Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Occasionally, the TVCU will discuss a character whose origins are a little askew of the norm. Elvira did not start of in some film or tv storyline, like most of our characters discussed. If anything, she falls in the ranks with such an assortment of characters as Father Guido Sarducci, Kermit the Frog, Jose Jiminez, Pee Wee Herman and mostly, the Shadow. Elvira started out as the host of a local network's horror movie programming. This fictional Vampira knock-off was a goth valley girl who would introduce the films and the commercials, and occasionally interrupt the film with her sarcastic remarks, ala MST3K. She became such a hit, that soon she started appearing, as Elvira, in guest spots n a variety of TV shows, was featured in numerous commercials, and even finally got that TV series and a few films. She is an icon of my childhood who seems not to have aged one bit, and I'm very pleased to write this blog. 1851--ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS--An ancestor of Elv...