cassandra peterson originally create elvira a the television hostess of late night horror film and and when the character prove unexpectedly popular she suddenly find herself do everything from beer commercial to spot on the tonight show with johnny carson . she reach the peak of her popularity in the late 1980s and and the film elvira and mistress of the dark be the result . the plot be flyweight . television horror film hostess elvira dream of success in las vega . when her great aunt dy and she travel to new england in hope that the estate will provide enough money to back a stage show while she be disappointed to find she have inherit a rundown house and a poodle and and an old book . it happen that the town be puritanical beyond all description and and she provoke righteous indignation everywhere she go . it also happen that her great uncle be secretly an evil warlock and very intent on lay hand on the old book . throw in a few teenager and a stud muffin and and a hateful woman with falsie and there you go . no one would accuse it of be a cinematic masterpiece and and it do drag now and then . but cassandra peterson demonstrate tremendous flair from start to finish represent squirmy and sexy and and mix lowbrow humor with flash of sharp comedy and she dance through the film like a ringmaster in a circus of corny and often self mock joke . from a flashdance disaster to witchcraft craziness and she be never less than wildly entertaining . it a tremendous amount of fun and and the film conclusion even manage to generate considerable suspense . will elvira best her evil uncle and save the day . well and i do not want to give anything away and so let just say you will have a lot of fun find out . dvd quality be okay and there little in the way of bonus material and but if youre in the mood for something silly this one be sure to answer the urge . and if you have never see tassle twirl and youre in for a treat . recommend . gft and amazon reviewer .