earthquake breaks open one of theunnamed coffins, the soldier opens the lid and pulls the stake out of theshrouded body. Suddenly, a big black dog leaps out and bites the soldier'sneck. Years ago, the big black dog Zoltan was bitten by Igor Draculahimself and was turned into a vampire dog. Zoltan then proceeds to unearththe other unnamed tomb, that of Igor's renfield Veidt Smith [Reggie Nalder]. Unfortunately,neither Zoltan nor Veidt can survive without a Dracula master. Thelast Dracula descendent, Michael Drake (Drake-ula, get it?), is apsychologist living [literally] in Los Angeles with wife Marla [Jan Shutan], daughterLinda [Libby Chase], and son Steve [John Levin]. The only thing for Veidt and Zoltan to do is totravel to the United States, find Michael Drake Michael Pataki], and turn him into amaster vampire.The Drake family is all excited about their upcoming vacation, amonth long camping trip to Clear Lake, away from civilization. Marla haseven talked Michael into taking their four German shepherds--Annie,Samson, and the two puppies. They know that they're going to have fun.What they don't know is that Veidt Smith is following them in a hearsebearing the body of Zoltan.Day 1: The Drakes set up camp while Veidt and Zoltan park the hearseon a ridge overlooking the Drakes' camp. While the Drakes eat dinner, oneof the puppies runs off and becomes dinner for Zoltan. That night, whileLinda and Steve are sleeping outside the camper, Zoltan sneaks into camp,but Samson runs him off. "Wolf," concludes Michael.Day 2: Michael and Steve find the dead puppy and bury it, thinkingthat the fang marks on the puppy's neck were from a rattlesnake...