**Instant New York Times Bestseller, Los Angeles Times Bestseller,
USA Today Bestseller, Publishers Weekly Bestseller** On Good Friday
in 1953, at only 18 months old, 25 miles from the nearest hospital
in Manhattan, Kansas, Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the
stove and doused herself in boiling water. Third-degree burns
covered 35% of her body, and the prognosis wasn't good. But she
survived. Burned and scarred, the impact stayed with her and became
an obstacle she was determined to overcome. Feeling like a misfit
led to her love of horror. While her sisters played with Barbie
dolls, Cassandra built model kits of Frankenstein and Dracula, and
idolized Vincent Price. Due to a complicated relationship with her
mother, Cassandra left home at 14, and by age 17 she was performing
at the famed Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. Run-ins with the likes of
Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Tom Jones helped her grow up
fast. Then a chance encounter with her idol Elvis Presley, changed
the course of her life forever, and led her to Europe where she
worked in film and traveled Italy as lead singer of an Italian pop
band. She eventually made her way to Los Angeles, where she joined
the famed comedy improv group, The Groundlings, and worked
alongside Phil Hartman and Paul "Pee-wee" Reubens, honing her
comedic skills. Nearing age 30, a struggling actress considered
past her prime, she auditioned at local LA channel KHJ as hostess
for the late night vintage horror movies. Cassandra improvised,
made the role her own, and got the job on the spot. Yours Cruelly,
Elvira is an unforgettably wild memoir. Cassandra doesn't shy away
from revealing exactly who she is and how she overcame seemingly
insurmountable odds. Always original and sometimes outrageous, her
story is loaded with twists, travails, revelry, and downright
shocking experiences. It is the candid, often funny, and sometimes
heart-breaking tale of a Midwest farm girl's long strange trip to
become the world's sexiest, sassiest Halloween icon.
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