In an era where nostalgia dominates social media, certain cult classics find themselves resurrected and redefined for new generations. One film that has been thrust back into the limelight is Elvira: ...

The late night horror movie host Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) got her own movie in 1988. The Arrow Video Blu-ray edition of the film includes a 97 minute behind the scenes feature during which Peterson ...

"Elvira makes her Big Scream Debut in her Hot New Comedy." The films Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and Elvira's Haunted Hills explore themes of prejudice, misunderstanding, and embracing one's identity ...

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark famously wants to be remembered by two simple words. But when all is said and done, Cassandra Peterson only asks that people remember her buxom alter ego by three simple ...

This photo accompanied a story by Rick Sherwood in the March 20, 1988, Los Angeles Times: You first notice her strawberry blond hair and relaxed manner. Cassandra Peterson looks comfortable in fading ...

To say that ”Elvira: Mistress of the Dark” is a silly spoof of horror cliches and ancient blue jokes would be true, but it would fail to acknowledge one of the film`s technical breakthroughs, a feat ...

Even Elvira won’t be going trick-or-treating this year — but she’s not giving up on her big day. Actress Cassandra Peterson revived her seductively spooky persona from 1988’s “Elvira: Mistress of the ...

Elvira and her two enormous talents have come out with a movie about a simple young girl whose ambition in life is to paste whirlybirds on her breasts and do the double-windmill flying-tassel bouncing ...

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