In 1988, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, a feature film revolving around her sexy, gothic character was released. Now, she’s a pop culture icon (and a common Halloween costume ) in her own right.

She preps year round but starts working as Elvira in August. That means traveling, meeting fans, visiting haunted venues, and appearing in movies and TV shows as her glamorous, bawdy alter-ego.

While Elvira’s fame was at its peak in the late ‘80s, she has continued to make TV appearances in the years since. In 2014, she reprised her role, playing a horror hostess in a Hulu series, 13 ...

Elvira says Ariana Grande once asked to get 20 family members into her show and then dissed her. The Mistress of the Dark didn't appreciate Galinda the Good's shade.

Elvira’s live show at Knott’s was a lot like a Las Vegas revue: flirty, spooky, and funny in her slapstick style. There were multiple showtimes a night, always incorporating a monologue, group ...

Peterson has been a fixture of the Southern California amusement park's Halloween season for decades, presenting her first "Elvira Mistress of the Dark" show at the Knott's Ghoul Time Theater in 1982.

In the opening sequence of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," audiences are introduced to Winona Ryder's Lydia Deetz some 35 years after we last saw her. Lydia is now hosting a reality show, "Ghost House ...

In the opening sequence of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” audiences are introduced to Winona Ryder’s Lydia Deetz some 35 years after we last saw her. Lydia is now hosting a reality show ...

Visit the TV show page for 'Elvira's Thriller Theatre' on Moviefone. Discover the show's synopsis, cast details, and season information. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and episode reviews.

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It’s hard for Cassandra Peterson, known to most as the quick-witted and sexy antihero Elvira, to narrow down her favorite moments from four decades of live stage shows at Knott’s Scary Farm.