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Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural
a.k.a. Lady Dracula, Legendary Curse of Lemora, Lemora, the Lady Dracula Director: Richard Blackburn

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  • DVD Release Date: 08/31/2004
  • Original Release: 1973
  • Rating: Rated PG
  • Sales Rank: 34,572

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New uncut, uncensored anamorphic (1.78:1) widescreen transfer, supervised and approved by director Richard Blackburn; RSDL dual-layered edition; Bonus trailers; Liner notes; Audio commentary from director Richard Blackburn, actress Lesley Gilb and producer Robert Fern; Still gallery including rare on-set continuity photos; DVD-ROM content: original shooting script

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Side #1 --
1. Singing Angel [4:42]
2. Mysterious Letter [3:03]
3. Hitching a Ride [5:18]
4. Bus Ride to Hell [6:49]
5. Little Girl Lost [4:24]
6. Escape [5:46]
7. Lila's Room [3:43]
8. Lemora's Spell [5:35]
9. Running Wild [1:27]
10. Bedtime Bath [4:39]
11. Father? [7:26]
12. Mary's Diary [2:58]
13. Run [1:02]
14. Alone in the Dark [6:16]
15. Abandoned [6:32]
16. "Come to Me" [2:30]
17. Battle of the Dead [3:09]
18. A Child's Destiny [2:24]
19. Forbidden Love [2:44]
20. End Titles [1:37]

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Lila Lee (B-movie starlet Cheryl Smith, later also known as Rainbeaux Smith) is the teenage daughter of a vicious gangster, Alvin Lee (William Whitton). Her backwoods life is disrupted when her father murders her mother. Reverend Mueller (played by writer-director Richard Blackburn) looks after the girl, whom he defends to his congregation as "the most innocent creature on God's earth." But soon after the murder, Lila gets a letter from a mysterious woman named Lemora (Lesley Gilb). The letter instructs Lila to quietly leave town and come to a remote community, Asteroth, where her ailing father is waiting for her, so she can forgive him for his sins. Lila follows the instructions, sneaking off during the night, but leaves a goodbye note for the reverend. Lila eventually finds her way to a rickety old bus driven by a wild-eyed madman (Hy Pyke, who would go on to play Taffey Lewis in Blade Runner). He takes her to the swamps outside Asteroth, where the bus is attacked by snarling, humanoid creatures. Lila manages to escape, and finds herself in the home of Lemora and her acolytes. Naïve Lila doesn't realize that Lemora is a vampire who appears to have a sexual interest in the teen, at one point bathing Lila and praising her "exciting figure." Eventually, Lila catches on, and as she fights to escape, the reverend rushes to rescue her. Lila's reunion with her father is worse than disappointing, as he's turned into a bloodthirsty fiend, like those that attacked the bus. Since its unsuccessful initial release, Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural has become a minor cult item, bolstered by tales of disappearing prints and a ban by the Catholic Church. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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September 23, 2004: Horror fans have been waiting for a respectful DVD release of LEMORA for years and Synapse Films has done a brilliant job here of delivering the goods. This DVD was mastered from the original camera negatives and fans of LEMORA will be shocked by the beauty of the film that has unfortunately only been available via poor quality, dark vhs releases over the years. Director Richard Blackburn has made a surreal vampire tale full of atmosphere and unique characters and visuals, despite a very low budget. The film tells the story of young Lila Lee, beautifully played by the late cult film actress and musician Cheryl 'Rainbeaux' Smith,and her search for her missing father in the haunted and spooky town of Asteroth where Lemora lives with her coven of vampires surrounded by ghouls. LEMORA is a dark gem of '70's horror and not to be missed. The DVD extras include an excellent commentary track by director Blackburn, Lemora herself Lesley Gilb and producer Robert Fern, rare photos taken on set in '72/'73, a dvd-rom of the original script and a photo dedication of the disc to the late Smith who would go on to make many well loved cult and genre films after LEMORA. Smith is a treasure and so is this spooky, atmospheric horror classic.