Feeling like a misfit led to her love of horror. Burned and scarred, the impact stayed with her and became an obstacle she was determined to overcome. Third-degree burns covered 35% of her body, and the prognosis wasn’t good. 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. 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. Here’s the official synopsis for the 272-page book… The book is titled Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark! Additionally, Cassandra Peterson‘s autobiography is out TODAY. The book, "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark," is available now on or week is a huge week for Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, as the character is making her return to horror hosting on Saturday with Shudder’s Elvira’s 40 th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special. "I was going to retire when I was 40, when I was 50, when I was 60 - now I don't know. "One side of me would have a hard time giving that up," she said.
She said Elvira is ageless, but she isn't and so she's considered retiring the character. Over her 35 years as Elvira, Peterson said the most noticeable change was how high her hair goes. I own her and make my living off of her, so I have to treat her good," she said.
Now some 35 years later, Peterson is out with what Elvira might call a "coffin table" book, which features 300 handpicked photos plus anecdotes and memories from playing the seductive, funny icon of the night. LOS ANGELES (KABC) - When Cassandra Peterson was five, she christened herself "Queen of Halloween." When she was 30, she gave herself a new title - "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark." That character changed her life. When Cassandra Peterson was five, she christened herself "Queen of Halloween." When she was 30, she gave herself a new title - "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark." That character changed her life.
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