- Acting for Two: Vonetta McGee plays Mamuwalde's doomed bride Luva as well as her 1972 lookalike Tina.
- Actor-Inspired Element: William Marshall worked carefully with the producers to make sure his character had some dignity, resulting in a name change from 'Andrew Brown' to 'Prince Mamuwalde' and a backstory of being an African prince who'd succumbed to vampirism.
- Dark Horse Casting: William Marshall was mainly a Shakespearean actor who had barely done any films when he was cast in the title role.
- Follow the Leader: This film's runaway success popularized many other Black-themed horrors.
- Production Posse: Most of the crew who worked on Count Yorga and its sequel likewise worked on the Blacula movies.
- Referenced by...:
- The Simpsons: "Next, on Exploitation Theatre... Blacula, followed by Blackenstein, and The Blunchblack of Blotre Blame!" - "Ooh, funky!"
- Futurama: "There's only three real monsters, kid: Dracula, Blacula, and Son of Kong."
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