While en route to Paris to start her career as a cabaret star, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, is sidetracked when her carriage breaks down on a desolate highway. (The film is set in 1851) She accepts a ride from a passing nobleman and soon finds herself at the center of a mystery involving a spooky Lord (Richard O’Brien from The Rocky Horror Picture Show), his dead wife (played by Elvira) and other assorted creepy characters. There aren’t really many scares in the movie, but there is a lot of the campy burlesque-style comedy that has made Elvira (real name Cassandra Peterson) a living legend. While she’s best know for her commentary on her popular Movie Macabre series, it’s nice to see Elvira get a chance to stretch out and do more than make fun of other people’s films. She’s best whens he pokes fun at herself.
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