Many actors spend decades building impressive careers, but all Maila Nurmi needed was one night to create a legend. Most famous as the woman behind Vampira, television’s first horror host, Nurmi’s life was like one long Halloween party—in the best and worst ways. From fame to celebrity gossip, messy relationships and horror stories; Nurmi lived it all. It’s time to give due credit to the woman behind the mask by exploring these nightmarish facts about Maila Nurmi. Maila Nurmi Facts1. She Lied About Her BirthplaceNurmi was born in 1922 in the US to Finnish immigrant parents, but for some reason…