Elvira Makes a Triumphant Return in Her Very Scary, Very Special Special

Four episodes: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988), House on Haunted Hill (1959), City of the Dead (1960), Messiah of Evil (1973).

https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/elvira-very-scary-very-special-special/

Coinciding with the release of her memoir, Yours Cruelly, Elvira—in which Peterson has revealed she’s been in a same-sex relationship for the past 20 years (to the giddy delight of much of the internet)—Shudder celebrated Elvira’s 40th anniversary on Saturday with Elvira’s 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special, streamable after the fact on the Shudder app for those who couldn’t stay up late. Elvira emcees the event herself, with humor and production values that would not be out of place on any of the Movie Macabre episodes or specials she’s done over the years. For those looking to get a few vaccinated friends together for a curated horror movie night that doesn’t take itself seriously at all, it’s a good time with a solid selection of horror movies, and also, you know, Elvira’s movie.

Those who missed Saturday’s marathon can stream it on Shudder and AMC+ beginning Sept. 27.