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· Year: 1988
· Director: James Signorelli
· Writers: Sam Egan, John Paragon, Cassandra Peterson
· Cast: Cassandra Peterson, William Morgan Sheppard
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· Based on Cassandra Peterson's character, a sarcastic host of horror movies on television and video.
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Amazon.com B00004WIA6
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Elvira, the horror movie host with the unnatural anatomy and supernaturally corny jokes, takes up residence in a Puritanical town, much to the chagrin of the townspeople. All she wants to do is claim her aunt's inheritance, but, horror fans, it ain't gonna be that easy.
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RATING
Out of 100 |
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61
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ATMOSPHERE
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GORE
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HUMOR
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Everything you'd expect it to be: an hour and a half of awful, awful puns. Cassandra Petersen (that's Elvira for the great unwashed) provides enough cheescake to feed a town for the holidays, but at least things are even--Elvira has a dumb-as-dirt boytoy to play with. The movie never--ever, ever--takes itself seriously, and in doing so gives the audience a goofily charming film with enough monster movie references to keep any horror fan going. Petersen herself is the key, as she's a wonderfully funny and charismatic presence.
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