Busy work today so I didn't plan on posting, but I saw that today is Cassandra Peterson, aka Elvira's birthday today and I just had a mark the day!
Cassandra Peterson was born on September 17, 1951 and had a variety of jobs including go-go dancer, a model for men's magazines, Vegas showgirl, Tom Waits album cover model, and more. But it is her baudy "Valley Girl Vampire" inspired character Elvira that most people know her for.
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| I had this poster in my dorm 1987. |
She rose to stardom when she was hired to take over "Fright Night" on KHJ-TV in Los Angeles. The show was renamed "Movie Macabre with Elvira, Mistress of the Dark" and she became so popular that she soon was getting national attention. She even got her own movie, "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" which at best can be described as a Scooby-Doo plot.
To return the favor she was featured in 2019's "Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island" and in 2020's "Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!"
Elvira also has an RPG connection, however small. Pacesetter released "Evenings of Terror, featuring Elvira" back in 1985 and it was one of the last (if not the last) Pacesetter produced products for Chill.
Elvira played the roll of hostess to nine mini adventures that had various horror movie influences. As a product it was actually quite fun.
While Elvira is a great character, Cassandra Peterson is a great person. I have been following her and Elvira since the early 80s. I guess it is not really a shock that my iconic witch Larina has red hair and blue eyes.
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And because I can,
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| Get your little Elvira here |
Links
- Webpage, https://www.elvira.com/
- Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/TheRealElvira
- Twitter, https://twitter.com/TheRealElvira
- Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/therealelvira/
Edited to add: This site has a good overview of her career.