Elvira Mistress of the Dark Press Kit

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demeath looks like. " Peterson does admit that he is in perhaps the best shape of her life. "I work out like a dog."

How Elvira Charms What has Peter on done with the character to make the public swoon over it? Simple. Instead of creating "that old tired Vampire chtick," she created a unique character that people could relate to. "She kind of has a vulnerability thar I think people connect with, believe it or

not," ays Peterson. "And he is also like the regular everyday beer-drinking guy or gal. She is not above everybody and more fabulou . She i just like everyone, even though he look like he doe . So I think that people connect with her on a more per onallevel. "It' strange to ay that when he look o bizarre. But personality-wise, she make mistake -- he falls down , she bump her head," she continue, laughing. "She does thing that everybody el e

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does and then he tries to cover her tracks without anybody noticing. So it's kind of a elf-deprecating character too, and people just connect with that I think." One of the rea ons the character has stood the te t of time i because of Elvira's ability to appeal to a widely-diverse audience. Although her coarse humor may eem like the tuff boys snicker at on the walls of their high school bathroom, he's been able to coax a chuckle out of people of both sexes and all ages.

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