1988's Elvira: Mistress of the Dark helped solidify the
horror hostess (played by Cassandra Peterson) as a major pop culture
icon. Directed by James Signorelli, the film sees Elvira quit her TV hosting job and
travel to a small town where she has inherited part of her aunt's estate.
Once there she makes an enemy of the uptight locals, along with an evil
warlock.
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is on 4K UHD bluray from Arrow
Video now.
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The official synopsis reads:
Having just quit her job as a Los Angeles TV horror hostess, Elvira receives the unexpected news that she’s set to inherit part of her great aunt Morgana’s estate. Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals – amongst them, her sinister uncle Vincent, who, unbeknownst to Elvira, is in fact an evil warlock secretly scheming to steal the old family spellbook for his own nefarious ends…