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    20 Boo-tiful Photos of Elvira, Undisputed Queer Queen of Spooky, Over the Years

    Daniel Reynolds
    | 10/31/21

    20 Boo-tiful Photos of Elvira, Undisputed Queer Queen of Spooky, Over the Years

    13 Boo-tiful Photos of Elvira, Undisputed Queer Queen of Spooky

    Elvira

    Cassandra Peterson -- a.k.a. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark -- has always been a queer icon. But when the ghostly host came out this year, she even further endeared herself to LGBTQ+ fans. Finally, Elvira has come out of the shadows!

    In celebration of Elvira's next chapter -- and hey, it's Halloween -- take a look back at these boo-tiful portraits over the years proving why she is the undisputed Queer Queen of Spooky. And make sure to check out her just-released Out100 cover story.

    Elvira's Sinema Seance Show at Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt, October 24, 2013

    Elvira

    Elvira, Alice Cooper at the 26th Grammy Awards

    Elvira

    Elvira at Knott's Scary Farm, September 29, 2017

    Elvira

    Elvira, Jaime Lee Curtis, 2007, Annual Dream Halloween Benefit Children Affected By AIDS Foundation

    Elvira, Jaime Lee Curtis, 2007, Annual Dream Halloween Benefit Children Affected By AIDS Foundation

    Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Premiere Party, September 27, 1988 at the Loeb Boathouse, Central Park

    Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Premiere Party, September 27, 1988 at the Loeb Boathouse, Central Park

    Elvira, Portrait, 1983

    Elvira, Portrait, 1983

    Midnight Screening of Elvira's Haunted Hills, 2019

    Midnight Screening of Elvira's Haunted Hills, 2019

    Elvira, Cannes Film Festival, May 1987

    Elvira, Cannes Film Festival, May 1987

    Elvira, Peaches Christ at Horror Hunt Film Festival, Vista Theatre, September 13, 2012

    Elvira, Peaches Christ at Horror Hunt Film Festival, Vista Theatre, September 13, 2012

    Elvira, 1970

    Elvira, 1970

    Elvira, 1985

    Elvira, 1985

    Elvira, 2003, Photocall for Elvira's Haunted Hills, Cannes Film Festival

    Elvira, 2003, Photocall for Elvira's Haunted Hills, Cannes Film Festival

    Cassandra Peterson, RuPaul, Drag Race Season 3 Premiere Party

    Cassandra Peterson, RuPaul, Drag Race Season 3 Premiere Party

    Elvira, 1986, West Hollywood

    Elvira, 1986, West Hollywood

    Elvira and Imitators

    Elvira and Imitators

    Cassandra Peterson and partner Teresa 'T' Wierson

    Cassandra Peterson and partner Teresa 'T' Wierson

    Elvira, Premiere Party of Elvira's Haunted Hills, 2002

    Elvira, Premiere Party of Elvira's Haunted Hills, 2002

    Cassandra Peterson, Paul Reubens, Golden Globes, 1985

    Cassandra Peterson, Paul Reubens, Golden Globes, 1985

    Yours Cruelly, Elvira

    Yours Cruelly, Elvira

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