This is the story of Maila Nurmi who rose to fame in 1954 when she created the character of Vampira and hosted late night horror and mystery movies. But the fame ended quickly.
We hear in her own words about her career and her extraordinary life. Director Ray Greene takes us on an eye opening tour of how Vampira came to be and he has even dug up a few kinescopes of her for us to watch. All VERY interesting stuff indeed.
Maila also tells us of her love for actor James Dean and the relationship they had back in the mid 50's before his untimely death. This movie is just chock full of information I never knew.
They also talk about her personal troubles and how Maila survived when she was pennieless. It's a typical Hollywood story where they chew you up, spit you out and forget about you, which is very sad.
A finely crafted documentary that no horror fan should miss, and the Vampira footage is priceless!! Director Greene should be commended for doing such a stunning and touching job and giving us a great story within a 2 hour time slot.
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