Cassandra Peterson

ELVIRA, REINA DE LAS TINIEBLAS E INDISCUTIBLE REINA DE HALLOWEEN, CUENTA SU HISTORIA DE INDEPENDENCIA, SENSUALIDAD, DOLOR Y HUMOREl Viernes Santo de 1953 en Manhattan (Kansas), con solo 18 meses de edad y a 40 km del hospital mas cercano, Cassandra Peterson cogio una olla de agua hirviendo de la cocina y acabo echandosela encima por accidente. Sus quemaduras de tercer grado no auguraban nada bueno pero, contra todo pronostico, Cassandra sobrevivio. Quemada y con cicatrices, en aquellos primeros años de vida desarrollo una autentica fascinacion por el terror, hasta el punto de que mientras sus hermanas jugaban con muñecas Barbie, ella construia figuras de Frankenstein y Dracula e idolatraba a Vincent Price.Asi empieza la historia de una niña del Medio Oeste que llego a convertirse en el icono de Halloween mas sexy y descarado del mundo, y que ahora deslumbra con esta autobiografia tan divertida como desgarradora, cargada de giros, dificultades, juergas, escandalos y experiencias impactantes.

The woman behind the icon known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the undisputed Queen of Halloween, reveals her full story filled with intimate bombshellstold by the bombshell herself. On Good Friday in 1953, at only 18 months old, 25 miles from the nearest hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the stove and doused herself in boiling water. Third-degree burns covered 35% of her body, and the prognosis wasnt good. But she survived. Burned and scarred, the impact stayed with her and became an obstacle she was determined to overcome. Feeling like a misfit led to her love of horror. While her sisters played with Barbie dolls, Cassandra built model kits of Frankenstein and Dracula, and idolized Vincent Price. Due to a complicated relationship with her mother, Cassandra left home at 14, and by age 17 she was performing at the famed Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. Run-ins with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Tom Jones helped her grow up fast. Then a chance encounter with her idol Elvis Presley, changed the course of her life forever, and led her to Europe where she worked in film and traveled Italy as lead singer of an Italian pop band. She eventually made her way to Los Angeles, where she joined the famed comedy improv group, The Groundlings, and worked alongside Phil Hartman and Paul "Pee-wee" Reubens, honing her comedic skills. Nearing age 30, a struggling actress considered past her prime, she auditioned at local LA channel KHJ as hostess for the late night vintage horror movies. Cassandra improvised, made the role her own, and got the job on the spot. Yours Cruelly, Elvira is an unforgettably wild memoir. Cassandra doesnt shy away from revealing exactly who she is and how she overcame seemingly insurmountable odds. Always original and sometimes outrageous, her story is loaded with twists, travails, revelry, and downright shocking experiences. It is the candid, often funny, and sometimes heart-breaking tale of a Midwest farm girls long strange trip to become the worlds sexiest, sassiest Halloween icon. Instant New York Times Bestseller, Los Angeles Times Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, Publishers Weekly BestsellerA New York Times Best Books to Give This Season selection

New York Times bestselling memoirist and pop culture icon Cassandra Peterson, as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, delivers the definitive guide to ghoulish hosting all year round. Hello darling, its me, Elvirathe afterlife of the partyhere to bring the Hell to your next Hell-raising gathering! Ready to unleash your inner party monster? Well, Im here to prove that the devil is in the details. Shock your fiends with sinister snacks, demonically delicious dishes, and cocktails so wickedly good theyll make your head spin! But this isnt just a cookbookthink of it as your Necronomicom of party planning. Between these pages lies everything youll need to make your next get-together a graveyard smash! From a Beastly Bloody Brunch to a Romantic Graveside Picnic to a Creepy Cocktail Party to Having Your Friends for DinnerElviras Cookbook from Hell is a volume bound to raise any party from the dead!

ELVIRA, REINA DE LAS TINIEBLAS E INDISCUTIBLE REINA DE HALLOWEEN, CUENTA SU HISTORIA DE INDEPENDENCIA, SENSUALIDAD, DOLOR Y HUMOREl Viernes Santo de 1953 en Manhattan (Kansas), con solo 18 meses de edad y a 40 km del hospital mas cercano, Cassandra Peterson cogio una olla de agua hirviendo de la cocina y acabo echandosela encima por accidente. Sus quemaduras de tercer grado no auguraban nada bueno pero, contra todo pronostico, Cassandra sobrevivio. Quemada y con cicatrices, en aquellos primeros años de vida desarrollo una autentica fascinacion por el terror, hasta el punto de que mientras sus hermanas jugaban con muñecas Barbie, ella construia figuras de Frankenstein y Dracula e idolatraba a Vincent Price.Asi empieza la historia de una niña del Medio Oeste que llego a convertirse en el icono de Halloween mas sexy y descarado del mundo, y que ahora deslumbra con esta autobiografia tan divertida como desgarradora, cargada de giros, dificultades, juergas, escandalos y experiencias impactantes.