DirectingVampira: The Movie

The story of Maila "Vampira" Nurmi, living on the very edge of show business, and her rise to celluloid cultdom 50 years later. Her big break came in 1954 when she played the "glamour ghoul" Vampira, emerging from the mist to greet viewers of obscure horror movies on the new medium— television. Her newfound fame led to friendships with Marlon Brando, James Dean, and Anthony Perkins. But Vampira's show was abruptly cancelled. Nurmi appeared as Vampira again in the 1959 low-budget horror / sci-fi film, Plan 9 from Outer Space, directed by Edward D. Wood Jr. and often dubbed "the worst film of all time." But you can't keep a good vampire down, and Nurmi's character rose from the dead again in 1993's Ed Wood, directed by Tim Burton.

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David John Skal was an American cultural historian, critic, writer, and on-camera commentator known for his research and analysis of horror films and horror literature.

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Vampira: The Movie

Vampira: The Movie

The Perfect Scary Movie

The Perfect Scary Movie

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

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The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

The Road to 'Dracula'

The Road to 'Dracula'

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

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