Originated as a live prevideo machine host of a horror film package for perths tvw7 by 1961, the character was most active between 19661972 when adopted by the 010 network. Oct 24, 2019 with a quick wit and a strong sense of humor, she hosted her the show as elvira, mistress of the dark. Home video and international video entertainment i. Anthology series hosted by boris karloff that originally told ordinary tales of crime and mystery, but later became a showcase for gothic horror stories, many of which were based on works by authors such as cornell woolrich, robert bloch, and charlotte armstrong. Its no wonder he would be an inspiration for cassandras elvira. Cassandra peterson rose to fame as elvira but heres what the horror hostess looked like before. Somewhere in these pages today there is doubtless an advertisement describing elvira madigan as the most beautiful film ever made. Oct 28, 2008 the atlanta radio theatre company is nonprofit organization, formed in 1984, dedicated to preserving, promoting, performing, and educating people about the art of audio theatre radio drama.
These recordings are radio play adaptions performed by the artc of five h. In 1988, elvira made her first appearance on the big screen in elvira, mistress of the dark. Heck, this sorta feels like an attempt at aping thriller s elvira. It was so successful that a dvd, called elviras box of horrors was released. Updated biography, wiki of cassandra peterson net worth including hidden assets. What can i do is also the theme song to elviras movie. She gives commentary and goes behind the scenes in the making of different horror movies. Yep, theres an added element of horror hosting history on display in night of the living dead. Considering lewis wasnt shy about lending his grampapersona to anyone willing to pony up the bucks, his tbs show was doing well with the kids, and thriller video had some success with elvira hosting moviesforvideo, it makes total sense to try to get in on some o dat.
Cassandra peterson is a successful and talented actress. Before that, in 1985 cassandra became a host of thriller video, a home video series. The series was a formulaic sitcom in which elvira was a fortune teller who lived in kansas with her aunt minerva katherine helmond, soap, whos the boss. Staring elvira, carla renata, willie chambers and ted biaselli. Suppose, though, that you havent properly trained your tivo to record any of the elvira s movie macabre broadcasts in the past year. The rolling stones, six complete shows elviras movie macabre. Elvira hosts witching time from the thriller video series. She began her career at age 17 as the youngest showgirl in las vegas history in the show vive les girls at the dunes hotel. Its fantastic how much great genre content that little box has unlocked for me beyond the big three, netflix, amazon prime video, and hulu. During her career as an actress cassandra has won the spirit of silver lake award and was nominated for the saturn award. Deadly earnest was a latenight horror host active on australian television between 19611978. Elviras thriller theatre 20 episodes network 10 australia 1989 halloween havoc oneshot specials turner television pay per view october 1989 october 1990 october 28, 1991 heavy metal heaven 6episode special bbc england november 1989 joe bob briggs drive in theatre cohost with joe bob, zacherley, ghoulardi and john stanley. See more ideas about elvira movies, cassandra peterson and dark beauty.
Elvira s box of horror is one all bmovie buffs and frightflick fans will want to dip into. Many of the titles in the series were hosted by tv horror hostess elvira, mistress of the dark, who declined to be associated with slasher movies and films involving animal cruelty, so titles such as make. The michael jackson show will depart the lyric theatre in april 2020 as the venue prepares for a major refurbishment. Elvira had a run of comic book volumes with dc and claypool comics. She is best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character elvira, mistress of the dark. Clips are from movie macabre 1981, elvira, mistress of the dark 1988, elviras thriller theatre 1989 and the tonight show. An illustrated history of the mistress of the dark. Released on vhs and betamax, many of the films released by thrillervideo. Elviras haunted hills 2002 stream and watch online. In the years since, new or recent films still occasionally emerge as midnight movie hits on the circuit of theaters that continue to show them. In 1990, following the cancellation of her australian series, thriller theatre, she made a pilot for cbs titled simply the elvira show. But, as is, it stands as one of the most boring, unsexually charged thrillers of the decade.
See the opening to the show, directed by gris grimly, here. American cinematheque is proud to present a genre of one. Mystery of the wax museum 1933 with the added sensation of threedimensional technology. Zaat 72 elvira, mistress of the dark video break rare sp hi fi. Vincent price life mask cast from original mold by. Elvira mistress of the dark chiller theatre promo youtube. In 1981 the bmovie queen began her campaign to bring only the very best and worst of schlock cinema to audiences. Shes appeared in peewees big experience along with paul reubens in 1985.
Glenn danzig to world premiere verotika at chicagos. Thrillervideo is a horror home video series that began being released in february 1985 by u. Cassandra peterson plays the role of horror hostess elvira in the characters feature film debut. Factorys elviras movie macabre dvds have below average, 4. The a side is the full edit of the track, and the b side an all instrumental version. Theatre nine 1960s cinema ix 1960s the new colgate theatre early 1960s midday movie 1970s saturday night showcase 1970s1980s 3. As the movie plays she gives inside information about the crew and how some of the scenes were made. This years slate of mazes includes, american horror story, inspired by ryan murphys criticallyacclaimed, emmy and golden globe awardwinning television anthology series on the fx network. Apr 04, 2019 cassandras reputation soared when the feature film elvira, mistress of the dark released in 1988. A revamping, if you will, of the 1980 s classic horror movie showcase, hosted by elvira, mistress of the dark. With cassandra peterson, ted biaselli, john paragon, patrick bristow. Proin pellentesque mollis enim, at vulputate odio mollis sed. The 80s were a great time for comedy horror films, and the decade was responsible for some of the best examples of the subgenre. Cassandras reputation soared when the feature film elvira, mistress of the dark released in 1988.
Her significant works consist of portrayal as the horror hostess. Duncan tucker this 2005 film earned 30 awards including a golden globe for actress felicity huffman and was nominated for 19 further awards, including a best actress oscar. In 1985 she began to appear on thriller theatre, a series of rereleases on video of old bmovies by live entertainment. Although not australian, cassandra peterson as elvira was the host an australian horror television series elviras thriller theatre from 1989 to 1990 on the 0ten network, produced by queen b productions. That has been the new york critical line, expressed in turn by the new york times, newsweek and the new yorker. Elvira film credits 1297, encounters in the third demension, new wave international, filmimax 3d 997, superstition pre show, iwerks, filmpre show 1296, thrill rides, new wave international, filmimax 1296, superstition, new wave international, motion controlled ride 1990, elviras midnight madness, queen b productions, videoseries 988, elvira, mistress of the.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Professor kinemas horror hosts in magazines from zombos. Elviras movie macabre, a new version of elviras horror host show debuts the weekend of september 24, 2010. This single comes in a uniquely designed coffin shaped sleeve with glow in the dark ink, and the disc contains images of the black belles as well as the buxom vampireish movie hostess herself. The films wide and enduring appeal was evident in the diversity of the rowdy, soldout crowd, which even featured some confrontations during the movie over tony. Through the awkward framing, ugly color, and wretched dubbing one can discern a.
Five musthave roku genre channels david davis medium. We know how hard it is to get an extensive list from film eras if not complete at that especially when it comes to the horror genre. Elvira movie macabre present schizoid film 1980 youtube. Filmed in techniscope, its bad enough that the film is pannedandscanned and that the transfer probably dates back to the early1980s. Elviras haunted hills movie trailer and videos tv guide. The team has gone thru extensive research to dig up as many titles as we could find from the 70s and the most complete list with 440 titles. Sep 12, 2018 this halloween season laemmle theatres and the anniversary classics series present a 65 th anniversary screening of the 1953 horror thriller house of wax, starring horrormeister vincent price, in 3d. I think it does an injustice to bo widerbergs great film. With boris karloff, richard peel, henry daniell, lillian omalley. This film gives viewers a look back at the porn world of yesteryear when sex and nudity was chic and couples would.
Thomas dekker in elviras movie macabre 2010 elviras movie macabre 2010 cassandra peterson in elviras movie macabre 2010. Starring cassandra peterson as her tradmark character, elvira, mistress of the dark, the film finds the wellendowed goth gal spending the night in a mysterious house. Mistress of the dark is a 1988 american comedy horror film directed by james signorelli. To see where you can watch it in your area, go to the local listings on the movie macabre page.
The image is soft and murky with terrible contrast. Man eater of hydrathe house that screamed ernie kovacs. Bill cardille, popularly known as chilly billy, hosted chiller theatre in pittsburgh where this film was, uh, filmed for years. He is widely regarded as a prominent figure and catalyst of the new german cinema. Mistress of the dark, a film that pokes fun at horror tropes and subverts typical horror conventions. The first two installments of elviras new series featuring the satanic rites of dracula and night of the living dead arrive tuesday, june 14th. Cassandra peterson who cowrote the script to elviras haunted hills is a friend and fan of the legendary vincent price. Oct 16, 2017 its fantastic how much great genre content that little box has unlocked for me beyond the big three, netflix, amazon prime video, and hulu. In 1986, marvel comics began to publish elviras house of mystery, which ran for 11 issues. In 1988, the midnight movie experience was institutionalized in a new manner with the introduction of the toronto international film festival s nightly midnight madness section. That show elviras movie macabrewent from being a local program to a nationally syndicated show, followed by albums, commercials, comics, feature films, a best selling costume, and a scale model kit or two. There were quite a few great scenes that had to be cut for. It ran for 20 episodes, screening old horror movies which included return of count yoga. He made his screen debut in 1938, and after many minor roles, he began to perform in lowbudget horror movies such as house of wax 1953, achieving his first major success with house of usher 1960.
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It ran for 20 episodes, screening old horror movies which included return of count yoga, the fly and the fly returns. Also in 1985, she received the annual count dracula society award from the academy of science fiction, fantasy and horror films. Elvira movie macabre present schizoid film 1980 elvira mistress of the dark. Elvira takes on some of the best of the worst modern b movies like puppet master, cannibal. Elviras movie macabre watch full episodes and clips. On may 23, 1982, she hosted a screening of the mad magician, a 3d film. In 1988 a movie, entitled elvira, mistress of the dark was released and made cassandra even more popular. List of movie umbrella titles in north america wikipedia. Thriller live to close at the lyric theatre after 11 years the stage. The series elviras movie macabre is hosted by the well known goth goddess elvira.
The possession of regan macneil, based on the iconic supernatural horror film. Apr 24, 2019 in 1988 a movie, entitled elvira, mistress of the dark was released and made cassandra even more popular. Elviras haunted hills, released years after its predecessor, is a parody of a certain type of horror film, a sendup of gothic conventions made famous by the likes of roger corman and vincent price. The cinema of bong joon ho, a complete feature retrospective of bong joon hos work two decades in the making. Released on vhs and betamax, many of the films released by thrillervideo were actually episodes of the british tv shows thriller and hammer house of horror. Watch elviras movie macabre online full episodes of. Peterson presented mostly cutrate horror films, interrupted on a regular basis for tongueincheek commentary. Elvira pop culture e lvira is the vampirelike persona of actress cassandra peterson. Also, the movie selections are mostly features from the full moon entertainment catalog. She was created on 17th september 1951, making her age 63. Professor kinema jim knusch wrote an interesting article a long while back called appearances of horror hosts and hostesses in magazines.
Elviras movie macabre is an american comedy television show that airs bgrade horror movies, occasionally interrupted by comments from the hostess, elvira. Cassandra peterson born september 17, 1951 is an american actress best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character elvira, mistress of the dark. A hosted horror movie show with cassandra peterson as elvira from 1989 to 1990 on the 0ten network. See more ideas about mistress, cassandra peterson and the darkest. Cassandra peterson talks elviras movie macabre exclusive. Cassandra peterson born september 17, 1951 is an american actress, writer and singer. She is mostly famous for her character elvira and gained fame in the movie entitled movie macabre. When a neanderthal man is lynched by villagers, count frankenstein uses his years of research to bring the monster back to life.
May 28, 2019 as elvira, mistress of the dark, peterson became the most popular host in the arena of the tv midnight movie. Watch elviras haunted hills movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Watch full episodes of elviras movie macabre shoutfactorytv. The screenplay was written by peterson, john paragon and sam egan. Here, he plays a news reporter, keeping viewers abreast of the crisis in the world at large. The series will take place at both the egyptian theatre in hollywood and the aero theatre in santa monica from oct. Released may 31st, 2002, elviras haunted hills stars cassandra peterson, richard obrien, mary scheer, scott atkinson the pg movie has a runtime of about 1. Elvira mistress of the dark vincent price 1986 tonight show david brenner hosts duration. Watch all 46 elviras movie macabre episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Fassbinder, was a west german filmmaker, actor, playwright, theatre director, composer, cinematographer, editor, and essayist. The first movie she will present is night of the living dead.
Elviras haunted hills 2001 scene 2 of 2 watch online. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. The title shown here is the title under which the film was shown on the show. Cassandra peterson was born in manhattan, kansas, and grew up in colorado springs, colorado. Aug 01, 2009 obsessed couldve been a tolerable film if only it had been sleazy or gone camp. In fact, the film is dedicated to price, a versatile actor who did both comedy and horror with ease, sometimes in the same movie i. Elvira, mistress of the dark, is a fictional character portrayed by cassandra peterson. Fritz lang drama, filmnoir, thriller film duration. Elvira article about elvira by the free dictionary. Worse, its derived from a battered 16mm television print complete with splices, a few jumps, and distracting reel change cues. In some episodes during intermission, elvira would get an unexpected phone call from a character called the breather who would only call and tell elvira weird jokes. May 07, 2019 the music box theatre announced today the lineup of their annual cinepocalypse, the chicagobased genre film festival taking place june 20 at the historic music box theatre. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is. Cassandra peterson net worth 2017, bio, wiki renewed.
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