These days, Cassandra Peterson, the real woman behind the icon, is retired from donning the black wig and tight black dress of Elvira. But, she still curates Elvira as a brand. There’s no shortage of ...

The woman behind Elvira, Cassandra Peterson, talks all about her new delightful and dark Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Tarot ...

For 31 years, Elvira, mistress of the dark, has been vamping the world as Halloween's voluptuous vixen. With a frightful wig, self-effacing humor and all that cleavage, the glam goddess of ghoul, aka ...

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