Elvira – Cassandra Peterson
Mistress of the Dark performer: In a DVD horror-film collection called Elvira's Box of Horrors was released, marking Elvira's return to horror-movie hosting after a ten-year absence. Archived from the original on July 12, After receiving advice from "The King" himself, Elvis Presley , she traveled to Europe where she pursued a career as a singer and Inspired by Ann-Margret in Viva Las Vegas , while on a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada during high school, she convinced her parents to let her see a live show whereupon she was noticed by the production staff; despite being only 17, she convinced her parents to let her sign a contract. In the early s, Peterson moved to Italy and became the lead singer of the Italian rock bands Latins 80 and The Snails.