Reuters and The Hollywood Reporter are reporting that Cassandra Peterson, a.k.a. Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark, are pitching a reality show in which contestants would compete to become the next Elvira. The article quotes Peterson saying, "Obviously, I don't want to be walking around dressed up like Elvira when I'm 105 years old." That kind of makes sense and the winner only gets a one-year contract so there's unlikely to be a Gallagher 2-like legal imbroglio. Peterson talked about finding a replacement in a 1998 interview with us, but somehow this still seems wrong, since she just inhabits the role. Or, in her words:
"We have been approached by Universal, who asked about having an Elvira stroller–you know, one of the people who walk through the park. Right now, they have Frankenstein, and Marilyn Monroe, and Charlie Chaplin, and things like that. To get an Elvira would not be a bad idea. It wouldn't be me, of course."