Yeah, yeah. I know. The “Giallo Hotel” podcast is really, really late. Really, I know<\/i>. I’d give you a list of people to blame, but I’d hate to see all those people turning up dead. Bear with me. I’m working on it.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, here is some sad news <\/a>to wake up to. I should know. I did this morning. Actress and model Maila Nurmi<\/a> died in her sleep about five days ago. We all know her as… Vampira<\/b>!<\/p>\n Oh, c’mon. Play this up, fer pete’s sake. <\/p>\n Admit it. She made this world a fraction more cool than it was without her, don’t you think? She looked creepy and snarked about so-so monster movies long before it was fashionable. <\/p>\n And Halloween would’ve been a little less sexy. I’m sure lots of people thought to dress up like Morticia Addams<\/a> before she did. But Vampira made it the in-thing to do.<\/p>\n Well, that and she was one of the few highlights in Plan 9 From Outer Space<\/a>. She actually made that weird finger-wiggling bit pay off. I mean, it’s not a selling point or anything, but….<\/p>\n