Entertainment & Arts
Halloween queen opens up in memoir about alter ego Elvira, troubling encounters with Wilt Chamberlain and Tom Jones, and the relationship she hid for years.
Oct. 29, 2021
Books
Cassandra Peterson details her 19-year romance with Teresa ‘T’ Wierson in her new memoir, ‘Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark.’
Sept. 22, 2021
John Paragon was known for playing Jambi the Genie, but friends Paul Reubens and Cassandra Peterson say he was essential to creating Pee-wee Herman and Elvira.
June 23, 2021
Movies
By 1988, the popular horror movie hostess Elvira, portrayed by Cassandra Peterson, was ready for Hollywood.
Oct. 25, 2017
Los Angeles’ own Cassandra Peterson will co-write and star in the first movie to be made by NBC’s new movie-production unit.
Feb. 12, 1987
World & Nation
Cassandra Cales, sister of Stacy Peterson, addresses the media following Drew Peterson’s murder-for-hire conviction May 31, 2016.
May 31, 2016
Archives
Sniff This: Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, threw a party Tuesday in Beverly Hills to launch Evil, her new fragrance.
Oct. 18, 1990
Kylie Jenner dressed up as Elvira for Halloween, and the real Mistress of the Dark said it was ‘flattering.’ But she wishes Jenner had done this.
Nov. 1, 2022
Halloween thrills, including the cult horror film of the year and the 25 most underrated fright films, with a dose of Elvira, haunted houses and the scares of ageism
Oct. 31, 2021
Calendar Letters to the Editor Sunday, November 7
Nov. 5, 2021