It’s been over four decades since Cassandra Peterson first brought her sexy and sassy alter ego Elvira , Mistress of the Dark to television screens, putting a bodacious spin on the movie mocking horror schtick popularized by Vampira and Sinister Seymour before her. On the classic 80’s horror series Movie Macabre , based in Hollywood, her quip-filled cinematic commentary, campy California girl charm and prominent cleavage made her an immediate hit, garnering national syndication, a major motion picture and a fiendish fanbase that’s endured to this day.

Elvira also became the face of Halloween via a partnership with Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif. that included a thematic stage show and a myriad of merchandising. After a couple hiatuses, Peterson ended her relationship with Kn

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