Elvira on Her Legacy, Her Halloween Cookbook, and Sweet Revenge

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott

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Elvira firmly believes Halloween requires spooky snacks, and she’s here to provide some inspiration with Elvira's Cookbook from Hell: Sexy, Spooky Soirées and Celebrations for Every Occasion. "I ate every single recipe. I was tasting every single one and they were all great," Cassandra Peterson, the actress behind Elvira, told Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott. "I do love to cook, however. I don't know about Elvira. I don’t think she cooks so much, but I love cooking." For the past 45 years, Elvira has been a staple of Halloween. “I've never had a Halloween off.” But that’s ok, because she’s proud of playing such a vital role in so many people’s lives. “I get gay guys coming up to me and saying, ‘Oh, you saved me, because I had your poster in my bedroom and my parents were like, ‘Oh thank God, he's not gay.’ Little did they know.” And ultimately, she knows that despite never having Halloween off, she’s given something back to the dark souls of the world with Elvira and has no plans to stop. “It's fun and people get a laugh out of it. And that's what's important. Laughing is important. We need to laugh more than ever. And if I can do that for people, I hope I can do it for a long, long time.”

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