2001 film directed by Sam Irvin
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Welcome to my Halloween special. Elvira's second feature movie Elvira's Haunted Hills. Set in 1850s Transylvania, but I'm not heading to the Carpathian Mountains alone oh no I have a guest Spike (a returning guest). We discuss Elvira's take on Roger Corman's take on Edgar Allen Poe movies. Enjoy Twitter: @heresjohnnyspod @spikewalden1 Don't forget to like, share, comment, and subscribe also leave a 5-star review on iTunes. *Due to Skype this recording has a few flaws but otherwise it's ok*
Frankenstein's stitches and gay witches are the order of the week as we welcome Sam Irvin, acclaimed filmmaker of such favorite as ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS and DANTE'S COVE! Among other things, Sam discusses his adventures with the likes Christopher Lee and Brian De Palma, a chaotic tale of onscreen nudity, and his recent award-nominated work preserving the history of FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY!
Holy heck! We're back with special guest Ermina Perez to discuss and wax poetic on Elvira's second feature film: Elvira's Haunted Hills!!! Listen in as Kit, Phil, Lilian, & Graham go in-depth about their love and admiration for the one and only Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira). Phil kinda doesn't say much in this episode, but the energetic Ermina more than makes up for it!
In this episode we take a look at Elvira's two feature length films, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and Elvira's Haunted Hills, as well as some of her more obscure work. Elvira, also known as Cassandra Peterson, has been a fan favorite and a staple of the gothic community and all things macabre. With Halloween approaching we felt it was the right time to talk about "The Mistress of the Dark." We hope you enjoy this episode and all of our other content. Stay spooky!Click here to listen
Steve Cooper talks with actor/writer Mary Scheer. Mary, a member of the Groundlings is best known as one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy show MADtv and for playing Freddie's mother Marissa Benson on iCarly. She has also appeared in several television shows. Her credits include Reno 911, Primetime Glick, Dropping Out, X-Chromosome, 2 Broke Girls and Seinfeld and her movie credits include Elvira's Haunted Hills, Chump Change, The New Women and It Always Get Worse Kathy. Besides onscreen appearances, she has become a voice actress, lending her voice to numerous commercials and several animated projects like Family Guy and King of the Hill. Her voice also appears in the animated feature film Beyond Batman: Return of the Joker and she performed all female voices in Spike TV's game show MXC where in season 4 she became supervising producer.
Cassandra Peterson was born in Manhattan, Kansas, and grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 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. After receiving advice from "The King" himself, Elvis Presley, she traveled to Europe where she pursued a career as a singer and actor. She worked in several Italian films, including Federico Fellini's Fellini's Roma (1972) and performed throughout Europe as lead singer of an Italian rock band. Upon returning to the US she toured the country as star of her own musical-comedy show, "Mama's Boys". She eventually settled in Hollywood, where she spent four and a half years with L.A.'s foremost improvisational comedy group, The Groundlings. In 1981 she auditioned for the part of "horror hostess: on a local Los Angeles television station. Her show, "Movie Macabre", and her newly created character, Elvira, became an overnight sensation. Cassandra has used Elvira's celebrity status to bring attention to many worthy causes and organizations over the years, including her well-known work for animal welfare and raising money and awareness for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. In addition to co-writing and performing in both the local L.A. and nationally syndicated television versions of "Movie Macabre", she co-wrote, produced and starred in two feature films, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) and Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001). Her latest endeavors include producing, writing and starring in the reality series "Search for the Next Elvira" (2011)_ on Fox Reality and the 2011 nationally syndicated series _"Elvira's Movie Macabre" (2011)_.
Cassandra Peterson was born in Manhattan, Kansas, and grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 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. After receiving advice from "The King" himself, Elvis Presley, she traveled to Europe where she pursued a career as a singer and actor. She worked in several Italian films, including Federico Fellini's Fellini's Roma (1972) and performed throughout Europe as lead singer of an Italian rock band. Upon returning to the US she toured the country as star of her own musical-comedy show, "Mama's Boys". She eventually settled in Hollywood, where she spent four and a half years with L.A.'s foremost improvisational comedy group, The Groundlings. In 1981 she auditioned for the part of "horror hostess: on a local Los Angeles television station. Her show, "Movie Macabre", and her newly created character, Elvira, became an overnight sensation. Cassandra has used Elvira's celebrity status to bring attention to many worthy causes and organizations over the years, including her well-known work for animal welfare and raising money and awareness for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. In addition to co-writing and performing in both the local L.A. and nationally syndicated television versions of "Movie Macabre", she co-wrote, produced and starred in two feature films, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) and Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001). Her latest endeavors include producing, writing and starring in the reality series "Search for the Next Elvira" (2011)_ on Fox Reality and the 2011 nationally syndicated series _"Elvira's Movie Macabre" (2011)_.