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Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark

Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark

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  • Create Date：2021-09-03 18:21:07
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Cassandra Peterson
  • ISBN：0306874350
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Reviews

Sharon Pierce ，

Sounds interesting！ On Good Friday in 1953， at only 18 months old， 25 miles from the nearest hospital in Manhattan， Kansas， Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the stove and doused herself in boiling water。 Third-degree burns covered 35% of her body， and the prognosis wasn't good。 But she survived。 Burned and scarred， the impact stayed with her and became an obstacle she was determined to overcome。 Feeling like a misfit led to her love of horror。 While her sisters played with Barbie dolls， C Sounds interesting！ On Good Friday in 1953， at only 18 months old， 25 miles from the nearest hospital in Manhattan， Kansas， Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the stove and doused herself in boiling water。 Third-degree burns covered 35% of her body， and the prognosis wasn't good。 But she survived。 Burned and scarred， the impact stayed with her and became an obstacle she was determined to overcome。 Feeling like a misfit led to her love of horror。 While her sisters played with Barbie dolls， Cassandra built model kits of Frankenstein and Dracula， and idolized Vincent Price。 。。。more

Sarah ，

I would like to edelweiss and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 I first heard about Elvira， aka Cassandra Peterson when I saw the movie， Elvira， Mistress of the Dark when I was 7 years old。 I always loved vampires and horror movies so I was instantly fascinated by her and her larger than life personality， but behind that is Cassandra Peterson， yet another fascinating person。 This book delves into Cassandra’s life as a child， teen years， and how she became to be I would like to edelweiss and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 I first heard about Elvira， aka Cassandra Peterson when I saw the movie， Elvira， Mistress of the Dark when I was 7 years old。 I always loved vampires and horror movies so I was instantly fascinated by her and her larger than life personality， but behind that is Cassandra Peterson， yet another fascinating person。 This book delves into Cassandra’s life as a child， teen years， and how she became to be the Mistress of the Dark。 。。。more