The so-called Mistress of the Dark, 66, is retiring as a live performer after almost 50 years in the business. She will perform at Knott’s Berry Farm on Tuesday night, where she has been headlining ...

Cassandra Peterson is a longtime actress and pop culture icon, though you may not know her by that name. The “Queen of Halloween” has been camping it up as Elvira, "Mistress of the Dark," for over 40 ...

For decades, Elvira, the Mistress of the Dark, has been the undisputed queen of Halloween. But the 1980s were her heyday. Back then, she hosted horror films, adorned bedroom posters, and starred in ...

"I think it may have gone past the point of me wanting to do a live movie as Elvira," Cassandra Peterson tells TooFab. Sounds like Elvira, Mistress of the Dark is about to get even more animated.

BOSTON - When Cassandra Peterson was casting her 1988 film "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark," a dashing young unknown named Brad Pitt auditioned for a role. She thought he was too attractive for the ...

As Elvira, purveyor of puns and spooky sex appeal, Cassandra Peterson has literally draped herself in the macabre, and guided fans on a shlock and awe journey through horror cinema for 40 years. And ...