Elvira, a.k.a. Cassandra Peterson – Where in the Horror Are They Now

Last Updated on August 19, 2021

A new episode of our Where in the Horror Are They Now video series has been released on the JoBlo Horror Videos YouTube Channel, and in this one we’re taking a look at the life and career of Cassandra Peterson – who is better known as legendary horror host Elvira, “the Mistress of the Dark”. The Elvira character was created in the early ’80s and has been entertaining genre fans ever since. To learn all about the character and the woman who has been bringing her to life for 40 years, check out the video embedded above, which includes an interview with Peterson herself. I grew up watching Elvira host movies, so I’m very glad to see her get the Where in the Horror Are They Now treatment.

Where in the Horror Are They Now was once an article series here on Arrow in the Head. The concept has been revived as a video series that will be going

in depth on the lives and careers of some of our favorite horror talents and also find out where they are now and what they are up to!

The Elvira / Cassandra Peterson episode was Written and Narrated by Jessica Dwyer and Edited by Will Hume. It was Produced by John Fallon and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Previous episodes of Where in the Horror Are They Now focused on Elvira’s fellow genre icons Kane Hodder, Tony Todd, and Heather Langenkamp. Those episodes can be viewed below. To see more of the shows we have to offer, click over to the JoBlo Horror Videos channel – and subscribe while you’re there! Our other series include WTF Happened to This Horror Movie, Horror Video Countdown, Best Horror Movie You Never Saw, The Black Sheep, Deconstructing…, Horror Movie That Almost Was, Real Slashers, Best Horror Party Movies, Playing with Fear, Show Me the Sequel, Horror TV Shows We Miss, Horror Hall of Fame – and more!