A Hollywood Horror Story

Ingrid Garner

Los Angeles, CA, USA

The wild true story behind TV’s first horror host, Vampira.

Before Elvira, before Morticia, there was television’s first horror host: Vampira. 18-time award-winning Fringe veteran Ingrid Garner (Eleanor’s Story) uses her signature gift for transformation to resurrect the legend behind Hollywood’s most fascinating forgotten icon and the star-studded life of her creator, Maila Nurmi, in a dazzling multimedia performance.

Category: Solo Performance | Play

Tags: History, LGBTQIA, Counter-Culture

Rating: PG-13 (13+)

Artist Bio

Ingrid Garner is an 18-time award-winning theatre-maker based in Los Angel-ish. For over a decade, she has toured the international Fringe circuit across Australia, UK, US and Canada with “Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany”, an adaptation of her grandmother’s acclaimed memoir. When not on the road, she works in Arts Orange County’s Jail Program, teaching Creative Writing to transitional aged youth, women, and incarcerated military veterans.

Past Fringe Credits

2017, 2018, 2019 Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland — “Eleanor’s Story”
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Adelaide Fringe, Australia — “Eleanor’s Story”
2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 Fringe World, Perth, Australia — “Eleanor’s Story”
2015, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Edmonton Fringe, Canada — “Eleanor’s Story”
2023 New York Fringe, NY — “Eleanor’s Story”
2015 Hollywood Fringe, CA — “Eleanor’s Story”
2018, 2024, 2026 Orlando Fringe, FL, USA — “Eleanor’s Story”, “A Hollywood Horror Story”
2023 Montreal Fringe, Canada — “Eleanor’s Story”
2022, 2025 Ottawa Fringe, Canada — “Eleanor’s Story”
2024, 2025 Rochester Fringe, NY — “Eleanor’s Story”
2024, 2025 Cincinnati Fringe, OH — “Eleanor’s Story”
2022 Victoria Fringe, Canada — “Eleanor’s Story”
2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2025 Winnipeg Fringe, Canada — “Eleanor’s Story”
2022, 2023 Saskatoon Fringe, Canada — “Eleanor’s Story”
2016, 2017 San Diego Fringe, CA, USA — “Eleanor’s Story”

There is no late seating for any shows.