“A scar on the hand the hand might be quite continental,
But demons are a ghoul's best friend.”

— Maila Nurmi

[Vampira (Maila Nurmi)—Rare 1988 TV Interview, James Dean, 21 December 2016, Alan Eichler, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKIUxdgXsa8] (quote at 3:42)

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