The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black

Kembra Pfahler (born August 4, 1961 in Hermosa Beach, California) is an American filmmaker associated with the Cinema of Transgression, a performance artist, rock musician and film actress.

She is best known as the lead singer of the cult glam-punk band The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, (a shock rock group) and for the often nude and sexual nature of her art exhibits.

Kembra, daughter of surf pioneer Freddy Pfahler, was a child actress who appeared in several TV commercials for Kodak film. She became a major figure of the 1980s East Village scene associated with ABC No Rio, and has acted in low-budget horror and softcore porn films. As a teenager she developed an interest in punk through first wave Los Angeles punk artists. Pfahler moved to New York City in 1979 to start her creative career, attracted and inspired by extreme alternative artists The Cramps, Diamanda Galas, Lydia Lunch and Ethyl Eichelberger, but also by Butoh dance. She follows the artistic philosophy of Availablism, using what is closest at hand as both the inspiration for her work and the medium. Pfahler has appeared as a Calvin Klein model.

In 1990, Kembra and Samoa Moriki (her husband at the time) founded their band, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black on the Lower East Side. The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black (named in homage to actress Karen Black) mixed their punk rock roots with elements of performance art, vaudeville, psychotronic films, and burlesque shows to arrive at their signature shock rock identity. They have released three albums: "Anti-Naturalists" (1995), "A National Healthcare" (1996) and "Black Date" (1998).

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