Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

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She's back! Elvira, Horrorland's hostess with the mostest, finally busts out on Blu-ray with this long-awaited, positively-bursting-at-the-seams special edition of her big screen debut, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark!Having just quit her job as a Los Angele

She's back! Elvira, Horrorland's hostess with the mostest, finally busts out on Blu-ray with this long-awaited, positively-bursting-at-the-seams special edition of her big screen debut, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark!Having just quit her job as a Los Angeles TV horror hostess, Elvira receives the unexpected news that she's set to inherit part of her great-aunt Morgana's estate. Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals - amongst them, her sinister uncle Vinny, who unbeknownst to Elvira, is an evil warlock who secretly schemes to lay his hands on the old family spellbook for his own nefarious ends...Campy, quirky and stuffed to the brim with more double entendres than your average Carry On movie, 1988's Elvira: Mistress of the Dark helped solidify the horror hostess (played by Cassandra Peterson) as a major pop culture icon, here owning every inch of the screen with her quick wit, sass, and of course, cleaving-enhancing gown!SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:Brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original interpositiveHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentationOriginal Uncompressed Stereo 2.0 audioOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingIntroduction to the film by director James Signorelli2017 audio commentary with director James Signorelli, hosted by Fangoria Editor Emeritus Tony Timpone2017 audio commentary with Elvira Webmaster and judge of US TV show The Search for the Next Elvira Patterson LundquistArchival audio commentary with actors Cassandra Peterson, Edie McClurg and writer John ParagonToo Macabre - The Making of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark - newly-revised 2018 version of this feature-length documentary on the making of the film including interviews with various cast and crew and rare never-before-seen archival materialRecipe for Terror: The Creation of the Pot Monster - newly-revised 2018 version of this featurette on the concept and design of the pot monster, as well as the other SFX of the movieOriginal StoryboardsOriginal US Theatrical and Teaser TrailersReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara DeckFIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Patterson Lundquist and a short note on the 2012 audio commentary by Sam Irvin

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5027035020051

Brand

Arrow Video

Manufacturer part number

FCD1836

Category

Blu-ray

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Entertainment > DVD and Blu-Ray > Blu-ray