Dread Central

Elvira Talks Creating Her Debut Tarot Deck in Our Exclusive New Interview

There’s no shortage of celebrity wellness and mindfulness brands out there right now, from Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop, which currently offers everything from Vedic astrology sessions to psychic vampire ...
Yardbarker

Cassandra Peterson on Her Deliciously Dark Elvira Tarot Cards

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 ...
People

Elvira and Mystic Renée Watt Reveal What the Rest of the Year Holds for Your Zodiac Sign, According to Their Tarot Reading (Exclusive)

The gothic icon teamed up with mystic Renée Watt and artist Gris Grimly to design the ultimate tarot card deck Lisa Stardust is a three-time best-selling author and astrologer who lives in New York ...
Morning Call PA

You can thank Elvis for Elvira, Cassandra Peterson says

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 ...
W magazine

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark—aka Cassandra Peterson—Looks Back at Her Life in Parties

Born in Kansas, Peterson moved to Colorado Springs with her family when she was young. At age 7, she won a $100 savings bond at a local costume contest for dressing like Miss Kitty from Gunsmoke ...
Salon

How to host a scary movie night like Elvira

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 ...
Albuquerque Journal

Find out which horror icon teamed up with As Above So Below Distillery

When it comes to special drink collaborations, this is a match made in horror. As Above So Below Distillery co-founder and master distiller Caley Shoemaker is well known for having an affinity for ...
Entrepreneur

‘I Really Didn’t Think This Would Go Anywhere’: How Elvira Built a Brand to Die For

“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 ...
Decider

Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark, Is Serving Up Sinister Snacks And Petrifying Puns In ‘Elvira’s Cookbook From Hell’

Discover What’s Streaming On: Cassandra Peterson is not necessarily an actress whose name is known by the masses, but when you tell them the name of her alter ego, then suddenly they’re all agog. This ...
Vogue

“I started calling myself the Martha Stewart of the macabre”: Elvira’s guide to gothic entertaining

In 1981, Cassandra Peterson conjured up the character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark—a dash of Elvis, a pinch of Vampira, and a generous helping of vaudeville comedy—for a local Los Angeles television ...
Willamette Week

Bauman’s Cider Co. Pressed Cider With Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, is more than an incredible set of legs. She’s got some great pumpkins, too. Bauman’s Cider Co. surely agrees. The Gervais cidery and Portland actress Cassandra Peterson ...