Tonight on MeTV- William Marshall makes an unexpected return as the Africa vampire sired by Count Dracula himself-who we saw meet his end in the original “Blacula” film- but now revived by supernatural voodoo power to seek not only new victims, but also a cure for his cursed affliction! Cries of terror and anguish fill the air in “Scream Blacula Scream”!

This 1973 sequel, continuing the story of African prince Mamuwalde, opens with a sad event- the passing of the local voodoo leader and high priestess Mama Loa. She passes on her title and leadership to her adopted and trusted apprentice Lisa- rather than her own hot headed son Willis who fully expected to be next in line for the powerful position. Angered and seeking revenge, Willis seeks out a former deposed high priest of voodoo, who sells him some bones- all that remains of Prince Mamuwalde- dubbed “Blacula” by the King of the Vampires, Dracula (A heart-broken Mamuwalde willingly exposed himself to sunlight and was destroyed at the end of the first film). Willis plans to use a voodoo ritual to bring Blacula back from the dead and aid him in his vengeance against Lisa.

He does the ritual- and it seems to have failed- until Blacula appears, and thirsting for blood, bites Willis! The young man now becomes the slave of the vampire prince and a vampire himself. When he informs Mamuwalde about a special party-an exposition featuring African art. The vampire is intrigues- but before heading to the party, claims more new victims. He then makes his way to the party in the home of art collector and ex-police officer Justin, whose girlfriend by coincidence, happens to be the newly crowned voodoo high priestess Lisa! Mamuwalde not only finds her very attractive, but also realizes that, with the strong voodoo powers she possesses, she might be able to remove the curse of vampirism from his being. He also witnesses a party guest accidentally cutting herself- and the sight of her blood proves very tempting. He exits the party- and secretly re-enters the house to claim his next victim!

Soon the growing number of victims- all with similar bite marks on their necks- convinces the suspicious Justin to try to enlist his former L.A.P.D. lieutenant to search for the perpetrator- who he believes must be an actual vampire. Meanwhile, Lisa has a dangerous encounter that leads Blacula to reveal his true self to her- and gives her no alternative but to perform the ritual that will remove his curse. Will Mamuwalde finally be cured- or will he lead his army of new living dead victims to destroy all who oppose him?

Once again- William Marshall gives the role of the vampire prince dignity and intelligence- but also a fiendish savagery. We’ll talk about the cast, which includes the actress who has been called the first female action star- Pam Grier, and some other familiar faces- and we’ll bring you look at a soulless TV series-yet another helping of Nostalgiaferatoo nonsense- a new song- some vintage batty Sven business- and more!

“Scream Blacula Scream” will fill your ears and eyes tonight at 8 pm eastern/pacific, and 7 central time. We invite you to join in the live-Tweeting during the show on Twitter- and remind you to include the hashtag #svengoolie in your Tweets. Our Chicago area viewers can once again enter the “House of Frankenstein” this morning at 11 am on our main local station CW26 (soon to return to its original designation as “the U”)!

Be watching for the announcement of an early June Sven appearance in Chicago at a famous venue- check the “appearances” tab here on our website for details soon- and some exciting new Sven anniversary merchandise as well!

Join us tonight for the return of the first black vampire to appear in films- back again to stalk the streets of Los Angeles!