Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark 🦇
I’ve always been a huge ELVIRA fan, so finding out that she has a new book being released next week was great news. Cassandra Peters actually has a fascinating history and story to tell, she’s really quite a survivor and an example of how to turn your scars into success.
The woman behind the icon known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the undisputed Queen of Halloween, reveals her full story, filled with intimate bombshells, told by the bombshell herself.
- Release Date: September 21st 2021
- Publisher: Hachette Books
- Hardcover: 304 Pages.
- Preorder: Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark (via my affiliate link)
From the Book:
On Good Friday in 1953, at only 18 months old, 25 miles from the nearest hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the stove and doused herself in boiling water. Third-degree burns covered 35% of her body, and the prognosis wasn’t good. But she survived. Burned and scarred, the impact stayed with her and became an obstacle she was determined to overcome. Feeling like a misfit led to her love of horror. While her sisters played with Barbie dolls, Cassandra built model kits of Frankenstein and Dracula, and idolized Vincent Price.
Due to a complicated relationship with her mother, Cassandra left home at 14, and by age 17 she was performing at the famed Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. Run-ins with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Tom Jones helped her grow up fast. Then a chance encounter with her idol Elvis Presley, changed the course of her life forever, and led her to Europe where she worked in film and traveled Italy as lead singer of an Italian pop band. She eventually made her way to Los Angeles, where she joined the famed comedy improv group, The Groundlings, and worked alongside Phil Hartman and Paul “Pee-wee” Reubens, honing her comedic skills.
Nearing age 30, a struggling actress considered past her prime, she auditioned at local LA channel KHJ as hostess for the late night vintage horror movies. Cassandra improvised, made the role her own, and got the job on the spot. Yours Cruelly, Elvira is an unforgettably wild memoir. Cassandra doesn’t shy away from revealing exactly who she is and how she overcame seemingly insurmountable odds. Always original and sometimes outrageous, her story is loaded with twists, travails, revelry, and downright shocking experiences. It is the candid, often funny, and sometimes heart-breaking tale of a Midwest farm girl’s long strange trip to become the world’s sexiest, sassiest Halloween icon.
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Also — Don’t Miss! Coming 9/25/21 Shudder Presents: Elvira’s 40th Anniversary Very Scary, Very Special Special
In celebration of her 40th anniversary, Elvira will lend her unique blend of witty commentary to a four-movie horror marathon that includes Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, House on Haunted Hill, The City of the Dead and Messiah of Evil.
This new addition to Shudder’s #61DaysofHalloween lineup will premiere Saturday, September 25 at 8pm ET exclusively on Shudder TV (available via Shudder’s apps and website) to members in the US and Canada. Elvira’s 40th Anniversary Special will be available on demand on all platforms in all Shudder territories beginning Monday, September 27.
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