Lemora (1975)

Original title

Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural

Directed by

Richard Blackburn

Genre

horror film, erotic film, vampire film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 70 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl travels to a mysterious town to find her father during Prohibition. She discovers that the town is run by a group of vampires.

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What happens

Lemora is a 1973 American horror film written and directed by Richard Blackburn, and starring Cheryl Smith, Hy Pyke, and Lesley Gilb. It follows a young girl in Prohibition-era America who travels to a mysterious town to visit her father, and uncovers a coterie of vampires. It was also released under the alternate titles Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural, The Legendary Curse of Lemora, and Lemora, Lady Dracula. Conceived by Blackburn, a former University of California, Los Angeles film student, Lemora was filmed on location in Pomona and surrounding areas. It had its premiere at Scripps College in April 1973, after which it was sold for distribution to Media Cinema Group, who cut the film by nearly forty minutes and released it theatrically in late 1974. The film was heavily criticized by the Catholic Legion of Decency, which deemed it "anti-Catholic." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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