Having moved to So Cal from San Francisco in 1956, before I was born, my family use to watch Vampira on late Saturday night tv. As her horror program of old horror films had run from 1954-1955 on ABC ch 7, and a very short time in 1956 on KHJ ch 9. They did watch other horror tv show hosts like the Old Woman om KTLA ch 5 1957-1958, Ghoulita 1963 and Jeepers Creepers on KCOP ch 13 1963-1966 and Seymour on KHJ ch 9 and then KTLA ch 5 1969-1974. I myself remember Jeepers Creepers and Seymour. We would watch their shows and order food from Chicken Delight and Pizza Man.:) -Rj
She was stunning and just look at what she spawned....Vampira, Elviria, Morticia Addams, Lily Munster, even some of that inspiration in Hester Frump, And a slew of B movie female witches and vampire parts.
Aw heck, I need more than three words. She was hot in L.A. when I was a tiny, innocent (?) child. She tried to sue Cassandra Peterson, claiming that Elvira was a copy of herself. She lost the lawsuit.
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ReplyDeleteHaving moved to So Cal from San Francisco in 1956, before I was born, my family use to watch Vampira on late Saturday night tv. As her horror program of old horror films had run from 1954-1955 on ABC ch 7, and a very short time in 1956 on KHJ ch 9.
They did watch other horror tv show hosts like the Old Woman om KTLA ch 5 1957-1958, Ghoulita 1963 and Jeepers Creepers on KCOP ch 13 1963-1966 and Seymour on KHJ ch 9 and then KTLA ch 5 1969-1974.
I myself remember Jeepers Creepers and Seymour. We would watch their shows and order food from Chicken Delight and Pizza Man.:)
-Rj
Iconic, vampire, model!
ReplyDeleteShe was stunning and just look at what she spawned....Vampira, Elviria, Morticia Addams, Lily Munster, even some of that inspiration in Hester Frump, And a slew of B movie female witches and vampire parts.
What a legend!
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Of course! Vampira!
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ReplyDeleteAw heck, I need more than three words. She was hot in L.A. when I was a tiny, innocent (?) child.
She tried to sue Cassandra Peterson, claiming that Elvira was a copy of herself. She lost the lawsuit.
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