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 ...

A preview of Vampira (played by Maila Nurmi) and her new show "The Vampira Show".

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 ...

Many actors spend decades building impressive careers, but all Maila Nurmi needed was one night to create a legend. How the 'armpit of Kansas City' landed the Chiefs Massive blaze engulfs historic New ...