Elvira, Mistress of the Dark for the past 25(!) years, has always been known for her quirky sense of humor and ample assets. No doubt long-time television viewers remember her from her stints on USA: Up All Night and scores of Halloween specials.

Truly scary news has emerged: Elvira is retiring. Seems like Cassandra Peterson is weary of her alter ego, but there is a bit of bright news, as Elvira will live on. She’ll just look a little different. This is the idea behind a new, yet untitled, reality show in the works - contestants will compete in a series of strange, horror-ible elimination rounds, all vying to fill the Dark Mistress’s shoes.

Word is, the contestants will be required to sleep in coffins (yikes!) and inhabit scary sets. Although the spooky elements are there, producers promise the show will boast Elvira’s trademark humor, too. And it doesn’t end there - producers hope to parlay the show’s potential success into an Elvira-themed movie and cartoon. Well, why not? Elvira is hard to resist!

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