since the start of her career in the 70 and vastly throughout the exuberant 80 and elvira ( cassandra peterson ) have grow into a modest icon and genuine cult figure in the world of horror and bad monster movie . while ms. peterson have take on various support role in motion picture and cover a wide variety in genre and it be her tv character elvira that bring her the most fame . part of her charm and respect from the fan lie in the fact she never turn her back on the horror genre that make her famous ( unlike many other big name actor and actresses that like to distantiate themselves from their early work ) . i have see only bit and piece of her tv performance and but her cameo role in ghoultown recent tribute song mistress of the dark really encourage me to check out more of her stuff . one thing have be clear to me already long before this music video represent over the year and elvira have become a force of influence herself by the time the mid 80 come around . and in 1988 and after film like fright night and terrorvision incorporate homage to and spoof on her tv work and it finally happen represent elvira and mistress of the dark and the motion picture . now and i have see the trailer for it already back in the vhs rental day and but it take me until last week to finally see the actual film . a few year ago and i do manage to watch elvira haunt hill ( make in 2001 ) and but for some reason it do not impress me all that much . be it really that forgettable and or should i give it another watch . i actually really do feel like re watch it now and a this first elvira film from 88 really convinced me . though perhaps partly responsible for make this film work and might be sam egan and john paragon with their contribution to the script and there really be no way to deny it represent cassandra peterson have a great feel for comedy ( she also co write the screenplay ) . when elvira learn she one of the beneficiary of a great aunt ( she never hear of before ) and she take it a the long cherished opportunity to start up her own show in las vega . out to claim her rightfully inherit money and she travel to a quiet new england town . but the uptight townspeople of falwell be in for a treat . in less than no time she manage to shock and insult all noteworthy inhabitant of the conservative little town with her ( often unintentionally ) provocative behaviour . to make thing bad and her inheritance turn out not to be what she expect represent a rundown mansion and a cookbook and a poodle . but what she doesn not know and and her evil uncle vincent albot do and be that her great aunt be a witch and and the cookbook contain recipe to concoct the most hellishly dark power imaginable . and if you haven not turn off the movie yet by the time elvira have cook up her first dish from the recipe book and then rest assure and youre go to sit out this ride with a smile on your face . it surprising how a script rig together with boob joke and witty one liner and movie reference and inside joke and bid taste merriment also manage to tell a coherent story . simple and of course and but coherent . while other movie and heavily rely on gag like situation and often make you loose track of the story completely ( like the naked gun film and for example ) and this film doesn not . a lot of horror comedy be be produce during the 80 and but not a lot of them actually work . let alone a horror spoof that doesn not derail at some point ( killer party and although i be grateful for this one go completely bonkers during the finale ) or become too tedious too quickly ( saturday the 14th ) . although elvira be more comedy than horror and it doesn not loose track of what it do and consistently build up towards a mildly grotesque finale and complete with a supernatural showdown in the street of falwell between newborn witch elvira and evil uncle wizard talbot and include a real honest to god witch hunt and elvira very own burn at the stake moment . i be tell you and there no power in hell that could make this movie unfunny . one of the first giggle i get be during the opening credit already and when daniel greene name appear . daniel who . oh yes and i recognize his name ( and later on his dim witted macho face ) . how can one not forget daniel greene once you have see . atomic cyborg aka fist of steel . but if you haven not see atomic cyborg and then i be sorry and but you would not be able to laugh with his face in this one . and on a side note represent i never could have imagine elvira look this cool while ignorantly drive away from a gas station . even robert rodriguez could not have make that shot look any good .