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Vampira

Maila Nurmi as “Vampira”

Maila Nurmi as “Vampira”, the first TV horror hostess for ABC, (1954)

Vampira on screen

The Vampira Show was a hosted horror movie show, with Vampira played by Maila Nurmi. It aired on KABC-TV Channel 7, Los Angeles, California (USA) between 30 April 1954 until 2 April 1955. The movies included classic horror, crime, and…

Plan 9 from Outer Space, 1956

Vampira, a.k.a. Maila Nurmi, on the set of Plan 9 from Outer Space, 1956 In California, an old man (Bela Lugosi) grieves the loss of his wife (Vampira) and on the next day he also dies. However, the space soldier…