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Cassandra Peterson on Queering the Iconic Legacy of Elvira
Cassandra Peterson has been Elvira, Mistress of the Shadowy, for almost half a century, but this October marks her one-year anniversary of becoming an official queer icon. Peterson came out in her memoir “Yours Cruelly,” which is now available in paperback. At age 71, Peterson has rung in 40 years as Elvira, but is hanging up the inky wig and slinky dress for now.
“I can move everywhere as myself now, I don’t have to dress up as Elvira. I can do conventions, show appearances, as myself. I think my autobiography is what changed that,” Peterson told IndieWire when asked about separating herself from her iconic personality. “And I can travel everywhere with my significant other and we don’t contain to pretend she’s my assistant. It’s fantastic for me and especially for her.”
The vampy B-movie scream queen has been selective with her Elvira appearances, including 2014’s “13 Nights of Elvira” for Hulu and last year’s Shudder and AMC+ special commemorating her milestone anniversary.
“I truly believe I don’t acquire to be out there as Elvira in or
We as bears care for to celebrate Halloween in different ways. For some of us its a quiet night at home handing out candy to trick or treaters. For others its a night to leader out to the bars in harnesses and animal ears to party. And for some others still its a time to chief off to Provincetown for Spooky Bear. No Matter what your particular preferences are, however, there are certain things that we all look towards during Spooky season and that’s horror movies and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
Elvira, of course, is portrayed by epic actress and comedienne Cassandra Peterson. Drawn-out hailed as a queer icon, she came out as queer herself when she revealed a nearly 20-year bond with her significant other Teresa “T” Wierson last year in her autobiography Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark. The book, now available in paperback, also discusses such things as: her time as a Las Vegas showgirl, intimate encounters with Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Presley, her time on the road with a gay troupe of comics/ musicians called Mamma’s Boys, her relationship with COLT Studio stud Bill Cable and of course her storied career as Elvira.
It wasn’t all amusing and games for Pet
Cassandra “Elvira” Peterson Reflects on Sexuality Labels, Reveals Why She Kept Her Partnership Private
Cassandra Peterson, excel known to her horror-loving cult tracking as Elvira, is sharing more on her decision to stay private about her relationship of nearly two decades with Teresa “T” Wierson, which is one of the most significant revelations of Yours Cruelly, Elvira, her memoir that released Tuesday.
Speaking to Yahoo! Entertainment, Peterson shared her thoughts on how opening up about her partnership publicly for the first time fits into the “coming out” narrative for her and whether she identifies as male lover, bisexual or something else.
“It’s funny. I mean, people phone it ‘coming out,’ and I surmise in a way, it is. I haven’t ever been gay, and I don’t feel prefer … I suppose, you know, now there’s nonbinary, gender-fluid, whatever,” she explained. “I fell in love with somebody who I met, who I loved, and she was a woman.”
Peterson elaborated on her mind process about her attraction to both men and Wierson, expressing that she’s asked herself questions about her
Elvira, aka Cassandra Peterson, Opens Up on the Autonomy of Coming Out: ‘I Perceive Lighter’
To many, Elvira is the horror hostess who gained notoriety in the 1980s with that signature fitted shadowy dress, raven black nails and stark red lips. To her friends and family, she is simply Cassandra Peterson.
As Elvira, Peterson served as the Mistress of the Dark for four decades, starring in dozens of B-movies and portraying her alter ago on many TV shows. But behind the makeup, Peterson was guarding something very close to her heart — her sexuality. “I was scared that by coming out earlier, I could do some serious damage to my career,” she admits.
Peterson revealed all in her 2021 memoir, “Yours Cruelly, Elvira,” detailing her 20-year relationship with a gal while labeling herself as sexually fluid. The hesitation in talking about her personal life came from having seen many superb friends come out — only to have their careers conclude up in tatters. When asked, she won’t name names, but she saw what happened. “They were men” is all she offers, and she couldn’t envision what it would be prefer for a woman to execute t