Lemora

Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (also called Lemora: The Lady Vampire and The Legendary Curse of Lemora) was a low-budget horror film set in the Prohibition era but made in 1973. It starred Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith, then in her teens, Lesley Gilb, Maxine Ballantyne, Hy Pyke, William Whitton and Richard Blackburn, who was also the director. Blackburn gained later fame as the writer of the Paul Bartel film Eating Raoul.

Cast

Lila Lee (Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith)

Lemora (Lesley Gilb)

Solange (Maxine Ballantyne)

Alvin Lee (William Whitton)

The Bus Driver (Hy Pyke)

The Reverend (Richard Blackburn)

Plot

Template:Spoiler Lila Lee, seeking to visit her sick father before he dies, is menaced in a swamp by a band of mindless bloodsuckers on her way to her father's deathbed. She is rescued by Lemora (Lesley Gilb), the vampires' unofficial queen, who takes a fancy to the girl. It seems she is the one who called the girl to her, though whether to protect her or to corrupt her remains to be seen.

The movie, with its pedophilic and lesbian overtones, has been banned in some circles and has not been seen on cable in more than two decades, though a DVD release was recently made available.