The Misfits track "Vampira" is a concise and catchy horror punk anthem from the Glenn Danzig era, appearing on their first official full-length album, Walk Among Us (1982). Musically, "Vampira" is fast-paced, melodic punk rock, clocking in at around a minute and a half. It follows the blueprint of the Walk Among Us album: simple, high-energy three-chord structures with a strong early rock-and-roll sensibility filtered through a punk intensity. Glenn Danzig's vocals are prominent, featuring his signature combination of a croon and a yell, with the band's distinctive "whoa-oh" backing vocals adding to its anthemic quality. Lyrically, the song is a direct tribute to Vampira (Maila Nurmi), the iconic horror host of 1950s television and an actress who notably appeared in Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space. The lyrics are a straightforward expression of admiration and fascination with the glamorous, macabre figure, name-checking her famous black dress and referencing her work. It is a key song that clearly demonstrates the band's aesthetic inspiration drawn from classic, often low-budget, horror and sci-fi cinema and culture, which cemented their role as the originators of horror punk.