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Cassandra Peterson is an American actress best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Peterson gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ-TV in her stage persona as Elvira, hosting Elvira's Movie Macabre , a weekly B movie presentation.
The popularity of Elvira's Movie Macabre led to the 1988 film Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, and later the 2001 film Elvira's Haunted Hills, both starring Peterson as Elvira. The television show was revived in 2010, featuring Elvira hosting public domain films, and airing on This TV until 2011.
The logo used for Elvira's Movie Macabre (2010–11) In September 2010, Elvira's Movie Macabre returned to television syndication in the United States, airing on This TV. [13] This revival saw Elvira hosting public domain films. 26 episodes were produced; six were left unaired, but were released on both DVD and iTunes.
In 2021, Peterson published a memoir titled Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress in the Dark.In the book, she details her life, from the trials of show business to a long romantic ...
The original show, Elvira’s Movie Macabre, ran from 1981-1986 (eventually being picked up for syndication across the U.S.) and had a short revival in the early 2010s. But the character of Elvira ...
Released on Sept. 30, 1988, the movie puts the "spooky, funny and sexy" combination on full display... along with the two other big elements that Elvira is famous for. ... A lot of Elvira's early ...
Released on VHS and Betamax, many of the "films" released by ThrillerVideo were actually episodes of the British TV shows Thriller and Hammer House of Horror.Many of the titles in the series were hosted by TV horror hostess Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, who declined to be associated with slasher movies and films involving animal cruelty, [1] so titles such as Make Them Die Slowly, Seven Doors ...
Cassandra Peterson is best known for playing her alter-ego Elvira for the past 25 years and now the vampy actress is sharing her incredibly eclectic life with her fans in a new "coffin table" book.