Tag: elvira
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Horror Cinema Trivia: Elvira—Mistress of the Dark
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark was produced by NBC, which set up a distribution deal with New World Pictures. Just as the film was slated to hit theaters, New World filed for bankruptcy. The marketing campaign was abruptly halted and the release was scaled back from thousands of theaters to just a few hundred. Critics were brutal and, without promotion to entice potential viewers, the film bombed at the box office, though it later became a best-seller on video and one of the highest-rated programs of the year when NBC aired it in 1990.
As today is National Coming Out Day, I thought it would be appropriate to feature Elvira.
A kid of the 80s, I adored Elvira and this movie. Learn more behind-the-scenes facts at IMDb Trivia: Elvira—Mistress of the Dark (1988).
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What happened to the cannibal who showed up late to Halloween dinner?
They gave him the cold shoulder.
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Elvira Halloween Special 1986
A campy Halloween gem from the 1980s. Long live Elvira, Mistress of the Dark!
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Get to Know Elvira
I saw that HorrorHound magazine will be featuring Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, in its next issue. I can’t wait to pick that one up!
For Elvira fans who want a little something to keep them occupied until the issue arrives, here are five facts about the actress who plays Elvira, Cassandra Peterson, on the American Grandparents Association website:
5 Things You Don’t Know About Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
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Elvira Blooper Reel
This video’s got it all: Elvira, a blooper reel from one of her movies, a short history of American horror cinema and a trip to Transylvania. Check it out!
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