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Cassandra Peterson

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in Manhattan, The United States

September 17, 1951

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Cassandra Peterson (born September 17, 1951) is an American actress best known for her on-screen horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation. Her wickedly vampish appearance is offset by her comical character, quirky and quick-witted personality, and Valley girl-type speech.

Born in Manhattan, Kansas, Peterson grew up near Randolph, until the area was flooded to create Tuttle Creek Reservoir; her family then moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado. According to a 2011 interview, Peterson states that as a child, while other girls were occupied with Barbie dolls, she was more ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 10,819 ratings · 1,709 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark 4.36 avg rating — 10,594 ratings — published 2021 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elvira Mistress of the Dark: A Photographic Retrospective of the Queen of Halloween 4.75 avg rating — 112 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elvira's Cookbook from Hell: Sexy, Spooky Soirées and Celebrations for Every Occasion 4.44 avg rating — 70 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elvira Meets Vincent Price, vol. 1, no. 1 by David Avallone (Goodreads Author), Juan Samu (Artist), Walter Pereyra (Colorist) 4.34 avg rating — 71 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I WAS A TEENAGE MONSTER HUNTER! HOW I MET VINCENT PRICE, CHRISTOPHER LEE, PETER CUSHING & MORE!: All My 1970s BIZARRE Fanzine Interviews and the Jaw-Dropping Dish Behind Them! by Sam Irvin, Cassandra Peterson (Foreword), Dan Gallagher (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.61 avg rating — 23 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad Dog, Andy: A Parody by John Paragon, Cassandra Peterson 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elvira: The Wrath of the Con One-Shot by Elvira "The Mistress Of The Dark", David Avallone (Goodreads Author), Cassandra Peterson 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elvira Talking Bust 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lilly and Max's Zoo Movie Adventure: Moana 2 in 3D 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elvira Dress-Up Magnet Set: With Mix-and-Match Outfits! 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We all have our own scars. Let them be a blessing and not a curse.”
― Cassandra Peterson, Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark

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“Y'know, I think I've learned something here today. I've learned that friendship is like cheese. The longer it sits around, the stronger it gets...and that, that...friends are like cheap toupees. You've gotta hang onto 'em when things get stormy. But most of all, I've learned that you can search and search the wide world over, but in the end, your own backyard is right...behind...your house.”
― Cassandra Peterson, Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark

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“For so long, I’d believed I was doing the right thing by sticking out the marriage to keep our family together, but I finally realized that staying in such a dysfunctional relationship was worse than the alternative.”
― Cassandra Peterson, Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark

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