Halloween requires a mention of Astoria’s own Finnish wasp-waisted glamour ghoul, Vampira, aka Astoria High School graduate Maila Nurmi. In 1954 Los Angeles, she was the first late-night horror movie ...
A preview of Vampira (played by Maila Nurmi) and her new show "The Vampira Show".
On April 30, 1954, KABC-TV premiered, Dig Me Later, Vampira, at 11 p.m. Maila Nurmi debuted as the ghoulish horror movie hostess Vampira. In a slinky black dress and pale facial makeup, she came ...
A reconstructed episode of The Vampira Show was released from the Vampira's Attic web site in October 2007. The release imitated a complete episode by using existing footage of the show combined with ...