Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark is a 1988 comedy horror film directed by James Signorelli. Cassandra Peterson plays the role of horror hostess Elvira in her feature film debut. The screenplay was written by Peterson, John Paragon and Sam Egan.
Later, she discovers she has been included in the will of her late greataunt Morgana, which entitles her to all of Morganas worldly possessions a mansion in Fallwell, Massachusetts, a poodle, named Algonquin, who does not really seem to be what it appears, and a book containing what she believes to recipes. She travels to Fallwell to claim her inheritance and her seductive dress and attitude makes her a target for the conservative town council but she strikes up a close friendship with Bob Redding Daniel Greene, the local theater operator. Her feminine charms and essentially good nature also attract the attention of many of the towns teenagers, much to the chagrin of their closedminded parents who see her as a bad influence. Bobs infatuation with Elvira also infuriates his love interest Patty Susan Kellermann, a bowling alley owner who, with the help of several members of the school board and PTA, sabotage Elviras good name and her attempts to open a late night film fest using Bobs theater, the last straw breaking when, whilst emulating a Flashdance scene, she is covered with a bucket of tar instead of gold glitter and feathered by Patty, humiliating her. Even her attempts to sell her house are thwarted by a deal gone bad. All the while, Elviras seeminglyharmless uncle, Vincent Talbot W. Morgan Sheppard, who is in fact a warlock, wages an obsessive quest to obtain Morganas secret recipe book, which is actually a powerful spell tome, and using them to destroy Elvira and take over the world. It is Talbot who is largely responsible for the suspicion of the towns adults and their hatred toward Elvira.Elvira tries to console herself, and impress Bob, by cooking dinner using one of Morganas recipes Adraka Kozorol and, despite the oddity of the ingredients, she succeeds, only to have herself and Bob attacked by a creature created from the mixture. Elvira discovers that the recipe book is actually the spellbook of her mother Divana, and her Aunt Morgana hid her to protect
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