Download or read book Yours Cruelly Elvira written by Cassandra Peterson and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The woman behind the icon known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the undisputed Queen of Halloween, reveals her full story filled with intimate bombshells—told by the bombshell herself. 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. Due to a complicated relationship with her mother, Cassandra left home at 14, and by age 17 she was performing at the famed Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. Run-ins with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Tom Jones helped her grow up fast. Then a chance encounter with her idol Elvis Presley, changed the course of her life forever, and led her to Europe where she worked in film and traveled Italy as lead singer of an Italian pop band. She eventually made her way to Los Angeles, where she joined the famed comedy improv group, The Groundlings, and worked alongside Phil Hartman and Paul "Pee-wee" Reubens, honing her comedic skills. Nearing age 30, a struggling actress considered past her prime, she auditioned at local LA channel KHJ as hostess for the late night vintage horror movies. Cassandra improvised, made the role her own, and got the job on the spot. Yours Cruelly, Elvira is an unforgettably wild memoir. Cassandra doesn't shy away from revealing exactly who she is and how she overcame seemingly insurmountable odds. Always original and sometimes outrageous, her story is loaded with twists, travails, revelry, and downright shocking experiences. It is the candid, often funny, and sometimes heart-breaking tale of a Midwest farm girl's long strange trip to become the world's sexiest, sassiest Halloween icon. Instant New York Times Bestseller, Los Angeles Times Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, Publishers Weekly Bestseller A New York Times Best Books to Give This Season selection

Download or read book How to Love the World written by Elvira Basevich and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-05 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry. Jewish Studies. Women's Studies. Set just before the collapse of the Berlin Wall, HOW TO LOVE THE WORLD is at once a condemnation of the world, a daydream of America, and an unsent love letter--written and rewritten over the course of ten years--to a dead family. A meditation on intergenerational trauma, resilience, and hope, HOW TO LOVE THE WORLD is written in the tradition of epic poetry and follows the author as she retraces her mother's journey to New York City in the summer of '89. A Jewish-Uyghur refugee, the author is born along the way, marking the unclear boundary when the memory of a family becomes historical memory, loss the condition of a new beginning. HOW TO LOVE THE WORLD casts refugee women and daughters as the rightful judges of the world and the world as the rightful home of all human beings.

Download or read book For Love of Elvira written by Bill Owen and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-01-24 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when there is very little entertainment except for an occasional barn dance or a shopping trip to Pontotoc or Toccopola, the Baptist Church is the big show, and the Reverend James Robert Williams is the star. After a successful spring revival in 1914 in which sixty-four souls are brought into the fold, the handsome silver-tongued preacher falls from grace into the open arms of the lovely Elvira. The preacher finds himself faced with two choices: duty, honor, and respectability on the one hand, and on the other, Simon-pure love blended and harmonized with the steamy passion of carnal lust. The constable, Little Joe, who pursues the couple, was actually the author's grandfather.

Download or read book Elvira Pa written by Margaret Shannon and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1993 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young dragon who prefers making daisy chains and dressing up rather than fighting and eating princesses finds a way to be who she is.

Download or read book Elvira written by Elvira and published by Berkley. This book was released on 1996 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a group of night-dwelling, blood-sucking bandits moves in next door and begins to make feasts of her best friends, Elvira, the hip mistress of midnight, sets out to rid the neighborhood of the unwelcome newcomers. Original.

Download or read book Elvira Mistress of the Dark The Classic Years Omnibus written by Paul Dini and published by Dynamite Entertainment. This book was released on 2022-02-16 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elvira Mistress of the Dark Classic Years Omnibus is the first volume reprinting the highly sought-after tales originally published by Claypool Comics. With this deluxe volume, fans can turn back the clock to 1993. Bill Clinton was president, Jurassic Park ruled the box office, and just like today, Elvira was her legendary horror host self. In these beloved adventures Elvira must contend with teen werewolves, killer clowns, aliens, a high school reunion, pro wrestling, and more! Plus, special Halloween, Christmas, and Easter stories. The book covers 26 issues, rounding out to a massive 600-page tome and Dynamite is sneaking in extra bonuses amounting to .666 of an issue. That's right gals and ghouls, 26.666 comics in one massive book! Spooky! A bountiful bevy of talented creators contributed to these adventures. Known for his love of the macabre and the flirty, Paul Dini of Batman fame lent his hand. While this first volume also compiles all of the plentiful pages written by Kurt Busiek (Avengers, Astro City). Claypool head honcho Richard Howell (Vision & the Scarlet Witch) and Frank Strom also contributed writing. While on the art side, Tom Simonton is beloved by Elvira fans for his early contributions to the series, as well as John Heebink. X-Men fans will thrill to the lines of Dave Cockrum on stories, and Dynamite's Vampirella fans will love to see Louis LaChance. Other stars inside include Dan Spiegle, Fred Hembeck, and Neil Vokes. Collecting ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK (1993) #1-27.

Download or read book Elvira Mistress Of The Dark 2 written by David Avallone and published by Dynamite Entertainment. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nevermore! The Mistress of the Dark time-travels to 1838 Philadelphia for a black-cat-and-mouse game between America's greatest poet of horror and the scariest tyrant of medieval Europe. Elvira and Edgar Allen Poe face down a raven-ous foe, in the second chapter of ELVIRA: TIMESCREAM. From David Avallone (Bettie Page) and Dave Acosta (Twelve Devils Dancing), the amazing team who brought you DOC SAVAGE: RING OF FIRE and TWILIGHT ZONE: THE SHADOW.

Download or read book Fearless written by Elvira Woodruff and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The harrowing adventure of a boy, a real-life famous daredevil, and a monster storm When a storm brings down his father's boat, Digory Beale is forced to leave home to discover his fate. For if Digory has been orphaned, he can never go home again. On his journey, Digory becomes the apprentice to Henry Winstanley, a charming stranger whose life's obsession is to save sailors' lives. Digory must face his fears of the sea to help Henry bring candles to the amazing rock lighthouse Henry has built on a killer reef. But who could have known the force of the monster storm that was heading their way? In this poignant page-turner, Digory comes to understand the many facets of courage -- and what it means to be a true hero.

Download or read book Gulmohar Love written by Elvira Fernandez and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gulmohar Love is the first of a two book Romance series – Love under the Gulmohar. The fiery Gulmohar is in full bloom when Eliana Sharma realizes with horror that she has fallen for her boss, the handsome and equally arrogant Aaditya Bhargava. She strongly feels rather knows that he expects nothing more than her professional expertise. Hadn't he told her that himself? Or is she mistaken in thinking so? After all Cupid is known to be capricious!

Download or read book Elvira Mistress of the Dark 9 written by David Avallone and published by Dynamite Entertainment. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elvira’s traveled through time and been to Hell and back…but does she get to take a breath and recover from her travels? Not in this comic book, friends. Back from Hell, Elvira falls in with a coven of modern-day witches and takes a hot rod broom out for a spin in the sky! Sit down for a spell, and for more thrills, chills and bad puns, as David Avallone (Bettie Page) and Dave Acosta (Twelve Devils Dancing) bring you the Horror Hostess with the Mostest in the next thrilling issue of ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK!

Download or read book Elvira Meets Vincent Price 1 written by David Avallone and published by Dynamite Entertainment. This book was released on 2021-08-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two titans of horror and comedy untie in comics for the very first time! Dynamite Entertainment Proudly Presents… Elvira Meets Vincent Price! Elvira is back, with her most historic AND greatest costar ever! The ghost of Vincent Price is a spirit with a mission, and only the Mistress of the Dark can help! The Apocalypse is coming, and it’s going to be live-streamed for binge-watching, but a long-lost movie can save the world… if only the movie star specter and the horror hostess with the mostest can find it in time! Thrills, chills, and all sorts of terrible puns! Issue #1 features an all-star cast of cover artists, including fan favorites Dave Acosta, John Royle, series artist Juan Samu and a stunning photo of the gorgeous lady herself – Elvira: Mistress of the Dark! Things You Didn't Know About Elvira -Screenrant.com • Her mother owned a costume shop. • Elvis gave her career advice. • She worked with Federico Fellini. • She's An Award-Winning Actress • She's A Well-Established Author Fascinating Facts About Vincent Price -MentalFloss.com • Vincent Price initially studied for a master’s degree in fine arts. • A museum in East Los Angeles is named after Vincent Price. • Vincent Price was a major foodie. • Tim Burton’s Vincent Price documentary remains incomplete and unreleased to this day. • Vincent Price’s voice is featured on a Disneyland attraction. David Avallone is Dynamite’s ghastly and fantastic Elvira scribe, having recently and successfully completed several arcs of the horror hostess with the mostest’s adventures and joined for the first time by artist Juan Samu, fresh from drawing the great adventures of Hasbro’s comics universe at IDW.

Download or read book The Embrace of God s Mercy written by Michele Casella and published by Sophia Institute Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 16, 1983, in an abandoned house on an Italian hillside, Sister Rita Petrozzi, known today as Mother Elvira, opened Comunità Cenacolo. That dilapidated building quickly became God’s hope-filled answer to the desperate cries of the many lost, lonely, drug-addicted young people who soon began knocking on its door, seeking to be reborn. A potent apostolate was born. Today – barely thirty-six years later – Comunità Cenacolo consists of seventy houses stretched across the globe that welcome thousands of young people struggling with drug or alcohol addictions as they search for meaning in life. Mission houses in Africa, Central America, and South America shelter abandoned and orphaned street children, inviting them, too, on a journey of rebirth in love. Each house is imbued with God’s mercy and forgiveness. There young people live in a simple Christian family environment, transformed by the healing powers of prayer, work, friendship, sacrifice, and love. For decades now and on a daily basis, Mother Elvira’s humble spirituality has awakened hope and joy in the souls of the troubled and the lost, giving each of them new life. Open the pages of this wise, uplifting book. That same hope and joy can be yours.

Download or read book Trejo written by Danny Trejo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “If you’re a fan like I am this is definitely the book for you.” —Pete Davidson, actor, producer, and cast member on Saturday Night Live “Danny’s incredible life story shows that even though we may fall down at some point in our lives, it’s what we do when we stand back up that really counts.” —Robert Rodriguez, creator of Spy Kids, Desperado, and Machete Discover the full, fascinating, and inspirational true story of Danny Trejo’s journey from crime, prison, addiction, and loss—it’s “enough to make you believe in the possibility of a Hollywood ending” (The New York Times Book Review). On screen, Danny Trejo the actor is a baddie who has been killed at least a hundred times. He’s been shot, stabbed, hanged, chopped up, squished by an elevator, and once, was even melted into a bloody goo. Off screen, he’s a hero beloved by recovery communities and obsessed fans alike. But the real Danny Trejo is much more complicated than the legend. Raised in an abusive home, Danny struggled with heroin addiction and stints in some of the country’s most notorious state prisons—including San Quentin and Folsom—from an early age, before starring in such modern classics as Heat, From Dusk till Dawn, and Machete. Now, in this funny, painful, and suspenseful memoir, Danny takes us through the incredible ups and downs of his life, including meeting one of the world’s most notorious serial killers in prison and working with legends like Charles Bronson and Robert De Niro. An honest, unflinching, and “inspirational study in the definition of character” (Kevin Smith, director and actor), Trejo reveals how he managed the horrors of prison, rebuilt himself after finding sobriety and spirituality in solitary confinement, and draws inspiration from the adrenaline-fueled robbing heists of his past for the film roles that made him a household name. He also shares the painful contradictions in his personal life. Although he speaks everywhere from prison yards to NPR about his past to inspire countless others on their own road to recovery and redemption, he struggles to help his children with their personal battles with addiction, and to build relationships that last. Redemptive and painful, poignant and real, Trejo is a portrait of a magnificent life and an unforgettable and exceptional journey.

Download or read book The Boy who Cried Werewolf written by Elvira and published by Berkley. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things are getting hairy in Elvira's neighborhood when Brad tries to convince her he's a werewolf and she must save him from the other folks in the neighborhood.

Download or read book Sworn Virgin written by Elvira Dones and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Independence in the Albanian mountains means a vow to become a man--independence in America means reclaiming her womanhood.

Download or read book From Elvis to Elvira written by Richard Sterban and published by Richards & Southern Incorporated. This book was released on 2012 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rabbit Island written by Elvira Navarro and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eleven stories that traverse a gritty, surreal terrain between madness and freedom"--