Elvira's Haunted Hills 2002

Elvira's Haunted Hills is a horror comedy; To be precise, it's a parody of Hammer horror, in particular, those based on Edgar Allen Poe works. The good news is: if you are unfamiliar with Hammer or Poe, you'll still understand what's going on.
The humor here is what one would expect from an Elvira movie: cheesy and self aware - hell, there are even fourth-wall breaks! There is also plenty of cleavage, but sadly, no nudity. Can't blow that PG-13.
Not really too much to say about this one. You're either on board right away or you're not. On a technical level, it's all great: the movie is leaning into its low-budget charm, so it's a feature, and not a bug.
Probably goes without saying, but this is a must watch for any Elvira fan. In fact, I like it more than Mistress of the Dark.
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An homage to the hammer horror flicks of yore, and has its moments. Elvira has her charm, but overall something just misses for me. Saw this as part of Joe Bob Briggs' Halloween drive-in special, and it was neat to hear from Cassandra herself during the little intermissions. That bumped it for me. Movie overall is a 4.8. They probably did accomplish what they set out to do, but it just wasn't entirely for me.

Apart from Cassandra Petersons rather lovely "assets", there's little here that excites me. Everything is rather cheesy, and the jokes flat, but Petersons charm makes it watchable...barely. Stick with the first one. It's much better.

The Mistress of the Dark is back for another terrifying adventure in Elvira’s Haunted Hills. Set in 1851 Carpathia, cabaret performer Elvira is offered food and shelter at a local castle, but she starts to suspect that something mysterious is going on when she discovers that the lord’s dead wife looks exactly like her. The film is basically an homage to the Hammer Horror and Vincent Prince films of the ‘60s, and on that level it sort of works. However, the performances are rather weak, and Elvira’s sass and attitude seem out of place in this setting. The directing is also lackluster and doesn’t add much to the material. Elvira’s Haunted Hills isn’t quite as clever or as fun as the first film, but it tries some interesting things and delivers a few laughs.