5. There Are Two Elvira Movies
Elvira starred in her first movie which was aptly titled Elvira, Mistress of the Dark in 1988. Elvira was one of the writers of the comedy-horror film. The premise was that Elvira was a horror hostess who moves to an uptight New England town to claim an inheritance from her aunt. Along the way, she draws the ire of conservatives, befriends a bunch of rowdy teenagers, and discovers that she is a descendant of a powerful witch. It’s campy fun, and is filled with lots of bawdy one-liners – not mention plenty of Elvira’s assets. Unfortunately, the film was not a success as parents’ groups targeted it for being tasteless.
Still, fans clamored for a sequel. Their wish was granted in 2001 when Elvira’s Haunted Hills was released. Elvira wrote it, and financed it. Filmed in Transylvania, it was set in the 1850s. Elvira played a can-can dancer who spent a night at a haunted castle.
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