Cassandra Peterson, A.K.A. Elvira, Discusses Her Book, "Elvira’s Coffin Table Book”

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“Elvira, Mistress of the Dark,” a.k.a Cassandra Peterson, stops by to talk about her iconic character, Elvira, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. The character debuted in the fall of 1981 and soon became an overnight success as the only nationally syndicated horror show. “Elvira’s Coffin Table Book,” a 240 page photographic retrospective with original commentary by Cassandra Peterson, is currently available. Interview at AOL HQ in NYC for BUILD Series.

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  • @schwarzblatt
    @schwarzblatt7 жыл бұрын

    She's so charismatic and engaging. And how on Earth is she 65 years old?!? Unreal. She looks twenty years younger.

  • @rocee1140

    @rocee1140

    6 жыл бұрын

    she is amazing. I just got to see her in person. Beautiful

  • @LegionIvory

    @LegionIvory

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hell, I'd give her late 30s.

  • @DSpeir-pi6tm

    @DSpeir-pi6tm

    6 жыл бұрын

    Blackmagic and blood sacrifices keep her looking young and beautiful :D

  • @Revener666

    @Revener666

    6 жыл бұрын

    you guys need glasses. :P

  • @DSpeir-pi6tm

    @DSpeir-pi6tm

    6 жыл бұрын

    We're horny old men, leave use to our fantasy girl :D

  • @oliviablackburn1113
    @oliviablackburn11134 жыл бұрын

    I feel bad for her that they took huge advantage of her but it sounds like she won in the end. I love that she owned the character.

  • @mi2ube
    @mi2ube5 жыл бұрын

    I was teased in school & called Elvira because I had long black hair & "developed" early. Back then, I didn't take it as a compliment. But now, hell yeah!!! Call me Elvira all you want!! LOL

  • @paulkapovichl2239

    @paulkapovichl2239

    4 жыл бұрын

    If my teacher in high school was built like her I would never have lef

  • @smooth.brain_criminal

    @smooth.brain_criminal

    4 жыл бұрын

    Must've had all the guys on you huh Elvira

  • @paulkapovichl2239

    @paulkapovichl2239

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@smooth.brain_criminal @i think Elvira would fit perfectly in one of Clint Eastwood's movies.and then some huba huba

  • @checho8983

    @checho8983

    4 жыл бұрын

    Natasha Clark glad ur happy

  • @The80sWolf_

    @The80sWolf_

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@natashaclark7863 Prove it

  • @briangatebuilder
    @briangatebuilder5 жыл бұрын

    Elvira needs her own sitcom like the munsters, come on Netflix!!!

  • @HoriaNeagu

    @HoriaNeagu

    3 жыл бұрын

    She actually filmed a pilot, but it never got picked up, unfortunately. It is available on KZread. It is quite solid.

  • @galactichand551

    @galactichand551

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lookup The Elvira Show on KZread. It’s pretty funny and really cute.

  • @briangatebuilder

    @briangatebuilder

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well Cassandra is going to be in The Munsters Rob Zombie Film! I can't wait!

  • @Invisible_Hermit
    @Invisible_Hermit7 жыл бұрын

    Cassandra, you are, as always, wonderful. So many of these younger people don't remember life before MTV, but I remember it well. You are timeless, and the fact that you remain so sweet, humble, and kind after all you've been through is a testament to what a wonderful human being you are. My home continues to fill with all your awesome merchandise, and even now, I'm staying up late so I can order your Blu Ray DVD. My wife and I think you are wonderful, and although I will probably never meet you, I just wanted to say how much I love and adore you. Thank you, dear lady, for being you.

  • @jackyflowers3493

    @jackyflowers3493

    7 жыл бұрын

    Agree.

  • @CrewmanJordan

    @CrewmanJordan

    6 жыл бұрын

    You said it.

  • @rumorady-4566

    @rumorady-4566

    5 жыл бұрын

    I could'nt had said it better myself!

  • @skyes1904

    @skyes1904

    4 жыл бұрын

    Seeing as Elvira wasn’t even a character until after MTV was well established...

  • @baronvonsvengoonie1767

    @baronvonsvengoonie1767

    2 жыл бұрын

    She wasnt on mtv

  • @FPwLola
    @FPwLola2 жыл бұрын

    Elvira is an icon for the very reason she tears up at fans support and love of her and the character. Outcasts will always keep integrity with their own, always remember their core and represent. She's a national treasure and still hot and sharp and sweet as she always seemed to be. And that tassel trick in her movie...emblazoned forever. Just love her. Our best ghoul-friend. 💖✨

  • @dgm4738
    @dgm47387 жыл бұрын

    So warm, kind, and amusing - LOVE Cassandra Peterson!

  • @timhiltonsuperstar
    @timhiltonsuperstar6 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Not a stuck up bone in her body. Very rare. Good for her.

  • @morgancrawley7123

    @morgancrawley7123

    5 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could say the same for myself if you know what I mean ;D

  • @esmediamond

    @esmediamond

    5 жыл бұрын

    Not like arrogant talentless men

  • @Utubesuxmycock

    @Utubesuxmycock

    5 жыл бұрын

    oh shutup you pig

  • @ianmcnab8751

    @ianmcnab8751

    4 жыл бұрын

    Esmé lmfao Elvira isn’t exactly a staple of talent, she’s a pin up girl.

  • @godetonter4764

    @godetonter4764

    4 жыл бұрын

    can't believe that a guy with tape on his nose would vote it not only go to a big public event ,voluntarily ask a question. Forgotten people would be embarrassed to be seen like that

  • @mikestephenson2875
    @mikestephenson28754 жыл бұрын

    I am Cassandra's age. I remember Vampira from old reruns. The Vampira show ran from April 30, 1954, through to April 2, 1955. One year! Elvira's TV hosting started in 1981 and Elvira is still going. Elvira is nothing like Vampira. Elvira is an original and she is a million times better than Vampira. Cassandra looks great for 65 years. Good one Cassandra. My daughter and I love Elvira. She is like the Gothic Girl Next Door. Love her humour.

  • @rustynails8756
    @rustynails87565 жыл бұрын

    Always loved her shows. Boy I am only 61 and she puts me all to shame would never think she was 65! Love her honesty and humble personality.

  • @theonlyexception54
    @theonlyexception547 жыл бұрын

    I fucking love her. I wish she would release a memoir. I'm definitely getting her new book for sure.

  • @planetofthegapes

    @planetofthegapes

    2 жыл бұрын

    I got good news for you, buddy.

  • @theonlyexception54

    @theonlyexception54

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@planetofthegapes Lol believe me, I got the audible version and the hardcover. 😂 did you get it yet?

  • @planetofthegapes

    @planetofthegapes

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@theonlyexception54 Not yet, need to grab it!

  • @theonlyexception54

    @theonlyexception54

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@planetofthegapes it’s incredible!!

  • @sergioj.rodriguez1190

    @sergioj.rodriguez1190

    2 жыл бұрын

    I just asked this not knowing she released a book. Haha I'm sure she has so many interesting and intriguing stories.

  • @jagriss
    @jagriss7 жыл бұрын

    She is just an awesome person! totally genuine

  • @SandTguy
    @SandTguy6 жыл бұрын

    Dose anyone remember a tv 79's-80's show called Movie Macob. I want to say at one time Cassandra Peterson, A.K.A. Elvira Mistress Of The Dark. Was the host of the show as The one and only Elvira Mistress Of The Dark. They would show old horror movies. I was a little boy back then. But I remember like it was Yesterday. Me and my Mom and Dad every Saturday night would make popcorn and whatch Elvira. Man I Miss My Mom and Dad. Great memories.

  • @chuckfults9256

    @chuckfults9256

    6 жыл бұрын

    Filmed at the KHJ TV channel 9 studios! I member, memberberries! i remember there other show with Semore on movie mecabe! KNOTTS berry farm!!!!

  • @putridfetidini5468

    @putridfetidini5468

    6 жыл бұрын

    S&Tguy Movie Macabre

  • @coffycup75
    @coffycup757 жыл бұрын

    Legend. She made my childhood and adolescence, Saturday nights on KHJ channel 9.

  • @chuckfults9256

    @chuckfults9256

    6 жыл бұрын

    #MeToo

  • @jasonwebb5964

    @jasonwebb5964

    5 жыл бұрын

    I can proudly say it, I've masturbated to an empty beer box.

  • @jenniferhalliwell416
    @jenniferhalliwell4167 жыл бұрын

    Its unbelievable...this woman is still GORGEOUS!!!!!! I tell you she refuses to age! I have always LOVED and LIVED ELvira...one of the coolest characters of all time. I can remember loving the Mistress of The Dark movie as a kid and they would show it every Halloween though they cut alot of parts out...which as a kid I didnt know until I got older and bought the actual movie. I will always love you Cassandra...thank you for giving us all ELVIRA!

  • @markwoods4439
    @markwoods44395 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad to hear she has control over her own character. Because so many people in show business are cheated out money and credit for their creation.

  • @decadantdog4444

    @decadantdog4444

    3 жыл бұрын

    Like the Lone Ranger!

  • @logike77

    @logike77

    Жыл бұрын

    It's a smart move. When the film Clerks unexpectedly got big, Disney offered to buy the characters Jay and Silent Bob from directer Kevin Smith, but he refused the deal because he knew he would lose creative control.

  • @gag1411
    @gag14116 жыл бұрын

    Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira mistress of the dark looks absolutely stunning after all these years!!!😍

  • @MrBrassboy
    @MrBrassboy5 жыл бұрын

    I still watch "Elvira Mistress of the Dark" movie every year. It is hilarious.

  • @Jameswormsley319

    @Jameswormsley319

    2 ай бұрын

    🔥🙌

  • @louisborselio8608
    @louisborselio86086 жыл бұрын

    I think I'm more in love with Cassandra Peterson than I am with Elvira. I am so melting just watching her.

  • @robzilla730

    @robzilla730

    6 жыл бұрын

    louis borselio she comes out in PeeWee's Big Adventure. She's freakin hot! Looked like Christy Canyon with red hair

  • @gutsfield3504

    @gutsfield3504

    6 жыл бұрын

    Romeo Alpha She is a heart-breaker. She was my favorite and still is sort of like Rhonda Shear.

  • @chuckfults9256

    @chuckfults9256

    6 жыл бұрын

    AND she's a Real redhead DAMN!

  • @MrJulien100
    @MrJulien1007 жыл бұрын

    THIS IS SO COOOOL! Thank yoooouuuu!!

  • @carlosacevedo8530
    @carlosacevedo85306 жыл бұрын

    I was very fortunate to see her in person three times, during performances she had done at Knott's Scary Farm in 1973, '74 and '75. She sang and told jokes. I even have a pillow case souvenir with a silk screened photo of her in a reclined position. Boy, does she looked great!! When I first saw her on TV, I fell in love!! And from then on, she was my girl! At her present age, she still looks beautiful!! I'm still in love!! Elvira...Elvira!

  • @edwardmchalejr8214
    @edwardmchalejr82142 жыл бұрын

    She is not only beautiful inside and out but her vibe and charisma are like the vitality of life. Amazing one of a kind special lady.

  • @peaceisnature
    @peaceisnature7 жыл бұрын

    Vampira came to the screen in 1951 when Elvira was born. Elvira came to the screen in 1981, when I was born =D

  • @KatieCatWalker

    @KatieCatWalker

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was born in 85 and I am so glad i got to be born in her Elvira time. Lucky you got to be born the year she started but still. Love this woman

  • @Laughing-Eyes

    @Laughing-Eyes

    5 жыл бұрын

    Random Rob Vampira should’ve won the lawsuit.

  • @KatieCatWalker

    @KatieCatWalker

    5 жыл бұрын

    Why? There were other women in movies who played the sexy ghoul and Elvira wasnt even a vampire. she was a horror fan who actually spoke lol.

  • @Laughing-Eyes

    @Laughing-Eyes

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cathleen Walker do you know who Vampira was? You should look her up. Cassandra even admits in the beginning they ripped off Vampira and even called her character Vampira til the last second.

  • @KatieCatWalker

    @KatieCatWalker

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Laughing-Eyes Oh my wow do you mean? Maila Nurmi, a Finnish Actress who created Vampira in the 1950s. She even played as her in plan 9 from outer space and whom, if you watched the show the addams family thecult classic show that came out in the 60s, the addams family, morticia based her look off of her too with just a smaller neck line and normal looking eyebrows. the thing is Vampira and this chicks looks AND personalities are so different it's not even funny. the only one who actually did was morticia and she wasnt even an undead. she could have sued the Addams family for the same thing.

  • @pauliobro
    @pauliobro7 жыл бұрын

    Love, love, love Cassandra! She' rocks!

  • @Lei-AICPhD
    @Lei-AICPhD5 жыл бұрын

    I adore this woman! So inspirational and a wonderful disposition! Reign on Elvira! Reign on!💋🤘🏽💋

  • @jjhamel30
    @jjhamel305 жыл бұрын

    she stepped on my foot at an appearance at KEZY. greatest moment of my life

  • @47mossie
    @47mossie4 жыл бұрын

    How does this video have any thumbs down?....How? Cassandra is a one of a kind, a national treasure and after 30+yrs still my crush. Thank you so much for being a part of my life!

  • @errolfellows409
    @errolfellows4095 жыл бұрын

    Great interview! She's intelligent, articulate and funny! Love it!

  • @randomuser4014
    @randomuser40147 жыл бұрын

    she's still flawless...and i so wanted her thunderbird from the movie god i loved that movie as a kid probably too much

  • @heru-deshet359

    @heru-deshet359

    7 жыл бұрын

    I just wanted her. They could keep the Thunderbird, lol.

  • @laterdudesaint
    @laterdudesaint6 жыл бұрын

    how enchanting. this is all woven in my past. im so glad she is well and centered.

  • @kendrickkelly2336
    @kendrickkelly23367 жыл бұрын

    "Elvira's Haunted Hills" is a campy favorite. I have the DVD around somewhere.

  • @lescobrandon3047
    @lescobrandon30475 жыл бұрын

    Something falls off a ladder she is passing, hitting her on the head... Man: “How’s your head?” He asks with concern. Elvira: “Nobody’s ever complained.” You’ll never hear things like that today without shrieking protesting mobs forming.

  • @utility43210
    @utility432105 жыл бұрын

    Apparently her husband is Mark Pierson. Producer/director that was heavily involved with Cassanda's/Elvira's career. Good to see them keeping it in the family. I can't even imagine how delightful it be to come home to a woman like Cassandra Peterson everyday. What a lucky man Mr. Pierson truly is. Some women are born, live and die, being indescribably beautiful.

  • @CrewmanJordan

    @CrewmanJordan

    5 жыл бұрын

    Divorced in 2003.

  • @orbitalsatellite
    @orbitalsatellite7 жыл бұрын

    valley girl horror hostess. a perfect match that only cassandra could turn into something so brilliant!

  • @melissamaylath2289
    @melissamaylath22895 жыл бұрын

    She gives an interesting & fun interview, I can tell from the way she talks cassandra is a highly intelligent person. She's more than just Elvira. But she's cool about how she's mostly known for playing that character. I love actors or actresses who are real & humble . much love.

  • @rocee1140
    @rocee11406 жыл бұрын

    There is ONLY one!!! I saw here this year at Knott's and I just about passed out with joy. She is incredible. I'd go again if the traffic wasn't so awful 5 hours in the car sucked but MAN was she worth it

  • @imcustomized
    @imcustomized6 жыл бұрын

    Finally, someone on the Web who seems to understand the acronym AKA. You get an upvote just for that!

  • @JMExplorations
    @JMExplorations6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for posting this!!!! Elvira is still amazing after all these years!!! :)

  • @CrewmanJordan
    @CrewmanJordan5 жыл бұрын

    Happy birthday dear lady. Okay, so I'm a day early. Over the last year I've become a huge Cassandra Peterson fan. I'm fascinated by Cassandra, her life's story, the challenges she's overcome, and her ability to remain such a remarkably humble human being. I'm not really an Elvira fan, nor am I into horror or goth, and I'm not gay. I simply find her amazing. She's become a source of inspiration. I honestly believe this woman has a heart of gold.

  • @HelloWorld-lg1pz
    @HelloWorld-lg1pz4 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit..driving in ND during blizzards is no joke, at 14 no less! Her story is impressive, she proved herself time and time again. Also, for a 68 year old, shes more coherent, expressive and intelligent than 90 percent of the population, including people less than half her age! Shes a goddamned national treasure! HAVE A SEXY SMART HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

  • @southernbelladonna78
    @southernbelladonna786 жыл бұрын

    She doesn't look 65 years old!

  • @lloydkline7245

    @lloydkline7245

    5 жыл бұрын

    Southern Bella Donna still pretty lady

  • @MrAwesome84

    @MrAwesome84

    4 жыл бұрын

    AMzing what plastic surgery can do....

  • @carharttblade

    @carharttblade

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fuck man shes so fucking sexy cant believe shes that old, really doesnt give that vibe at all, pure hotness, fuck

  • @Fireglo

    @Fireglo

    4 жыл бұрын

    She clearly does....

  • @Tessmage_Tessera

    @Tessmage_Tessera

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MrAwesome84 Surgery didn't give her that body. She's all-natural.

  • @MagnaLume
    @MagnaLume4 жыл бұрын

    She is as charming and effervescent as ever in this interview. Kudos to her and her long lived success as Elvira. Well-deserved!

  • @aboutthemetal8783
    @aboutthemetal87835 жыл бұрын

    I’m 43 and I’m still in love with Elvira!😍

  • @darkl26139
    @darkl261395 жыл бұрын

    I met her at Boston Comic Con a few years ago. Just as I got up to her Robin Lord Taylor who was at the both next to hers stopped his line and came over and totally geeked out over her. It was a great moment. She was very nice and spent a few minutes with each person.

  • @jamesrose1460
    @jamesrose14606 жыл бұрын

    I saw her film at a theatre at SEATAC the week it launched...though they scheduled it wrong in paper...so I saw most of it the first time..then got to watch the whole thing again. Loved it then..still love it. Cassie is so amazing. Got to meet her in person in LA...and I never laughed so much iver silly commentary. Gawds I miss that.

  • @aaroncarson1770
    @aaroncarson17705 жыл бұрын

    I had no idea Mistress of the Dark had been pulled from theatres. I feel so lucky to have seen it on the big screen in Toronto. My parents refused to take me to it, and the lady who was boarding with us took me to the matinee. We had so much fun. I loved it so much I dragged my mother to it a few days later and there were numerous things in it that horrified her, but it didn't dull my appreciation. It did inspire a spontaneous history lesson about the witch trials from my lovely mother who also could not stop shuddering about the sausage joke. Although a comedy, for me I found the dream sequence very spiritual and inspiring. I think it spoke to a magical part of me that wanted to rebel against suburban mundania. I loved her brand of sort of, kind hearted defiance.

  • @RedVelvetUnderground333

    @RedVelvetUnderground333

    5 жыл бұрын

    Aaron Carson there's a bar in Toronto that played Elvira motd one night for me, they had it on dvd and popped it in

  • @yobeenocreative6984
    @yobeenocreative69844 жыл бұрын

    Such a down to earth Lady. Wonderful interview.

  • @forrestabe6426
    @forrestabe6426 Жыл бұрын

    OMMMMFFGGGGG ANIMATEDDDD ELVIRA THANK YOU SOOOOO SOOO MUCHHHH

  • @richardm239
    @richardm2396 жыл бұрын

    i always loved elvira ,cassandra still looks amazing

  • @seanerschen1180
    @seanerschen11807 жыл бұрын

    she looks fantastic!

  • @josephstacey1250
    @josephstacey12506 жыл бұрын

    I "LOVE CASSANDRA'. She is so REAL and Humble. I was amazed with all she did before Elvira showed up. But, 'RED HAIR', I would have never thought !!

  • @suzannelebizarre5705
    @suzannelebizarre57054 жыл бұрын

    I discovered "Elvira" way back when like so many of us...and she is definitely a favorite character...and I do enjoy "Cassy P " too...quite a lovely person on her own...very much a fascinating person in her own right...she made her own luck!

  • @audraworley1898
    @audraworley18983 жыл бұрын

    The first time I saw Elvira was on a show called "Real People" where they interviewed her and she showed how she "put on her face" as Elvira. Absolutely love her. And I have her movie, my husband watches it every so often, when he wants to see a great funny movie.

  • @Mister_Listener

    @Mister_Listener

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sarah Purcell! Skip Stephenson! John Barbour. Can’t remember the rest of the hosts but I loved Sarah and Skip!!

  • @koonsickgreen6272
    @koonsickgreen62724 жыл бұрын

    wow this is in the realm of inspirational

  • @ldm673
    @ldm6734 жыл бұрын

    What is this woman's secret. She looks fantastic

  • @galactichand551

    @galactichand551

    3 жыл бұрын

    Vegetarian with the occasional turkey and chicken.

  • @stevengallant6363

    @stevengallant6363

    2 жыл бұрын

    Vampire blood! 👹

  • @Tessmage_Tessera

    @Tessmage_Tessera

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good food, good sex, lots of exercise and amazing genetics.

  • @Designedbyalebanese
    @Designedbyalebanese5 жыл бұрын

    This guy’s voice is so high pitch :) take it down a notch.

  • @andrewcastanon5190

    @andrewcastanon5190

    5 жыл бұрын

    He’s fucking annoying AF! Lol for real stfu already let her talk..

  • @Mister_Listener

    @Mister_Listener

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ever try to alter your voice every time you speak? I doubt this guy is going to go thru all that trouble for you.

  • @befranc38
    @befranc387 жыл бұрын

    She's the BEST!!!!!! Elvira for president!

  • @austinpearce5442

    @austinpearce5442

    7 жыл бұрын

    We need her and her enormous ratings in Washington

  • @genesisplanet3186

    @genesisplanet3186

    6 жыл бұрын

    ChristineBenjamin .. TRUMP/ELVIRA 2020

  • @JA-eq5um

    @JA-eq5um

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@genesisplanet3186 she hates trump

  • @funkycoldpatina
    @funkycoldpatina4 жыл бұрын

    Does this guy shout all of the time or just when he's holding a microphone?

  • @djBLOOMchalGA
    @djBLOOMchalGA5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome interview! I LOOOOVE Cassandra "Elvira"!!!!!

  • @DirtyDean777
    @DirtyDean7777 жыл бұрын

    Elvira is smart. Cassandra is smart. I love her.😍❤️😎🖤🌟⚡️🌞

  • @jessiechairez914
    @jessiechairez9145 жыл бұрын

    Just absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!! Beautiful human being!

  • @jackyflowers3493
    @jackyflowers34937 жыл бұрын

    Gotta Love Elvira (Cassandra). My very favorite mistress of the dark.

  • @jensbasement3862
    @jensbasement38624 жыл бұрын

    Her personality is even more beautiful than her exterior.

  • @sergioj.rodriguez1190
    @sergioj.rodriguez11902 жыл бұрын

    Just watched Elvira : Mistress of the Dark. Miss the 80s. Elvira is definitely a part of those memories. Would watch her show (as I'm sure all young boys did) and Domino's pizza nights. Haha Love her silliness and beauty. And from this interview - her as a person. Very welcoming and so much of a life lived. Did she ever write a book?

  • @kylesingactor
    @kylesingactor2 жыл бұрын

    How studios have passed on her scripts and movie and TV potential is absolutely stunning ti me! What a legendary, unique talent! Glad she owns her character!

  • @multitieredinvestor183
    @multitieredinvestor1833 жыл бұрын

    I spent the day photographing her at the PX at Fort Hood. She was very gracious.

  • @tombarry1824
    @tombarry18245 жыл бұрын

    Still have a full beer bottle from your Elvira Night brew I saved . Get a kick out of the description on bottle of Full Bodied flavor.

  • @sergiolobato1798
    @sergiolobato17982 жыл бұрын

    In the late 80s I met Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira she was being interviewed by the San Diego Tribune about the Comic Con. She was so nice and charming and to my surprise a redhead.

  • @TheOldNeighborhood
    @TheOldNeighborhood5 жыл бұрын

    I grew up watching the antics of one of the great horror movie hosts, the late John Zacherle. I was fortunate to meet Zacherle several times and he was one of the nicest personalities I ever met, a genuine gentleman. When Elvira came along in the 80's I became a fan of her humor and sexiness. And the first time I saw her as Cassandra Peterson without the Elvira makeup and costume I was amazed at how pretty she was, genuinely pretty in such a natural way. The icing on the cake is that she is also very intelligent, witty and personable. I am glad that her career has been so successful despite over the years, she deserves it. The interview briefly touches on the character Vampira portrayed by Maila Nurmi in Los Angeles in the mid 1950's. She was probably one of the first horror movio hosts if not the first and certainly the first female horror movie host on TV. Vampira did sue Elvira unsuccessfully in the 1980's. In my opinion she should have won. Not that I bear any ill will against Elvira but I do think there were legitimate legal issues. If you would like to know more about Vampira there are clips of "Vampira and Me" on KZread or if you have Amazon Prime you can currently watch it there for free. What I find interesting are the similarities between Vampira and Elvira not just in that they were both female horror hosts wearing sexy black costumes but that they were/are both very intelligent likable women. Also interesting is that while Maila Nurmi owned the Vampira character her show was cancelled by ABC when she refused to sell the successful character to them. Later on in the 80 's when some people approached her about recreating the Vampira character she had creative differences with them and the project fell apart but out of it came the Elvira character. And when Cassandra Peterson assumed the role of Elvira they paid her only $300. a week and there was not much she could do about it because she did NOT own the character. Fortunately her financial situation improved with time. Maila Nurmi lived her life mostly in poverty. "Vampira and Me" shows Maila Nurmi near the end of her life. It's a very interesting story. I also recommend taking a look at "Morticia, Vampira & Elvira" on KZread if the above interests you.

  • @somebodypo
    @somebodypo3 жыл бұрын

    Elvira Mistress of the Dark is one of my favorite movies of all time! Didn't know the history of the movie, but I think that there are many of us that worship that movie. It may underperformed in theaters, but at least I am watching ti at least once a year

  • @loganwalker7546
    @loganwalker75466 жыл бұрын

    Very classy and timeless. Whatever she uses on her skin it works BIG TIME. Amazing looks.

  • @donnapuckett4992
    @donnapuckett49927 жыл бұрын

    thank you for sharing! I want to get the book!

  • @TheSWolfe
    @TheSWolfe Жыл бұрын

    Much respect in many ways, from Sharon, a long-time fan.

  • @ryantimony6692
    @ryantimony66926 жыл бұрын

    that's a beautiful woman.

  • @richardlucero1265
    @richardlucero12657 жыл бұрын

    "Elvira", you never get old!, always adorable and funny!, love you!, still have the paperback book you signed for me!

  • @1javixD
    @1javixD4 жыл бұрын

    saw her show in 2013 and she looked so great! was like how is that possible!

  • @julioaugusto1529
    @julioaugusto15292 жыл бұрын

    She's the kind of down to earth person I enjoy hearing talking and she's confident enough to admit businesses DID revolve around her appearance in the past

  • @thishandleistaken2023
    @thishandleistaken20232 жыл бұрын

    She is solid gold. Great interview!

  • @markplotkin1166
    @markplotkin1166 Жыл бұрын

    Every time I hear the elvira opening music it takes me back to my childhood ❤

  • @Jasonstreamline
    @Jasonstreamline3 жыл бұрын

    She seems so genuine and down to earth

  • @rumorady-4566
    @rumorady-45665 жыл бұрын

    She said, she was born in 1951. That makes her 67yrs old. I love El Vira, she's so all around inside and out, beautiful, down to earth, woman.

  • @twiceisneverenough
    @twiceisneverenough5 жыл бұрын

    I'm watching her Mistress of the Dark movie while watching this boy interview a Real Woman.

  • @henrygooptaylor9733
    @henrygooptaylor97337 жыл бұрын

    this was awesome and kinda sweet, I love Elvira :)

  • @marcdewey3848
    @marcdewey38486 жыл бұрын

    I always heard about Elvira but unfortunately growing up in central Indiana she wasn't on in my area so I never got to watch her show,but we did however have our own horror program out of Indianapolis originally called Shock Theater that ran from 1962 to 1989 and showed the old black n white Universal horror movies and many others with a double feature every friday night from 11:00 P.M. to 3:00 A.M. which was hosted by a goul who went by the name of Sammy Terry who had this really creepy laugh,and I also remember the actor who played Grandpa Munster hosting a horror movie show back in the 1990's.

  • @Wrath91
    @Wrath915 жыл бұрын

    God Bless this gorgeous Queen. Keep doing what you do love.

  • @Jacks_here
    @Jacks_here5 жыл бұрын

    Her story is so fascinating. She was in Las Vegas with Elvis, it’s mad. She has rights for her brand-It’s great!

  • @thejupiter2574
    @thejupiter25746 жыл бұрын

    I've been in love with her every since her very first TV show as the host of the movie macabre in LA Ca. I still remember watching her first show with great annn- tisss- i- pation as we did not know what to expect from this then new horror movie hostess. She was/is just beautiful when she made her sexy entrance and then when she opened her mouth and started telling all the gags and one liners and jokes ,my little brother and I were hysterical and have been in love with her ever since. I LOVE her original 80's TV show theme music played as she would seductively walk down the corridor. Her orig. theme music would give us the chills and we looked forward to hearing it each weekend. Thank U for this awesome video. Love it when she raps ie her Halloween music compilation CDs from the 80's ie song Monster Rap

  • @gihankanishka
    @gihankanishka2 жыл бұрын

    Out and proud and iconic more than ever !!!

  • @robertharrison9884
    @robertharrison98844 жыл бұрын

    She is still like WOW at 65

  • @txmetalhead82xk
    @txmetalhead82xk2 жыл бұрын

    I need to get her book. Would love to have an autographed book.

  • @darrellphilip3295
    @darrellphilip32955 жыл бұрын

    Her personality and humor are first class!

  • @robertv8851
    @robertv88516 жыл бұрын

    I'd love your show to come back

  • @beckya9830
    @beckya98303 жыл бұрын

    Still beautiful and cannot be replaced, one of a kind. You can’t replicate personality and sense of humor. Love her. 😬

  • @SpiritBear12
    @SpiritBear127 жыл бұрын

    There will NEVER be another Elvira, ever! No one else could pull that off. I hope they never really try that. That would be like some one else trying to be Frank Sinatra. It would never work, you can't be some one else.

  • @Laughing-Eyes

    @Laughing-Eyes

    5 жыл бұрын

    SpiritBear12 she was Vampira. She even admitted it. Vampira admitted to ripping off Morticia Addams. So I hope there will be another one.

  • @crapolaist

    @crapolaist

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Laughing-Eyes She didn't rip off Morticia. She dressed as the UNNAMED Morticia newspaper illustration to a costume party. A TV producer discovered her and asked her to play the character on TV. She said no because she doesn't steal characters, so she came up with her own, which was Vampira. She was the first of this era of scary/sexy women on TV. Morticia Addams on TV played by Carolyn Jones was more so inspired by Vampira more than the simple newspaper illustrations. The story of how Cassandra got the job and was originally going by Vampira in the taping of the first show until Vampira sent the production crew a cease and desist letter after they dumped her from the REVIVAL of the Vampira Show... So they quickly reshot and changed her name to Elvira. She is a thief and opportunist.

  • @mabatommy
    @mabatommy5 жыл бұрын

    She is quite nice to talk to, and we will miss Elvira, Cassandra you made Elvira so lovable

  • @michaelcuff5780
    @michaelcuff57807 жыл бұрын

    Man, her show was on like 1am in the morning! But i loved it! It was funny too! I wish her alotta luck in her future.

  • @johnathanosborne4099
    @johnathanosborne40996 жыл бұрын

    Love the Elvira in the malls plan. I would wait in line for that.

  • @Darthhooktu
    @Darthhooktu5 жыл бұрын

    She is a legend.

  • @imari2305
    @imari23056 жыл бұрын

    Wow she looks amazing!!

  • @audraworley1898
    @audraworley18983 жыл бұрын

    Cassandra is beautiful , timeless, and a great comedian, I love her

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