Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These days, Cassandra Peterson, the real woman behind the icon, is retired from donning the black wig and tight black dress of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, isn't often referred to by her real name, Cassandra Gay Peterson. But when the beloved horror ...

For decades, Elvira, the Mistress of the Dark, has been the undisputed queen of Halloween. But the 1980s were her heyday. Back then, she hosted horror films, adorned bedroom posters, and starred in ...

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, isn't often referred to by her real name, Cassandra Gay Peterson. But when the beloved horror hostess, 74, takes off her gigantic black wig and pounds of makeup, she ...