“It’s a very, very sexy movie and very gay.”Īnd while “Interview with the Vampire,” Peterson’s favorite book, stumbled with its movie adaptation (“ I was a little disappointed“), its found new life as an AMC series. “It’s just super sexy,” Peterson said, citing the “awesome sex scenes” with the A-list trio. That would be my number one pick.”Īnd, of course, “The Hunger” starring David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, and Catherine Deneuve was an awakening for Peterson in her late teens and early twenties. It’s an incredible and very overlooked film that is made so long ago, it always shocks me how much gay innuendo is in it. She is a powerful feminist vampire and has a really strong, strong presence in this film. “One of my all-time favorite movies ever was ‘Dracula’s Daughter,'” Peterson said. For more highbrow, “The Haunting” (1963) and “Dracula’s Daughter” (1936) are among Peterson’s go-to rewatches for the progressive portrayals of queerness. Peterson cited Ed Wood’s “Plan 9 from Outer Space” and “Manos: The Hands of Fate” among her favorite B-list horror films. So for me, I’m not going to pick whatever just came out last week,” Peterson said. Yet Peterson is an old soul in her personal cinema tastes. “My favorite horror films are the old ones, the cheesy ones. Peterson appeared sans-Elvira costume in pal Rob Zombie’s “ The Munsters” movie and has a few (albeit, off the record) appearances in the works for beloved major horror IPs.

It’s so inclusive of different races, different sexualities, different genders, everything.” Cassandra Peterson as Elvira Shudder … The horror genre really stands out as an inclusive genre of filmmaking.

“But maybe they would like me more then, they are the horror crowd. They like me no matter who I am or how I am, unless I was Jeffrey Dahmer,” Peterson said. Most of them say being out makes them like me even more. “My hardcore fans don’t give a rat’s ass what I do. The former comedy improv Groundlings Theater member first made history in 1981 as the first nationally syndicated horror show host. But after coming out in 2021, Peterson said she lost more than 11,000 social media followers - and gained 60,000 more. That’s not to say I’m not doing Elvira again, but it’s a lot. … I’m not really out there doing Elvira as much. I didn’t think that for a long time, but now I really believe that. I can work just like Santa Claus without having to dress up in costume. “I hate to tell you this, but there is no real Santa Claus. “I truly believe I don’t have to be out there as Elvira in order for the brand to still function as a brand,” Peterson said.

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