Elvira: Mistress of the Dark finally hits Blu-ray this December

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Last year we let you guys know that ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK (pre-order HERE) was getting the Limited Edition Blu-ray treatment… only for the release to be canceled later that same year. Bummer. But now we have word that Arrow Video will be bringing the horror-comedy classic back to Blu-ray this December! 

On a kinda lame side note, this is a UK release, but all the same, let's get into all the details, shall we? Yes, she's back! Elvira, Horrorland's hostess with the mostest, finally busts out on Blu-ray with this long-awaited, positively-bursting-at-the-seams special edition of her big screen debut.

Campy, quirky and stuffed to the brim with double entendres, ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK helped solidify the horror hostess (played by Cassandra Peterson) as a major pop culture icon, here owning every inch of the screen with her quick wit, sass, and of course, cleaving-enhancing gown.

The film begins:

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 Vinny, who unbeknownst to Elvira, is an evil warlock who secretly schemes to lay his hands on the old family spellbook for his own nefarious ends…

You can check out a full list of special features below, including first pressing only features: Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Patterson, Lundquist, and a short note on the 2012 audio commentary by Sam Irvin.

Special Features:

Brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original interpositive

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

Original Uncompressed Stereo 2.0 audio

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Introduction to the film by director James Signorelli

2017 audio commentary with director James Signorelli, hosted by Fangoria Editor Emeritus Tony Timpone

2017 audio commentary with Elvira Webmaster and judge of US TV show The Search for the Next Elvira Patterson Lundquist

Archival audio commentary with actors Cassandra Peterson, Edie McClurg and writer John Paragon

Too Macabre – The Making of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark – newly-revised 2018 version of this feature-length documentary on the making of the film including interviews with various cast and crew and rare never-before-seen archival material

Recipe for Terror: The Creation of the Pot Monster – newly-revised 2018 version of this featurette on the concept and design of the pot monster, as well as the other SFX of the movie

Original Storyboards

Original US Theatrical and Teaser Trailers

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Patterson Lundquist and a short note on the 2012 audio commentary by Sam Irvin

ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK hits Blu-ray in the UK via Arrow Video December 3rd. You can check out the newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck below and then pre-order your copy HERE!