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Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural ('also called Lemora: The Lady Vampire) was a low-budget horror film set in the Prohibition era but made in 1973. It starred the late Cheryl "Rainbeux" Smith, then a child actor, as Lila Lee. Lila, seeking to visit her sick father before he dies, is menaced in a swamp by a band of [vampire|bloodsuckers] on her way to her father's deathbed. She is rescued by Lemora (Lesley Gilb), their unofficial queen, who takes a fancy to the lass. It seems she is the one who called the girl to her, thoughwhether to protect or to corrupt remains to be seen.

The movie, with its pedophilic and homosexual 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.