Vampira

                                                          KIsses to Bill- Vampira I knew Maila for many years when I lived in Hollywood. During the fifties, she had been associated with James Dean.  Maila was married at this particular time and was appearing on TV as Vampira. After Jimmy died, she was interviewed by numerous magazines, and was mentioned as Jimmy's girlfriend. Not true, but it got her publicity that followed her through until her recent death. And by the looks of the blogs now...Read Full Story

Vampira was a late night TV horror show hostess in the 1950s whose iconic "sex, death and humor" style heavily influenced the later (better known but very similar!) character, "Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark" . The character of Vampira was created by actress Maila Nurmi as a "glamour ghoul" - a beautiful woman with long black hair, ultra long red fingernails, deathly pale skin and a tiny waist, wearing a tight, low cut, cleavage revealing black dress which was slit to reveal her elegant legs...Read Full Story

The HorrorHound Weekend takes place in Indianapolis, Indiana beginning March 26th and the festival will have several films showing, along with a tribute to Vampira. Some of the films that will be shown include G irl Number Three, Parasomnia, Smash Cut, Nightbreed and others. The Weekend will also host guest appearances from George A. Romero, Clive Barker, Elvira, Ms. Vampy aka Brooke Lewis and dozens more. The Vampira Weekend will also feature a tribute to Maila Nurmi, the Queen of the Damned...Read Full Story

{these photos were taken from More Things Than Are Dreamt Of} {this photo found via Google image} Last October, we featured Elvira as Creepy Girl. This October, why not Vampira, TV's first horror hostess in the 50's. Maila Nurmi played Vampira.  All I gotta say, look at that waist size!Read Full Story

Vampira Costumes and Makeup: A Vampira outfit makes a great choice for a Halloween costume or fancy dress based on horror movies, sexy female vampires or ghouls or 1950s nostalgia! Vampira was the original Queen of Horror! Long before Elvira, Mistress of the Dark vamped her way onto a TV screen, Vampira had a generation of 1950s men glued to late night TV when she became the world's first "horror host". Created by model and aspiring actress Maila Nurmi, Vampira was an overnight sensation...Read Full Story