Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Wenne Alton Davis, who played in ...

Today is Thursday, Dec. 11, the 345th day of 2025 with 20 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mercury, ...

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, ...

Halloween requires a mention of Astoria’s own Finnish wasp-waisted glamour ghoul, Vampira, aka Astoria High School graduate Maila Nurmi. In 1954 Los Angeles, she was the first late-night horror movie ...

Cassandra Peterson understands the power of a movie night — or more specifically, the kind of movie night that wobbles between horror and hilarity, where the fake blood maybe gleams brighter than the ...

Though most people knew her as Vampira, a late-night, creature-feature host in Los Angeles, Maila Nurmi was so much more. From her relationships with James Dean and other Hollywood luminaries to her ...

It’s an interesting quirk of LA—a place quite literally within The Golden State—that goth culture is one of the city’s biggest (unofficial) exports. Sure, you’d be forgiven for picturing perma-tans ...

Many actors spend decades building impressive careers, but all Maila Nurmi needed was one night to create a legend. Trump Administration Orders 500,000 Immigrants to Leave US Megalodon: Largest ever ...

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 ...

The "Monster Mash" was more than just a graveyard smash — it was also banned in the U.K. for many years! Learn about the Halloween track's unexpected origins Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Every October, ...