Overview
Genre: Gothic Horror Comedy
Language: English
Country of Origin: USA
Format: 35 mm
Production Status: Completed
Running Time: 90 minutes
Year of Production: 2002
Short Synopsis
Elvira’s Haunted Hills is a gothic-horror comedy that parodies the classic Vincent Price/Roger Corman films of the early ’60s.
Full Synopsis
Lovers of camp have reason to rejoice with this film. Yes, Elvira’s back and she’s fabulous! With her voluptuous milky-white cleavage, voluminous black hair and hilarious one-liners, the essence of camp oozes from her pores. Elvira’s Haunted Hills culls its outrageousness from the classic Vincent Price/Edgar Allen Poe/Roger Corman films of the early 60’s along with a little Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fearless Vampire Killers. The tale begins in 1851, Carpathia when Elvira and her maid ZouZou are en route to perform in the Parisian Revue “Yes I Can Can” but inadvertently end up at the sinister Lord Vladimere Hellsubus’ medieval castle. Bearing an uncanny resemblance to Vladimere’s long-dead wife, Elvira learns of the Hellsubus curse and finds her life in danger. What’s a girl to do? Well, break out into song and dance, of course. Continuing our saga, love-torn Vladimere chases our heroine on her high heels around the castle. Will she escape the family curse and the evil Vladimere, and can she keep her hands off the studly stable master long enough to save the day?
Cast + Crew
Screenplay: Cassandra Peterson, John Paragon
Director: Sam Irvin
Producer: Mark Pierson
Cast: Elvira, Richard O’Brien, Mary Scheer, Scott Atkinson
Director of Photography: Viorel Segovici
Production Designer: Radu Corciova
Score: Eric Allaman
Editor: Stephen Myers, A.C.E.
Costume Designer: Radu Corciova
Distributors
US Distributor: GoodTimes Entertainment
Festivals
Provincetown Film Festival, USA, 2002: won the HBO People’s Choice Award
Spirit of the Silverlake Film Festival, 2001: award
Film credits are not contractual
