Elvira, Mistress of the Dark has been the face of all things macabre for decades, but there might be a lot you don't know about the woman who portrays her, Cassandra Peterson. U-Va. board leaders ...

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Every social upheaval resurrects a trend in pop culture that becomes the hallmark of criticism, escapism, or resistance; much like the gothic horror subgenre's revival with the back-to-back hits from ...

Spooky season may only last a short time technically, but for Cassandra Peterson, the woman behind Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, it never truly ends. She’s rolling into November with a new project ...

Cassandra Peterson still can’t believe it took this long to get her cookbook made. “I’ve been pitching this damn thing for years,” she says, laughing. “Publishers kept thinking it was just another ...

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, ...

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 ...