Cassandra Peterson

Thirty years ago, actress Cassandra Peterson literally landed the role of her life. While she's had turns in Federico Fellini's Roma, Tim Burton's Pee-wee's Big Adventure and even a brief guest spot in last week's episode of Last Man Standing, Peterson will probably always been known as horror movie hostess, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, helping insomniacs suffer through mediocre horror films with her sultry looks and bawdy wisecracks. Since then, she's starred in two feature films, inspired...Read Full Story

TV Shows about vampires have never been more popular than they are now.  Is it possible that Sesame Street’s debonair Count von Count may have predisposed the current generation of TV watchers to regard most vampires as gorgeous rather than grotesque?   There are vampire "vamps" in True Blood, The Vampire Diaries and Twilight.   My first memories of female vampire characters for TV were those that hosted late night TV shows.  The first was a late night TV horror shows hosted by Vampira...Read Full Story

Well since it's Halloween I thought there would be no better woman to feature than Elvira- Mistress Of The Dark. For those of you who may be too young to know who Elvira is, her real name is Cassandra Peterson and she had a very popular horror movie show back in the 80's. Cassandra is up in years now, but back in the day she was  hot as hell as you can see by the picture of her in her prime above. As a young man, Elvira awakened certain "feelings" in me and may be partially responsible for...Read Full Story

(Click image to enlarge) The Happy Undertaker presents Friday's Fables is a weekly column based on The Happy Undertaker series of comics by artist Drazen Kozjan who has illustrated several children's books including Diary of a Fairy Godmother and the Julia Gillian series. Strips premiere every week. The Happy Undertaker celebrates today, the birthday of the one and only Vampira (Maila Nurmi), with an extended strip dedicated to the dark mistress of televised horror. Inspired by the work of...Read Full Story

Horror hostess Elvira sets off on her own spooky adventure in ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE DARK! After being fired from her late night television gig, Elvira learns that she has inherited her great aunt's creepy old mansion as well as her mysterious cookbook. The buxom beauty is left to defend herself against the puritanical citizens of Fallwell, Massachusettes, and the her conniving uncle, who will stop at nothing to retrieve his sister's ancient book of spells! ELVIRA is busting at the seems...Read Full Story

Moebius Elvira Mistress Of The Dark 1:8 Scale Model Kit by Moebius Buy new: $26.99 2 used & new from $26.99(Visit the Hot New Releases in Statues, Maquettes & Busts list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)Review & Description Your favorite TV hostess and sexy seductress! Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Model kit includes a sofa, base, and accessories! Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. What more needs to be said? Your favorite TV hostess, Cassandra Peterson, is here to...Read Full Story

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Amazon Instant Video ~ Cassandra Peterson (95)Download: $2.99 (Visit the Top Rated in Horror list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)Find the best price Click HereRead Full Story

Long before Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Cassandra Peterson, graced our TV screens, Vampira was the mistress of TV horror movies. Acress Maila Nurmi played Vampira, the television horror movie hostess back in the 1950s. Maila Nurmi passed away January 10 at the age of 85. Vampira hosted horror movies beginning in 1954 on KABC TV in Los Angeles. The Vampira show was canceled, but Maila Nurmi also appeared in “Plan 9 from Outer Space,” a cult classic. While Vampira clearly inspired Cassandra...Read Full Story

She's funny, true to her own style, and more than a little bit slutty.Carla, you may be gasping, but I love Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. I declare her an official Stylebird.That is just like you to say something like that. Kirsten Dunst in Marie Antoinette? Stylebird. Elvira? Black crow.GASP! Never!And is that the Louboutin Manicure?(Cassandra Peterson as Elvira at the Reality Awards.)Read Full Story

Here's another of Phaota's excellent custom made soundtracks. This one is ironically for another movie from 1988. I remember watching this years ago when I was a kid. But I don't remember a whole lot from it. I always dug Elvira and her um huge talents lol! But her personality was always cool and likable. She hosted some specials on the sorely missed and now defunct Monsters HD channel. I'll have to check out this movie again soon. BTW the actress who plays Elvira - Cassandra Petersen...Read Full Story