Before Elvira, there was Vampira, the
original tv-B-movie-horror-flick vampire-hostess. Gotta love those vampire
girls. It's that's mysterious woman in black that gets a bachelor every
time.
Ed Wood Jr. knew that, and showcased her in his epic
"Plan
9 From Outer Space." Granted she didn't do much more than saunter
through a graveyard and act like a zombie, but that's all a character like
Vampira
needed. The only thing that detracts from her cult status was the
fact that she tried to sue Elvira a few years ago for stealing
her act. She lost. But thanks to the movie Ed Wood she was exposed
to a whole new generation. Pleasant nightmares!
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