To many, Elvira is the horror hostess who gained notoriety in the 1980s with that signature fitted black dress, raven black nails and stark red lips. To her friends and family, she is simply Cassandra Peterson.
As Elvira, Peterson served as the Mistress of the Dark for four decades, starring in dozens of B-movies and portraying her alter ago on many TV shows. But behind the makeup, Peterson was guarding something very close to her heart — her sexuality. “I was scared that by coming out earlier, I could do some serious damage to my career,” she admits.
Peterson revealed all in her 2021 memoir, “Yours Cruelly, Elvira,” detailing her 20-year relationship with a woman while labeling herself as sexually fluid. The hesitation in talking about her personal life came from having seen many good friends come out — only to have their careers end up in tatters. When asked, she won’t name names,...
As Elvira, Peterson served as the Mistress of the Dark for four decades, starring in dozens of B-movies and portraying her alter ago on many TV shows. But behind the makeup, Peterson was guarding something very close to her heart — her sexuality. “I was scared that by coming out earlier, I could do some serious damage to my career,” she admits.
Peterson revealed all in her 2021 memoir, “Yours Cruelly, Elvira,” detailing her 20-year relationship with a woman while labeling herself as sexually fluid. The hesitation in talking about her personal life came from having seen many good friends come out — only to have their careers end up in tatters. When asked, she won’t name names,...
- 6/3/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Cassandra Peterson opens her 2021 autobiography, "Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark," with the story of how she became Elvira. The story goes, she was only a day into her marriage to Mark Pierson when she got a call from her friend Dawna — on her honeymoon in the Colorado Rockies — urging her to return to L.A. to audition for the part of a sassy horror hostess at the TV station Khj. Peterson refused. She wasn't going to cut her vacation short. Her friend Dawna, the one alerting her to the audition, was persistent. When her honeymoon...
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- 5/20/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
We love Cassandra Peterson, a smart woman who made a go of horror host work in the tough Los Angeles TV market, long after the short-lived Vampira and just a few years after the passing of Sinister Seymour. After Elvira’s Movie Macabre she got to make this lively comedy feature, and thus planted her stake in the cinema firmament while at the top of her game. I’d give it an A+ for nostalgic sentiment, a B for quality and a B+ for wit, even if the adult humor does skew a bit infantile. Well, that was part of the Elvira personality too!
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1988 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date April 28, 2020 / 39.95
Starring: Cassandra Peterson, William Morgan Sheppard, Daniel Greene, Susan Kellerman, Jeff Conaway, Edie McClurg, William Duell.
Cinematography: Hanania Baer
Film Editor: Battle Davis
Original Music: James B. Campbell
Written by Sam Egan,...
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1988 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date April 28, 2020 / 39.95
Starring: Cassandra Peterson, William Morgan Sheppard, Daniel Greene, Susan Kellerman, Jeff Conaway, Edie McClurg, William Duell.
Cinematography: Hanania Baer
Film Editor: Battle Davis
Original Music: James B. Campbell
Written by Sam Egan,...
- 7/25/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Last year, German distributor Cinespectral Films announced their plans to honor the Queen of Halloween with a limited edition, all-region Blu-ray of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988), and today they've released the full details and pre-order information for the anticipated home media release.
Limited to 3,000 overall items, the Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Blu-ray / DVD is available in three different cover art versions (limited to 1,000 apiece) and is slated for an April 24th release. Pre-orders are now open, and you can check out the full list of special features and cover art selections below. To learn more, visit Movie2Shop and Cinespectral Films.
Press Release: Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark Finally Busts Out In A Strictly Limited Collector’S Edition Blu-Ray Set On April 24th 2017! 3000 Copies Only!
Cinespectral Films proudly presents the 1988 cult comedy: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark for the first time ever on Blu-ray, in glorious all-new restored High Definition.
Limited to 3,000 overall items, the Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Blu-ray / DVD is available in three different cover art versions (limited to 1,000 apiece) and is slated for an April 24th release. Pre-orders are now open, and you can check out the full list of special features and cover art selections below. To learn more, visit Movie2Shop and Cinespectral Films.
Press Release: Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark Finally Busts Out In A Strictly Limited Collector’S Edition Blu-Ray Set On April 24th 2017! 3000 Copies Only!
Cinespectral Films proudly presents the 1988 cult comedy: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark for the first time ever on Blu-ray, in glorious all-new restored High Definition.
- 3/7/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
So heartbreaking. The parents of the Arapahoe High School shooter, Karl Pierson, have reached out in support to the family of Claire Davis, empathizing with their ‘unimaginable grief.’
Barbara and Mark Pierson, the parents of Arapahoe High School shooter Karl Pierson, 18, issued a gut-wrenching statement on Dec. 22 in the wake of shooting victim Claire Davis‘ death. The Piersons mourn Claire, the innocent 17-year-old their son shot in the head before taking his own life on Dec. 13. Claire passed away on Dec. 21 after being in a coma for eight days after the Centennial, Colo. school shooting.
Claire Davis’ Killer’s Family Releases Statement: ‘Our Hearts Ache’ For Victim
“We are heartbroken to hear of Claire’s passing. Our hearts ache for her family as they deal with unimaginable grief. Our prayers are with Claire’s family & the entire Arapahoe community,” said the statement released by Karl Pierson’s family.
Colorado Community...
Barbara and Mark Pierson, the parents of Arapahoe High School shooter Karl Pierson, 18, issued a gut-wrenching statement on Dec. 22 in the wake of shooting victim Claire Davis‘ death. The Piersons mourn Claire, the innocent 17-year-old their son shot in the head before taking his own life on Dec. 13. Claire passed away on Dec. 21 after being in a coma for eight days after the Centennial, Colo. school shooting.
Claire Davis’ Killer’s Family Releases Statement: ‘Our Hearts Ache’ For Victim
“We are heartbroken to hear of Claire’s passing. Our hearts ache for her family as they deal with unimaginable grief. Our prayers are with Claire’s family & the entire Arapahoe community,” said the statement released by Karl Pierson’s family.
Colorado Community...
- 12/23/2013
- by Kristine Hope Kowalski
- HollywoodLife
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