---
title: 'Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Signorelli'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/elvira-mistress-of-the-dark-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095088/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)

1988 · 90 min · Fantasy, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is a 1988 American comedy horror film directed by James Signorelli, starring Cassandra Peterson as eccentric horror host Elvira. The film's screenplay, written by Peterson, John Paragon, and Sam Egan, follows Elvira inheriting a house nestled in the heart of an overtly prudish community.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Cassandra Peterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/cassandra-peterson), [John Paragon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-paragon)
- **Director:** [James Signorelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-signorelli)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hanania Baer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanania-baer)
- **Editor:** [Battle Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/battle-davis)

## Cast

- [Edie McClurg](https://cinepixo.com/people/edie-mcclurg)
- [W. Morgan Sheppard](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-morgan-sheppard)
- [Frank Collison](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-collison)
- [Susan Kellerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-kellerman)
- [Jeff Conaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-conaway)
- [Cassandra Peterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/cassandra-peterson) as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
- [William Duell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-duell)
- [Pat Crawford Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-crawford-brown)
- [Kurt Fuller](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-fuller)
- [Tress MacNeille](https://cinepixo.com/people/tress-macneille)

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Official site: http://www.elvira.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/elvira-mistress-of-the-dark-1988
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