THE VAMPIRA SHOW - "The Ghost Hostess With The Mostess" (1954-1955)

 We've talked about Zacherley and Ghoulardi and Dr. Morgus, and even Elvira, but it was Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi, aka Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira who was the first ever television horror host!

Welcome to another smokin' hot Saturday Night Special in The Dungeon! 

The picture above, and as much information as you could ever want to know about Vampira is available at the wondrous website Recipes For Rebels!

It's all there, so I'm not even going to try!

 "The Vampira Show" was on channel 7 in Los Angeles in 1954 and 1955!

 The show opened with Vampira walking down this foggy hall that gave the viewers a good look at that seventeen inch waist of hers!

 As the camera gets closer and closer......

 .....And closer.........

Vampira lets out one of the most classic screams of all time!!

  AAAAAAAaaaahhhhhHHHHH!!

I love these shots! She looks so proud of herself, and she should be for all that she accomplished in her life against all odds!

Almost all the tapes of any of "The Vampira Shows" have been destroyed, and we're very lucky to be able to see this brief portion!

Where I come from, we call this "The Look." It's funny, kids can learn it before they're even two.

So do yourself a favor and go and read Vampira's incredibly fascinating, albeit sad story at

"Recipes For Rebels," I swear you will thank me later, and while you're there, make sure and check out the video for "Vampira's Cocktail!"

It's a killer!

EL ASESINO INVISIBLE / Neutron Traps the Invisible Killers - 1965

Here's a weird one, one of its alternate titles is NEUTRON TRAPS THE INVISIBLE KILLERS, well, Neutron (the Man in the BLACK Mask) was played by Wolf Ruvinskis. This movie stars Jorge (His First Acting Role) Rivero as The Man In The GOLD Mask!.. Like, WTF?!

Other stars include Ana Bertha (THE SHIP OF MONSTERS) Lepe, Guillermo (PLANET OF THE FEMALE INVADERS) Murray, Carlos (SANTO CONTRA LOS ZOMBIES) Agostí, Adriana (GIGANTES PLANETARIOS) Roel and Miguel (EL RATA) Arenas.

Neutron visits his scientist pal, who has invented an invisibility machine, they talk about how to prevent others from stealing the machine. Neutron agrees to help out.

But, the scientist's assistant knows all about the machine and builds his own. Suddenly, an invisible killer emerges to frighten the citizens...

We'll take a break and watch some wrasslin' now.

Back to the action!.. The Invisible Killer hops a ride with Neutron in his MG and gets a free ride to our hero's place, then, pummels the Hell out of Neutron in his lab before he escapes!

The Killer commandeers a '56 Chevy and drives to a location to cause more mayhem.

Ana is feeling sexy after doing a dance routine. She decides to take a shower...

And, the Invisible Killer follows her upstairs (crappy stairs!)! After her shower ends, she goes back into her bedroom to find notes written on her mirror. After missing her with a knife, the Killer leaves her place and she calls Neutron.

Our villain is up to his old tricks, he can also turn visible so that he can freak the person out when he becomes visible right in front of them!

But, he becomes visible for Neutron and his cop pal and gets pushed back into an electrical panel, and, he gets his ass fried as should be.

But then, WTF! again!!.. You can see our Invisible Killer in the pupils of this big cat's eyes!

He's an Invisible Killer again, somehow! He tries to escape out the door but Neutron can tell where he is and throws a beaker of liquid that exposes him! So, cop dude fills him full of lead!!

Our tale is finally over as the Invisible Killer is now visible, lying in his own blood! So, tune in again tomorrow when we will try and entertain the troops with another amazing post!!.. Later.

BATMAN - "Minerva, Mayhem, and Millionaires" (1968)

It's the eighth day of The Month of Mayhem, so what better way to celebrate than with the series finale of the "Batman" TV show from 1968!

So what the heck can I say about Batman that hasn't been said a million times before?

This was the last episode of the 60's TV series, and it was titled as you can see, "Minerva, Mayhem And Millionaires."

These people were crazy! The first season had 34 episodes, and in the second season, they cranked out 60 episodes in about seven months! Season three ended here after 26 more episodes! They might have been just a little burned out!

We were raised on Superman and Batman comic books, so when this TV show came on, we were more than ready. It was corny as Hell, but you just had to love it!

I think the Batman TV series was the premiere example of campy crap!

This was Pop Culture at it's finest hour!

This series finale featured a spa where the customers not only got their hair washed, they get their brains washed too, and for free!

Minerva was played by the timeless Goddess Zsa Zsa Gabor. She affixes this gizmo to the customer's head and then they spill the beans as to how to get to their hidden monies!

All she has to do is turn it on, and ask them a question and they will tell her everything she needs to know to be able to easily rob them later!

Don't you love it that this cat still has his shoes and socks on! He deserves to lose all his money to Minerva!

Dungeon Queen and iconic Hungarian beauty Zsa Zsa Gabor passed away at the age of 99 a couple of years back in 2016! From Orson Welles' "Touch Of Evil" to the 1958 classic "Queen Of Outer Space," Zsa Zsa always added something special to the mix! She will never be replaced!

Adam West was Batman, and boy was he good at it!

Most actors can't act like this and get away with it, except maybe The Shat! Adam also passed away not that long ago at the age of 88 in 2017. What a guy!

Minerva's guards and henchmen were William (Grave of the Vampire) Smith as Adonis, Al (Dracula's Dog) Ferrara as Atlas, and Mark (Doomsday Machine) Bailey as Apollo! Yvonne (her only role ever) Arnett is Aphrodite, and the guy in the middle is Jacques (Gigi) Bergerac as Freddie the Fence!

Minerva even lures Bruce Wayne into her lair so she can extract his secrets too!

Great shot! Batman and Robin look like they're going to a Toga party!

What the Holy Hell Batman? They put them in a pressure cooker!

Alfred and Bat Girl get there just in time to save the boys from getting cooked alive like a couple of lobsters!

Well we all know what happened to Batman after this!

The legend and the stories have continued in film on a regular basis for fifty years now, and honestly, I don't think they will ever stop making Batman something or another for the rest of eternity! 

Unless one of these evil thugs finally does him in for good, Batman will outlive us all, and maybe even the roaches too!

LOS VAMPIROS DE COYOACAN / Midget Wrasslin' Vampires! - 1974

Here we go with round two of our Mexican Monster Rumbles in May, this time, Mil Máscaras and Superzan have to deal with a vampire by the name of Baron Bradock, who has turned some their previous opponents into vampires!

It stars Germán (EL VAMPIRO) Robles, Mil (THE MUMMIES OF SAN ANGEL) Máscaras, Superzan (THE MANSION OF THE 7 MUMMIES), Sasha (SANTO CONTRA LOS ASESINOS DE OTROS MUNDOS) Montenegro, Carlos (MUSEO DEL HORROR) López Moctezuma and Nathanael (HELLISH SPIDERS) León.

The movies starts with like a freakin' half hour of wrestling matches. Mil and Superzan get beat up pretty good but come back to win the match. Then, Franquestein himself ends up killing his opponent from a blow!

Back in a room at the arena, these lil' vampires keep guard as a bat turns into a vampire and bites the wrestler, turning him into a blood sucker.

This shot is surreal to me, two big wrestlers in their masks and wild costumes, sitting and chatting in a regular living room setting. Mil and Superzan are in Coyoacán to help friends deal with a vampire invasion.

This hot gal is out looking for some easy pesos but gives the come on to the wrong guy!

Here's the head vampire, Baron Bradock, in full bloom! Decent makeup...

Great shot of Mil doing some classic midget vampire tossing!

Back at the ranch, the little critters smoke bomb the place and put Mil and Dr. Wells out for the count, face down on the floor!

Then, they attack!!..

Baron Bradock kidnaps Dr. Wells girlfriend Nora and is ready to make her into a full fledged vampire so that she can cause a big pile of trouble!

You know, once you get addicted to something, it's hard to stop!

So, Mil and Dr. Wells find the vampire coffin room, they pile them up and set them on fire! Nora shows up and jumps into the fire! The Baron and his gang also show up and the fight is on!

In the meantime Superzan brings the coppers in on the fun. They all duke it out, until, the damn vampires simply disappear, like...Poof!, just like what I'm fixin' to do. Tune in Wednesday where Eegah!! will try to entertain us with another wild 'n' weird post!