Maila Nurmi, whose "Vampira" TV persona pioneered the spooky-yet-sexy Goth aesthetic, has died, coroner's officials said. She was 85. By The Associated Press Maila Nurmi, whose “Vampira” TV persona ...

Vampira’s Astoria,’ ‘Plan 9 from Outer Space’ events Thursday, Friday Chelsea Vaughn is haunted by a figure from Astoria’s past, but that’s alright with her. “I’m definitely being haunted by her and ...

Comedian Dana Gould celebrates Vampira creator Maila Nurmi with rare footage, personal stories and a special live event in ...

Vampira, portrayed by Maila Nurmi, was the first television horror hostess who made her debut on screens in 1954 with The Vampira Show. Gothic horror aesthetics and the dark glamour of Morticia Addams ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Halloween requires a mention of Astoria's own Finnish wasp-waisted glamour ghoul, Vampira, aka Astoria High School graduate Maila ...

In our never ending quest to bring you every damned thing that’s cool imaginable, we’re proud to help celebrate the birthday of great and forever sexy Vampira along with a lot of familiar faces — ...

Alan K is The Next Famous Movie Monster & This is Their Origin Story. Alan K has over a decade of journalism experience with a focus on horror, LGBTQ+ and entertainment. They have contributed to ...

Despite a regrettable dearth of visual material of Maila Nurmi in her signature role as early TV horror icon Vampira, R.H. Greene‘s docu succeeds admirably in transposing his 2010 radio documentary ...

As promised, on this most auspicious date of December 11th, Dread Central has a gloomy birthday treat for fans of the first horror host, the one-and-only Vampira: the exclusive premiere of the first ...

The Bearded Lady's Mystic Museum in Burbank played host to an art event saluting Guillermo del Toro's Oscar-winning film The Shape of Water on Saturday, July 14. This special art event, introduced by ...