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Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson

10 reviews

thesonnetsilence's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Infertility, Miscarriage, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Body shaming

hexedmaiden's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Elvira is one of my biggest influences. She was one of very few female horror icons and I wanted to be her. Getting to read where she came from and how she became the legend that she is was amazing. I laughed, I cried, and even got angry on her behalf. Reading this felt like I was listening to her speak to me, meaning she writes how she talks. Elvira also being a spooky bi icon is still the best thing to happen to us in 2021 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse

leahkarge's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

marigoldgem's review

challenging emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

*PLEASE check the trigger warnings before hand* 
I grew up loving Elvira and all things strange and unusual. Now I just love her more and admire Cassandra so much for being so bad ass. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

aus10england's review

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

I wish I had read this sooner! Great memoir from the mistress of the dark herself. Lots of great stories, celebrity encounters, and much more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Drug abuse

Moderate: Rape, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

ponydanza's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

littleredhat's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Have you ever seen that viral tweet about someone hearing the expression "Dress for the job you want", and winding up sat in a disciplinary meeting dressed as the Goblin King? Well, if that was me, I'd be there as Elvira. The Queen of Halloween with a deep love of the dark. Incredibly funny and witty, and fully aware of her sexiness, whilst never solely being a sex object. I was a fan from the second I saw clips of "Movie Macabre", and when this popped up on my audiobook service recently, I knew I had to snap it up. 

Written around her 70th birthday (I can't believe it either), Cassandra Peterson - Elvira's actress and creator - takes us right through her life - from her troubled childhood where an accident left her badly scarred, to her days as a go-go dancer and Vegas showgirl, up to her metamorphosis into the Mistress of the Dark and the years beyond. 

Whilst being packed to the hilt with funny and even spooky stories, Peterson's memoir also covers her many experienced hardships. In terms of content warnings, I will say that almost any sort of abuse or assault you can think sadly of features here, as well as addictions, miscarriages, and even murders. As such, the book is troubling and unnerving in places, but very moving: something about Peterson's warm, soothing narration made me able to stomach it. In fact, you admire her all the more for getting through everything she has faced. 

A must-read, or must-listen, for all Elvira fans.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Addiction, Rape, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Murder

imstephtacular's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Racism

Minor: Biphobia, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Cursing

kaiouelios's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Miscarriage, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Drug use

karlo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Animal death, Blood, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Cancer