The film is set in Carleton, a small town in 1950s California, where Count Dracula arrives, having killed and assumed the identity of an artist named Bellac Gordal (Norbert Schiller) who has traveled from Europe to visit his cousin, Cora Mayberry (Greta Granstedt). The story revolves around his interaction with Cora's daughter, Rachel (Eberhardt).<ref name=TCM>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17289/The-Return-of-Dracula/ The Return of Dracula], Turner Classic Movies website, accessed October 12, 2011</ref>