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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86" title="كاساندرا بيترسون – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="كاساندرا بيترسون" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7_%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86" title="کاساندرا پیترسون – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="کاساندرا پیترسون" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Peterson" title="Cassandra Peterson – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Cassandra Peterson" 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title="کاساندرا پیترسون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کاساندرا پیترسون" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Peterson" title="Cassandra Peterson – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Cassandra Peterson" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%B4%EC%82%B0%EB%93%9C%EB%9D%BC_%ED%94%BC%ED%84%B0%EC%8A%A8" title="카산드라 피터슨 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="카산드라 피터슨" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Peterson" title="Cassandra Peterson – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Cassandra Peterson" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Peterson" title="Cassandra Peterson – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Cassandra Peterson" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="კასანდრა პეტერსონი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="კასანდრა პეტერსონი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3" title="カサンドラ・ピーターソン – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="カサンドラ・ピーターソン" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Peterson" title="Cassandra Peterson – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Cassandra Peterson" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Peterson" 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Elvira:_Mistress_of_the_Dark_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (disambiguation)">Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Cassandra Peterson</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Cassandra_Peterson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Cassandra_Peterson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/220px-Cassandra_Peterson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="278" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Cassandra_Peterson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/330px-Cassandra_Peterson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Cassandra_Peterson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/440px-Cassandra_Peterson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2960" data-file-height="3736" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Peterson in 2011</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Cassandra Gay Peterson<sup id="cite_ref-Peterson_p4_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peterson_p4-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1951-09-17</span>) </span>September 17, 1951<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 73)</span><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Manhattan,_Kansas" title="Manhattan, Kansas">Manhattan, Kansas</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Actress, writer, comedian, television personality, author, dancer, singer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1970–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Works</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cassandra_Peterson_filmography" title="Cassandra Peterson filmography">Full list</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Mark Pierson</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1981; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 2003)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Partner</th><td class="infobox-data">Teresa Wierson (2002–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://elvira.com">elvira<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Signature</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="infobox-signature skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cassandra_Peterson%27s_Signature.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Cassandra_Peterson%27s_Signature.png/150px-Cassandra_Peterson%27s_Signature.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Cassandra_Peterson%27s_Signature.png/225px-Cassandra_Peterson%27s_Signature.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Cassandra_Peterson%27s_Signature.png/300px-Cassandra_Peterson%27s_Signature.png 2x" data-file-width="2360" data-file-height="423" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Cassandra Gay Peterson</b><sup id="cite_ref-Peterson_p4_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peterson_p4-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (born September 17, 1951) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of the <a href="/wiki/Horror_host" title="Horror host">horror hostess</a> character <b>Elvira, Mistress of the Dark</b>. Peterson gained fame on <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> television station <a href="/wiki/KCAL-TV" title="KCAL-TV">KHJ-TV</a> in her stage persona as Elvira, hosting <i><a href="/wiki/Elvira%27s_Movie_Macabre" title="Elvira's Movie Macabre">Elvira's Movie Macabre</a></i>, a weekly <a href="/wiki/B_movie" title="B movie">B movie</a> presentation. A member of the Los Angeles-based <a href="/wiki/Improvisational_theatre" title="Improvisational theatre">improvisational</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sketch_comedy" title="Sketch comedy">sketch comedy</a> troupe <a href="/wiki/The_Groundlings" title="The Groundlings">The Groundlings</a>, Peterson based her Elvira persona in part on a "<a href="/wiki/Valley_girl" title="Valley girl">Valley girl</a>"-type character she created while a member of the troupe. </p><p>The popularity of <i>Elvira's Movie Macabre</i> led to the 1988 film <i><a href="/wiki/Elvira:_Mistress_of_the_Dark_(film)" title="Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (film)">Elvira: Mistress of the Dark</a></i>, and later the 2001 film <i><a href="/wiki/Elvira%27s_Haunted_Hills" title="Elvira's Haunted Hills">Elvira's Haunted Hills</a></i>, both starring Peterson as Elvira. The television show was revived in 2010, featuring Elvira hosting <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a> films, and airing on <a href="/wiki/This_TV" title="This TV">This TV</a> until 2011. Elvira returned as a horror hostess in 2014 with <i>13 Nights of Elvira</i>, a 13-episode series produced by <a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu</a>, and again in 2021 for a one-night 40th Anniversary Special that aired on <a href="/wiki/Shudder_(streaming_service)" title="Shudder (streaming service)">Shudder</a>. </p><p>Peterson has made <a href="/wiki/Cameo_appearance" title="Cameo appearance">cameo appearances</a> as Elvira in a number of films and television programs, including appearing as a guest commentator during <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_2" title="WrestleMania 2">WrestleMania 2</a> and as a guest judge on <i><a href="/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Drag_Race" title="RuPaul's Drag Race">RuPaul's Drag Race</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boulet_Brothers%27_Dragula" title="The Boulet Brothers' Dragula">The Boulet Brothers' Dragula</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Halloween_Wars" title="Halloween Wars">Halloween Wars</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Peterson was born on September 17, 1951 <sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Manhattan,_Kansas" title="Manhattan, Kansas">Manhattan, Kansas</a>. When she was a toddler, she was scalded by boiling water, which required skin grafts to cover over 35% of her body to heal, resulting in her having to spend three months in the hospital.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a 2011 interview, Peterson stated that as a child, she was more fascinated by horror-themed toys while other girls were occupied with <a href="/wiki/Barbie_doll" class="mw-redirect" title="Barbie doll">Barbie dolls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In elementary school, she watched <i><a href="/wiki/House_on_Haunted_Hill" title="House on Haunted Hill">House on Haunted Hill</a></i>, which was the first <a href="/wiki/Horror_film" title="Horror film">horror film</a> she ever saw.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During her teens, Peterson worked as a <a href="/wiki/Drag_queen" title="Drag queen">drag queen</a> <a href="/wiki/Go-go_dancing" title="Go-go dancing">go-go dancer</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs, Colorado</a> <a href="/wiki/Gay_bar" title="Gay bar">gay bar</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and as a go-go dancer at <i>Club A-Go-Go</i>, a nightclub in Colorado Springs, and for soldiers at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Carson" title="Fort Carson">Fort Carson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She graduated from <a href="/wiki/Palmer_High_School_(Colorado)" title="Palmer High School (Colorado)">Palmer High School</a> in Colorado Springs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_career">Early career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Inspired by <a href="/wiki/Ann-Margret" title="Ann-Margret">Ann-Margret</a> in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Viva_Las_Vegas" title="Viva Las Vegas">Viva Las Vegas</a></i>, while on a trip to <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas, Nevada</a>, during high school, she convinced her parents to let her see a live show where she was noticed by the production staff; despite being only 17 years old, she convinced her parents to let her sign a contract.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Immediately after graduating high school, she drove back to Las Vegas, where she became a <a href="/wiki/Showgirl" title="Showgirl">showgirl</a> in <a href="/wiki/Frederic_Apcar" title="Frederic Apcar">Frederic Apcar</a>'s pioneering "Vive Les Girls!" at <a href="/wiki/Dunes_(hotel_and_casino)" title="Dunes (hotel and casino)">The Dunes</a>; there, she met <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a>, with whom she went on a date.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She had a small role as a showgirl beside Shady Tree (<a href="/wiki/Leonard_Barr" title="Leonard Barr">Leonard Barr</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/James_Bond_(film_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Bond (film series)">James Bond</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Diamonds_Are_Forever_(film)" title="Diamonds Are Forever (film)">Diamonds Are Forever</a></i> (1971) and played a topless dancer in the film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Working_Girls" title="The Working Girls">The Working Girls</a></i> (1974). </p><p>In the early 1970s, Peterson moved to <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> and became lead singer of the Italian <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> bands I Latins 80<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and The Snails. After being introduced to film director <a href="/wiki/Federico_Fellini" title="Federico Fellini">Federico Fellini</a> by the producer of a documentary on Las Vegas showgirls in which she had appeared, she landed a small part in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Roma_(1972_film)" title="Roma (1972 film)">Roma</a></i> (1972).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When she returned to the United States, she worked at the <a href="/wiki/Playboy_Club" title="Playboy Club">Playboy Club</a> in <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a> as a showgirl in the 1973 revue <i>Fantasies of Love au Naturel</i> and later signed up with <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Hefner" title="Hugh Hefner">Hugh Hefner</a>'s Playboy Modeling Agency, working as a hostess and model.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also toured nightclubs and discos around the country with a musical/comedy act, Mama's Boys.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In her 2021 memoir <i>Yours Cruelly, Elvira</i>, she writes, "Perhaps the biggest mistake I made in my twenties was posing nude for a husband-and-wife photography team, who bullshitted me into doing what they said was a 'test shoot' for <i><a href="/wiki/Penthouse_(magazine)" title="Penthouse (magazine)">Penthouse</a></i> magazine. They guaranteed me it would never be seen anywhere publicly."<sup id="cite_ref-Yours_Cruelly_2021_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yours_Cruelly_2021-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She adds, "I never saw or heard from them again, and as far as I knew, that was the end of that... until 1981 when I became famous. Those photos, pubic hair and all, appeared in every sleazy men's magazine on the stand and there wasn't a damn thing I could do about it."<sup id="cite_ref-Yours_Cruelly_2021_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yours_Cruelly_2021-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Peterson appeared in several <a href="/wiki/Pornographic_magazine" title="Pornographic magazine">adult magazines</a> in the 1970s including <a href="/wiki/Modern_Man_(magazine)" title="Modern Man (magazine)"><i>Modern Man</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Playgirl" title="Playgirl">Playgirl</a></i>, and <a href="/wiki/Swank_(magazine)" title="Swank (magazine)"><i>Swank</i></a>, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1979, she joined the Los Angeles-based <a href="/wiki/Improvisation" title="Improvisation">improvisational</a> troupe <a href="/wiki/The_Groundlings" title="The Groundlings">The Groundlings</a>, where she created a <a href="/wiki/Valley_girl" title="Valley girl">Valley girl</a>-type character upon whom the Elvira persona is largely based.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Peterson was one of two finalists for the role of <a href="/wiki/Ginger_Grant" title="Ginger Grant">Ginger Grant</a> for the third <i><a href="/wiki/Gilligan%27s_Island" title="Gilligan's Island">Gilligan's Island</a></i> television movie in 1981, but was dropped before filming.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after that, <a href="/wiki/KCAL-TV" title="KCAL-TV">KHJ-TV</a> offered her the <a href="/wiki/Horror_host" title="Horror host">horror host</a> position.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elvira">Elvira</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Elvira"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Elvira_begins:_Movie_Macabre">Elvira begins: <i>Movie Macabre</i></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Elvira begins: Movie Macabre"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Elvira%27s_Movie_Macabre" title="Elvira's Movie Macabre">Elvira's Movie Macabre</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Elvira_waving.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Elvira_waving.jpg/220px-Elvira_waving.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="326" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Elvira_waving.jpg/330px-Elvira_waving.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Elvira_waving.jpg/440px-Elvira_waving.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1628" data-file-height="2411" /></a><figcaption>Peterson as Elvira at the 2006 San Francisco Gay Pride parade</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1981, six years after the death of <a href="/wiki/Larry_Vincent" title="Larry Vincent">Larry Vincent</a>, who starred as host Sinister Seymour of a Los Angeles weekend horror show called <i><a href="/wiki/Fright_Night_(TV_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fright Night (TV show)">Fright Night</a></i>, show producers began to bring the show back.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The producers decided to use a hostess. They asked 1950s' <a href="/wiki/Horror_host" title="Horror host">horror hostess</a> <a href="/wiki/Maila_Nurmi" title="Maila Nurmi">Maila Nurmi</a> to revive <i><a href="/wiki/The_Vampira_Show" title="The Vampira Show">The Vampira Show</a></i>. Nurmi worked on the project for a short time, but quit when the producers would not hire <a href="/wiki/Lola_Falana" title="Lola Falana">Lola Falana</a> to play Vampira.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station sent out a <a href="/wiki/Casting_call" class="mw-redirect" title="Casting call">casting call</a>, and Peterson auditioned and won the role. Producers left it up to her to create the role's image. She and her best friend, Robert Redding, came up with the sexy <a href="/wiki/Gothic_fashion" title="Gothic fashion">goth</a>/<a href="/wiki/Vampire" title="Vampire">vampire</a> look after producers rejected her original idea to look like <a href="/wiki/Sharon_Tate" title="Sharon Tate">Sharon Tate</a>'s character in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fearless_Vampire_Killers" title="The Fearless Vampire Killers">The Fearless Vampire Killers</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They created the Elvira look by drawing inspiration from a <a href="/wiki/Kabuki" title="Kabuki">Kabuki</a> makeup book and the hairstyles of <a href="/wiki/The_Ronettes" title="The Ronettes">The Ronettes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shortly before the first taping, producers received a <a href="/wiki/Cease_and_desist" title="Cease and desist">cease and desist</a> letter from Nurmi. Besides the similarities in the format and costumes, Elvira's closing line for each show, wishing her audience "Unpleasant dreams," was notably similar to Vampira's closer: "Bad dreams, darlings..." uttered as she walked off down a misty corridor. The court ruled in favor of Peterson, holding that "'likeness' means actual representation of another person's appearance, and not simply close resemblance." Peterson claimed that Elvira was nothing like Vampira aside from the basic design of the black dress and black hair. Nurmi claimed that Vampira's image was based on <a href="/wiki/Morticia_Addams" title="Morticia Addams">Morticia Addams</a>, a character in <a href="/wiki/Charles_Addams" title="Charles Addams">Charles Addams</a>'s cartoons that appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Yorker" title="The New Yorker">The New Yorker</a></i> magazine.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Peterson's Elvira character rapidly gained notice with her tight-fitting, low-cut, cleavage-displaying black gown. Adopting the flippant tone of a <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> "<a href="/wiki/Valley_girl" title="Valley girl">Valley girl</a>", she brought a satirical, sarcastic edge to her commentary. She reveled in dropping risqué double entendres and making frequent jokes about her cleavage. In an <i><a href="/wiki/AOL" title="AOL">AOL</a> Entertainment News</i> interview, Peterson said, "I figured out that Elvira is me when I was a teenager. She's a spastic girl. I just say what I feel and people seem to enjoy it." Her camp humor, sex appeal, and good-natured self-mockery made her popular with late-night movie viewers and her popularity soared.<sup id="cite_ref-about_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Elvira character soon evolved from an obscure <a href="/wiki/Cult_following" title="Cult following">cult figure</a> to a lucrative brand. She was associated with many products through the 1980s and 1990s, including <a href="/wiki/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a> costumes, comic books,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> action figures, trading cards, pinball machines, Halloween decor, model kits, calendars, perfume and dolls. She has appeared on the cover of <i><a href="/wiki/Femme_Fatales_(magazine)" title="Femme Fatales (magazine)">Femme Fatales</a></i> magazine five times.<sup id="cite_ref-about_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1984, she hosted her own six hour Halloween special on <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>, which included skits and music videos and returned to host another four hour Halloween special in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same year, she also was a guest commentator at <a href="/wiki/Wrestlemania_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrestlemania 2">Wrestlemania 2</a> in the Los Angeles segments alongside <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Ventura" title="Jesse Ventura">Jesse Ventura</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lord_Alfred_Hayes" title="Lord Alfred Hayes">Lord Alfred Hayes</a>. Elvira's popularity reached its zenith with the release of the 1988 feature film <i><a href="/wiki/Elvira:_Mistress_of_the_Dark_(film)" title="Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (film)">Elvira: Mistress of the Dark</a></i>, on whose script, written directly for the screen, Peterson collaborated with <a href="/wiki/John_Paragon" title="John Paragon">John Paragon</a> and Sam Egan.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1989 through 1991, Peterson appeared as Elvira in a series of commercials promoting <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a>'s annual <a href="/wiki/Halloween_Havoc" title="Halloween Havoc">Halloween Havoc</a> <a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a> events.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After several years of attempts to make a sequel to <i>Elvira: Mistress of the Dark,</i> Cassandra and her manager and then-husband Mark Pierson decided to finance a second movie. In November 2000, Peterson wrote, again in collaboration with Paragon, and co-produced <i><a href="/wiki/Elvira%27s_Haunted_Hills" title="Elvira's Haunted Hills">Elvira's Haunted Hills</a>.</i> The film was shot in <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a> for just under one million dollars. With little budget left for promotion, Cassandra and Mark screened the film at <a href="/wiki/AIDS" class="mw-redirect" title="AIDS">AIDS</a> charity fund raisers across <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For many people in attendance, this was their first opportunity to see the woman behind the Elvira character. On July 5, 2002, <i>Elvira's Haunted Hills</i> had its official premiere in <a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="Hollywood, Los Angeles">Hollywood</a>. Elvira arrived at the premiere in her Macabre Mobile. The film was later screened at the 2003 <a href="/wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival" title="Cannes Film Festival">Cannes Film Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2010, <i>Elvira's Movie Macabre</i> returned to <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">television syndication</a>, this time with public domain films.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2014, it was revealed that a new series of thirteen episodes had been produced, <i><a href="/wiki/Elvira%27s_Movie_Macabre#2014:_13_Nights_of_Elvira" title="Elvira's Movie Macabre">13 Nights of Elvira</a></i> for <a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu</a>. The show premiered on October 19, 2014, running through to Halloween.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of September 2018, Peterson was working to develop a direct sequel to 1988's <i>Elvira: Mistress of the Dark,</i> as well as an animated Elvira project.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elvira_on_home_video">Elvira on home video</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Elvira on home video"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1985, Elvira began hosting a home video series called <i><a href="/wiki/ThrillerVideo" title="ThrillerVideo">ThrillerVideo</a></i>, a division of <a href="/wiki/Artisan_Entertainment" title="Artisan Entertainment">International Video Entertainment (IVE)</a>. Many of these films were hand-selected by Peterson. Choosing to stay away from the more explicit <a href="/wiki/Human_cannibalism" title="Human cannibalism">cannibal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slasher_film" title="Slasher film">slasher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zombie" title="Zombie">zombie</a> films of the time, these were generally tamer films such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Monster_Club" title="The Monster Club">The Monster Club</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Dan_Curtis" title="Dan Curtis">Dan Curtis</a> television films, as well as many episodes of the <i><a href="/wiki/Hammer_Film_Productions#Hammer_House_of_Horror" title="Hammer Film Productions">Hammer House of Horror</a></i> television series. Since she had refused to host <i><a href="/wiki/Cannibal_Ferox" title="Cannibal Ferox">Make Them Die Slowly</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Beyond_(1981_film)" title="The Beyond (1981 film)">Seven Doors of Death</a>,</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Buio_Omega" class="mw-redirect" title="Buio Omega">Buried Alive</a>,</i> however, the videos were released on the <i>ThrillerVideo</i> label without Elvira's appearance as hostess. After this, several extended episodes<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of the British namesake series <i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(UK_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thriller (UK TV series)">Thriller</a></i> (i.e., <i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(UK_TV_series)#Series_4_(1975)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thriller (UK TV series)">The Devil's Web</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(UK_TV_series)#Series_4_(1975)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thriller (UK TV series)">A Killer in Every Corner</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(UK_TV_series)#Series_5_(1975)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thriller (UK TV series)">Murder Motel</a></i>) were also released without an appearance by Elvira; in some, such as <i>Buried Alive,</i> the cast replaced her. </p><p>The success of the <i>Thriller Video</i> series led to a second video set, <i>Elvira's Midnight Madness</i>, released through <a href="/wiki/Rhino_Entertainment" title="Rhino Entertainment">Rhino Home Video</a>. In 2004 a DVD horror-film collection called <i>Elvira's Box of Horrors</i> was released, marking Elvira's return to horror-movie hostessing after a ten-year absence. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Unaired_pilot_for_The_Elvira_Show_on_CBS">Unaired pilot for <i>The Elvira Show</i> on CBS</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Unaired pilot for The Elvira Show on CBS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1993, she filmed a pilot for <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> called <i>The Elvira Show.</i> An expansion of the 1988 film with a sitcom setting, the premise had Elvira and her family moving into a new neighborhood with her older aunt and dealing with nosy neighbors and uptight conservatives who all want them to move out. It also starred <a href="/wiki/Katherine_Helmond" title="Katherine Helmond">Katherine Helmond</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoebe_Augustine" title="Phoebe Augustine">Phoebe Augustine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cristine_Rose" title="Cristine Rose">Cristine Rose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ted_Henning" title="Ted Henning">Ted Henning</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lynne_Marie_Stewart" title="Lynne Marie Stewart">Lynne Marie Stewart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Claudette_Wells" title="Claudette Wells">Claudette Wells</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Paragon" title="John Paragon">John Paragon</a>, Laurie Faso, and <a href="/wiki/Basil_Hoffman" title="Basil Hoffman">Basil Hoffman</a>. It was not picked up by a TV network.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unrealized_film_projects">Unrealized film projects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Unrealized film projects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In an interview with Josh Korngut on <a href="/wiki/Dread_Central" title="Dread Central">Dread Central</a>'s <i>Development Hell</i> podcast, Peterson revealed cancelled plans for an Elvira "buddy comedy" where the Mistress of the Dark took a road-trip to hell. She also detailed plans for an <a href="/wiki/Edward_Scissorhands" title="Edward Scissorhands">Edward Scissorhands</a>-inspired animated feature film revealing Elvira's origins with the holiday of Halloween.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-Elvira_career">Non-Elvira career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Non-Elvira career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Peterson has also portrayed non-Elvira roles in many other films, most notably <i><a href="/wiki/Pee-wee%27s_Big_Adventure" title="Pee-wee's Big Adventure">Pee-wee's Big Adventure</a></i> in 1985 alongside friend and fellow <a href="/wiki/The_Groundlings" title="The Groundlings">Groundling</a> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Reubens" title="Paul Reubens">Paul Reubens</a>, who starred as his <a href="/wiki/Pee-wee_Herman" title="Pee-wee Herman">Pee-wee Herman</a> character; <i><a href="/wiki/Allan_Quatermain_and_the_Lost_City_of_Gold" title="Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold">Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold</a>,</i> released in 1987, which starred <a href="/wiki/Richard_Chamberlain" title="Richard Chamberlain">Richard Chamberlain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sharon_Stone" title="Sharon Stone">Sharon Stone</a>; and 2010's <i><a href="/wiki/All_About_Evil" title="All About Evil">All About Evil</a>,</i> as a mother named Linda Thompson who says not to go to the old theater to watch scary movies. Peterson also appeared in <a href="/wiki/Rob_Zombie" title="Rob Zombie">Rob Zombie</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Munsters_(2022_film)" title="The Munsters (2022 film)">The Munsters</a></i> movie in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-cc_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cc-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-js_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-js-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1970s, Peterson had a liaison with <a href="/wiki/Jon_Voight" title="Jon Voight">Jon Voight</a> as well as with <a href="/wiki/Robert_De_Niro" title="Robert De Niro">Robert De Niro</a> during the filming of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Godfather_Part_II" title="The Godfather Part II">The Godfather Part II</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Peterson married musician Mark Pierson in 1981, and he soon became her personal manager. They had one daughter, Sadie Pierson (b. October 12, 1994), and were divorced on February 14, 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Peterson released her memoir, <i><a href="/wiki/Yours_Cruelly,_Elvira" title="Yours Cruelly, Elvira">Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark</a></i>, on September 21, 2021. She revealed in the book that she has been in a relationship with a woman, Teresa "T" Wierson, since 2002. They began their romantic relationship following Peterson's separation from her husband.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the book, she also accused basketball player <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> of raping her during a party at his <a href="/wiki/Bel_Air,_Los_Angeles" title="Bel Air, Los Angeles">Bel Air</a> mansion in the 1970s.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Peterson was a <a href="/wiki/Vegetarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Vegetarian">vegetarian</a> for many years; as of 2021, she continues to maintain a "mostly vegetarian" diet.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cassandra_Peterson_filmography" title="Cassandra Peterson filmography">Cassandra Peterson filmography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Peterson recorded several songs and skits for her Elvira Halloween albums in the 1980s and 1990s: </p> <ul><li><i>Elvira and the Vi-Tones: 3-D TV</i>: "3-D TV (Three-Dimensional)" b/w "Elvira's Theme" (<a href="/wiki/Rhino_Entertainment" title="Rhino Entertainment">Rhino Records</a> 1982)</li> <li><i>Elvira Presents Vinyl Macabre: Oldies but Ghoulies (Volume 1)</i> (Rhino Records 1983)</li> <li><i>Elvira Presents Haunted Hits</i> (Rhino Records 1987)</li> <li><i>Elvira Presents Monster Hits</i> (Rhino Records 1994)</li> <li><i>Elvira Presents Revenge of the Monster Hits</i> (Rhino Records 1995)</li> <li><i>Elvira's Gravest Hits</i> (<a href="/wiki/Shout!_Studios" title="Shout! Studios">Shout! Factory</a> 2010)</li></ul> <p>She also performed on a track called "Zombie Killer" for the band <a href="/wiki/Leslie_and_the_LY%27s" title="Leslie and the LY's">Leslie and the LY's</a>, released in February 2008. The music video for the track features Leslie and the LY's performing to a sold-out audience of <a href="/wiki/Zombie" title="Zombie">zombies</a> in a fictional venue called "Elvira Stadium". A 7" single was released. In 2018, she collaborated with singer <a href="/wiki/Kim_Petras" title="Kim Petras">Kim Petras</a> on the title track of Petras' EP <i><a href="/wiki/Turn_Off_the_Light,_Vol._1" title="Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1">Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1</a></i> and subsequent mixtape <i><a href="/wiki/Turn_Off_the_Light_(mixtape)" title="Turn Off the Light (mixtape)">Turn Off the Light</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFElviraParagon1996" class="citation book cs1">Elvira; Paragon, John (1996). <i>Elvira: Transylvania 90210</i>. <a href="/wiki/Penguin_Group" title="Penguin Group">Penguin Publishing Group</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781572971790" title="Special:BookSources/9781572971790"><bdi>9781572971790</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Elvira%3A+Transylvania+90210&rft.pub=Penguin+Publishing+Group&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=9781572971790&rft.au=Elvira&rft.au=Paragon%2C+John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFElviraParagon1997" class="citation book cs1">Elvira; Paragon, John (1997). <i>Elvira: Camp Vamp</i>. Penguin Publishing Group. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781572972261" title="Special:BookSources/9781572972261"><bdi>9781572972261</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Elvira%3A+Camp+Vamp&rft.pub=Penguin+Publishing+Group&rft.date=1997&rft.isbn=9781572972261&rft.au=Elvira&rft.au=Paragon%2C+John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPetersonParagon1997" class="citation book cs1">Peterson, Cassandra; Paragon, John (1997). <i>Bad Dog, Andy: A Parody</i>. General Publishing Group. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1575440377" title="Special:BookSources/1575440377"><bdi>1575440377</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Bad+Dog%2C+Andy%3A+A+Parody&rft.pub=General+Publishing+Group&rft.date=1997&rft.isbn=1575440377&rft.aulast=Peterson&rft.aufirst=Cassandra&rft.au=Paragon%2C+John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFElviraParagon1998" class="citation book cs1">Elvira; Paragon, John (1998). <i>The Boy Who Cried Werewolf</i>. Berkley Boulevard Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780425164907" title="Special:BookSources/9780425164907"><bdi>9780425164907</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Boy+Who+Cried+Werewolf&rft.pub=Berkley+Boulevard+Books&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=9780425164907&rft.au=Elvira&rft.au=Paragon%2C+John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPeterson2014" class="citation book cs1">Peterson, Cassandra (2014). <i>Elvira, Mistress of the Dark [Photographic Memoir]</i>. Tweeterhead. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780692678183" title="Special:BookSources/9780692678183"><bdi>9780692678183</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Elvira%2C+Mistress+of+the+Dark+%5BPhotographic+Memoir%5D&rft.pub=Tweeterhead&rft.date=2014&rft.isbn=9780692678183&rft.aulast=Peterson&rft.aufirst=Cassandra&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPeterson2021" class="citation book cs1">Peterson, Cassandra (2021). <i><a href="/wiki/Yours_Cruelly,_Elvira" title="Yours Cruelly, Elvira">Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Hachette_Books" title="Hachette Books">Hachette Books</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780306874352" title="Special:BookSources/9780306874352"><bdi>9780306874352</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Yours+Cruelly%2C+Elvira%3A+Memoirs+of+the+Mistress+of+the+Dark&rft.pub=Hachette+Books&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=9780306874352&rft.aulast=Peterson&rft.aufirst=Cassandra&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards">Awards</h3><span 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title="RuPaul's Drag Race">RuPaul's Drag Race</a></i> </p> <ul><li><i>Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award</i>: 2024</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nominations">Nominations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Awards" title="Saturn Awards">Saturn Awards</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Actress" title="Saturn Award for Best Actress">Best Actress</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Elvira:_Mistress_of_the_Dark_(film)" title="Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (film)">Elvira: Mistress of the Dark</a></i>: <a href="/wiki/16th_Saturn_Awards" title="16th Saturn Awards">1988</a><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Awards" title="Golden Raspberry Awards">Golden Raspberry Awards</a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Actress" title="Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress">Worst Actress</a></i> – <i>Elvira: Mistress of the Dark</i>: <a href="/wiki/9th_Golden_Raspberry_Awards" title="9th Golden Raspberry Awards">1988</a><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassandra_Peterson&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Hachette Book Group. p. 4. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780306874352" title="Special:BookSources/9780306874352"><bdi>9780306874352</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Yours+Cruelly%2C+Elvira&rft.pages=4&rft.pub=Hachette+Book+Group&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=9780306874352&rft.aulast=Peterson&rft.aufirst=Cassandra&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nationaltoday.com/birthday/cassandra-peterson/">"Cassandra Peterson Birthday"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Cassandra+Peterson+Birthday&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fbirthday%2Fcassandra-peterson%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nationaltoday.com/birthday/cassandra-peterson/">"Cassandra Peterson Birthday"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Cassandra+Peterson+Birthday&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fbirthday%2Fcassandra-peterson%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.contactmusic.com/cassandra-peterson/news/elvira-burns-made-me-what-i-am-today">"Elvira: 'Burns Made Me What I Am Today'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. Contact Music. August 24, 2005<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 3,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Elvira%3A+%27Burns+Made+Me+What+I+Am+Today%27&rft.pub=Contact+Music&rft.date=2005-08-24&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.contactmusic.com%2Fcassandra-peterson%2Fnews%2Felvira-burns-made-me-what-i-am-today&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Yours Cruelly, Elvira. Page 3. copyright 2021 Hachette Book Group, New York, NY</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXo7CzCfTis">"This Week in Horror - Summer Spooktacular: Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira: Mistress of the Dark"</a>. YouTube. June 28, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 4,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=This+Week+in+Horror+-+Summer+Spooktacular%3A+Cassandra+Peterson+aka+Elvira%3A+Mistress+of+the+Dark&rft.pub=YouTube&rft.date=2011-06-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQXo7CzCfTis&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead YouTube link tagged February 2022">dead YouTube link</span></a></i>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMiska2019" class="citation web cs1">Miska, Brad (October 28, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3591303/elvira-reveals-first-horror-film-ever-saw-exclusive/">"Elvira Reveals the First Horror Film She Ever Saw [Exclusive]"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Bloody_Disgusting" title="Bloody Disgusting">Bloody Disgusting</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 22,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Bloody+Disgusting&rft.atitle=Elvira+Reveals+the+First+Horror+Film+She+Ever+Saw+%5BExclusive%5D&rft.date=2019-10-28&rft.aulast=Miska&rft.aufirst=Brad&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbloody-disgusting.com%2Fmovie%2F3591303%2Felvira-reveals-first-horror-film-ever-saw-exclusive%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDel_Mar2009" class="citation news cs1">Del Mar, Pollo (January 21, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090807043130/http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/promosexual/2009/01/elvira.html">"Elvira Was Raised By a Pack of Wild Drag Queens"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Guardian" title="San Francisco Bay Guardian">San Francisco Bay Guardian</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/promosexual/2009/01/elvira.html#more">the original</a> on August 7, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 4,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=San+Francisco+Bay+Guardian&rft.atitle=Elvira+Was+Raised+By+a+Pack+of+Wild+Drag+Queens&rft.date=2009-01-21&rft.aulast=Del+Mar&rft.aufirst=Pollo&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfbg.com%2Fblogs%2Fpromosexual%2F2009%2F01%2Felvira.html%23more&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPeterson2021" class="citation book cs1">Peterson, Cassandra (2021). <i>Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark</i>. Hachette Books. pp. 38–42. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780306874352" title="Special:BookSources/9780306874352"><bdi>9780306874352</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Yours+Cruelly%2C+Elvira%3A+Memoirs+of+the+Mistress+of+the+Dark&rft.pages=38-42&rft.pub=Hachette+Books&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=9780306874352&rft.aulast=Peterson&rft.aufirst=Cassandra&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLambert2017" class="citation web cs1">Lambert, Molly (October 31, 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/elvira-mistress-of-the-dark-interview.html">"How Elvira Became the Queen of Halloween"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Vulture.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Vulture.com">Vulture.com</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 3,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Vulture.com&rft.atitle=How+Elvira+Became+the+Queen+of+Halloween&rft.date=2017-10-31&rft.aulast=Lambert&rft.aufirst=Molly&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vulture.com%2F2017%2F10%2Felvira-mistress-of-the-dark-interview.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOkura2014" class="citation news cs1">Okura, Lynn (July 7, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/07/elvira-cassandra-peterson-elvira_n_5555026.html">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Elvira' Actress Cassandra Peterson Dishes on Her Dream Date with Elvis Presley"</a>. <a href="/wiki/HuffPost" title="HuffPost">HuffPost</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 3,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=%27Elvira%27+Actress+Cassandra+Peterson+Dishes+on+Her+Dream+Date+with+Elvis+Presley&rft.date=2014-07-07&rft.aulast=Okura&rft.aufirst=Lynn&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2014%2F07%2F07%2Felvira-cassandra-peterson-elvira_n_5555026.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTheRealElvira2015" class="citation web cs1">@TheRealElvira (April 30, 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/TheRealElvira/status/593814751894900736">"#TBT From my days as a singer in the band, 'I Latins 80'. Italy, 1972. Dig the outfit! XX"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>) – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%23TBT+From+my+days+as+a+singer+in+the+band%2C+%27I+Latins+80%27.+Italy%2C+1972.+Dig+the+outfit%21+XX&rft.date=2015-04-30&rft.au=TheRealElvira&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FTheRealElvira%2Fstatus%2F593814751894900736&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBayard2021" class="citation news cs1">Bayard, Louis (September 28, 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/elvira-memoir-cassandra-peterson/2021/09/27/6e1a8606-1d4e-11ec-bcb8-0cb135811007_story.html">"Remember Elvira? The Mistress of the Dark Is Still Here, and She Has Some Bombshells to Drop"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 3,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Washington+Post&rft.atitle=Remember+Elvira%3F+The+Mistress+of+the+Dark+Is+Still+Here%2C+and+She+Has+Some+Bombshells+to+Drop.&rft.date=2021-09-28&rft.aulast=Bayard&rft.aufirst=Louis&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fentertainment%2Fbooks%2Felvira-memoir-cassandra-peterson%2F2021%2F09%2F27%2F6e1a8606-1d4e-11ec-bcb8-0cb135811007_story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACassandra+Peterson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPeterson2021" class="citation book cs1">Peterson, Cassandra (2021). <i>Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark</i>. 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style="background:black; color:white;;width:1%">Notable bands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Cure" title="The Cure">The Cure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Death" title="Christian Death">Christian Death</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bauhaus_(band)" title="Bauhaus (band)">Bauhaus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siouxsie_and_the_Banshees" title="Siouxsie and the Banshees">Siouxsie and the Banshees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joy_Division" title="Joy Division">Joy Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sisters_of_Mercy" title="The Sisters of Mercy">The Sisters of Mercy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Damned_(band)" title="The Damned (band)">The Damned</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alien_Sex_Fiend" title="Alien Sex Fiend">Alien Sex Fiend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dead_Can_Dance" title="Dead Can Dance">Dead Can Dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cocteau_Twins" title="Cocteau Twins">Cocteau Twins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fields_of_the_Nephilim" title="Fields of the Nephilim">Fields of the Nephilim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_gothic_rock_artists" title="List of gothic rock artists">List of gothic rock artists</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:white;;width:1%">Notable figures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Smith_(musician)" title="Robert Smith (musician)">Robert Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Murphy_(musician)" title="Peter Murphy (musician)">Peter Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siouxsie_Sioux" title="Siouxsie Sioux">Siouxsie Sioux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Curtis" title="Ian Curtis">Ian Curtis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Eldritch" title="Andrew Eldritch">Andrew Eldritch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Cave" title="Nick Cave">Nick Cave</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cassandra Peterson/Elvira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eva_O" title="Eva O">Eva O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dinah_Cancer" title="Dinah Cancer">Dinah Cancer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monica_Richards" title="Monica Richards">Monica Richards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Hammer" title="Lisa Hammer">Lisa Hammer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rozz_Williams" title="Rozz Williams">Rozz Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gitane_DeMone" title="Gitane DeMone">Gitane DeMone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Morrison" title="Patricia Morrison">Patricia Morrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_McCoy" title="Carl McCoy">Carl McCoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Fraser" title="Elizabeth Fraser">Elizabeth Fraser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Hammer" title="Doc Hammer">Doc Hammer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Gerrard" title="Lisa Gerrard">Lisa Gerrard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Perry" title="Brendan 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title="Wave-Gotik-Treffen">Wave-Gotik-Treffen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%27era_Luna_Festival" title="M'era Luna Festival">M'era Luna Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drop_Dead_Festival" title="Drop Dead Festival">Drop Dead Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumous_Gothic_Festival" title="Lumous Gothic Festival">Lumous Gothic Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitby_Goth_Weekend" title="Whitby Goth Weekend">Whitby Goth Weekend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convergence_(goth_festival)" title="Convergence (goth festival)">Convergence (goth festival)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bats_Day_in_the_Fun_Park" title="Bats Day in the Fun Park">Bats Day in the Fun Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Goth_Day" title="World Goth Day">World Goth Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_gothic_festivals" title="List of gothic festivals">List of gothic festivals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:white;;width:1%">Art and 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