NEW YORK (AP) — Cassandra Peterson has entertained Halloween lovers as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, for more than four decades. Peterson developed the character in the 1980s, after leaving her career ...

Cassandra Peterson has been a Halloween icon for decades. As the beloved horror host and Goth queen Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, she’s introduced us to some of our favorite cult horror movies, ...

For decades, Elvira, the Mistress of the Dark, has been the undisputed queen of Halloween. But the 1980s were her heyday. Back then, she hosted horror films, adorned bedroom posters, and starred in ...

Cassandra Peterson — better known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark — grew up as a misfit kid with a bad perm, burn scars, and a mother who told her she'd never make it. Despite it all, she became a Las ...

Cassandra Peterson understands the power of a movie night — or more specifically, the kind of movie night that wobbles between horror and hilarity, where the fake blood maybe gleams brighter than the ...

Ask anyone what their favorite horror film of 2025 is so far, and I’d bet at least half the replies will be Sinners. Ryan Coogler’s vampire film left many audiences with their jaws all the way open.

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“Elvira’s Cookbook From Hell” offers funny and fiendish recipes from the Mistress of the Dark. The book was written by Cassandra Peterson, who has played Elvira for over four decades. Peterson owns ...

In retrospect, it’s no surprise that someone should think of teaming Harley Quinn and Elvira in a crossover comic. The surprise is that nobody thought to do this long before now. Thankfully, Dynamite ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it. And sometimes the two worlds collide, and sometimes they don't. Ron holds them at arm's length from each other. Watch every ...

“Around the time that Martha Stewart did her Entertaining book, I became obsessed,” says Cassandra Peterson, the actress and author perhaps best known for portraying Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. “I ...