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Elvira's Movie Macabre
1981 - 1986 7.0 (10 votes) 5 Seasons
Genres
Comedy Drama
Networks
KHJ-TV
Created By
Cassandra Peterson

Elvira's Movie Macabre

Overview

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, presents low-budget scary movies and provides sarcastic, campy commentary.

Key Crew

Director: Larry Thomas

Writer: Cassandra Peterson

Top Cast

Cassandra Peterson
Cassandra Peterson

Cheech Marin
Cheech Marin

Devil

John Paragon
John Paragon

Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

No overview available.

46 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Grave of the Vampire
1981-09-26

Vampire attacks woman and rapes her. Woman gives birth to a boy who must have mother`s blood instead of milk. When boy becomes an adult, he is determined to find and destroy his father.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 2: Silent Night, Bloody Night
1981-10-03

The townspeople are upset when a man begins to research the history of his inheritance: an old mansion that used to be used as a mental institution.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 3: The House That Screamed
1981-10-10

Students begin to disappear from an all-girl boarding school.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 4: The Fall of the House of Usher
1981-10-17

In search of the woman he loves, a young man goes to the ancestral home of the Ushers. He discovers a house of madness and death. The first Roger Corman Poe adaptation.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 5: The Dunwich Horror
1981-10-25

Once upon a time, twins were born. One looks and acts human, the other is a many-headed creepy crawly. The human brother wants to bring ""the old ones"" from another dimension. He needs a book called the Necromicon and a human sacrifice. He picks Sandra Dee. ""Hey, look at me, I`m Sandra..."" Oops! Heh heh, wrong movie. Anyway, the creepy-crawly gets out and starts eating all the townspeople. That`ll drive down property values, I can tell ya. Based on H P Lovecraft story.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 6: Blacula
1981-11-01

African Prince, cursed with vampirism, is shipped to the US and accidentally revived in the 1970`s. Talk about culture shock.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 7: The Comedy of Terrors
1981-11-07

Business is so poor, a cash-strapped undertaker and his bumbling assistant decide to ""persuade"" people to become clients. Classic Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Basil Rathbone horror comedy.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 8: The Thing With Two Heads
1981-11-15

White bigot plans to have his head transplanted to another man`s body. He is dying and this is his idea to thwart death. Without his knowledge, his head is transplanted onto a black convict`s body. And the convict still has his own head.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 9: The Werewolf of Washington
1981-11-21

After returning from Hungary, a reporter is appointed a press secretary to th US President. Unknown by all, he is a werewolf. Horror comedy.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 10: Cry of the Banshee
1981-11-29

Evil ruler with an obsessive hatred for witchcraft, destroys a witches coven. The head witch puts a curse on his entire family. Title creature begins killing family members one by one.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 11: Count Yorga, Vampire
1981-12-05

Modern (circa 1970) vampire causes havoc amongst some twentysomthings in Los Angeles.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 12: Murders in the Rue Morgue
1981-12-12

Masked man is killing members of a theatre troupe. Film has very little to do with Edgar Allan Poe.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 13: Baron Blood
1981-12-27

Visiting his ancestral castle, a young man accidentally brings the sadistic title fiend back to life. Oops!

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 14: Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde
1982-01-03

A novel twist to the classic tale. When Jekyll drinks his potion, he turns into a woman!

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 15: The Crimson Cult
1982-01-10

In search of his missing brother, a man discovers witchcraft at a country estate. Boris Karloff`s last A film.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 16: The Murder Clinic
1982-01-16

Someone or something is killing inmates and medical personnel at a mental institution.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 17: Horror Express
1982-01-23

Ape-like creature, found frozen on an archeological dig, thaws out and begins killing people on board a train traveling across Siberia.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 18: The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
1982-01-30

Doctor transplants the head of a psychotic killer onto the body of a retarded young man.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 19: Horror Hospital
1982-02-06

Doctor and his wacky wife experiment on people who answer their newspaper advertisement.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 20: Rattlers
1982-02-13

Rattlesnakes high on nerve gas decide to kick some human butt.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 21: Disciple of Death
1982-02-20

One of Satan`s own is accidentally brought back to life. (here we go again) He immediately begins searching for women to sacrifice to his boss.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 22: Frankenstein
1982-02-28

Still another version of the classic tale. This time the monster is more sympathetic. A Dan Curtis production.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 23: The Devil's Rain
1982-03-06

If you cross these satan worshippers, you end up as a puddle on the floor.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 24: Psychic Killer
1982-03-13

After learning astral projection from a fellow inmate in a mental institution, a man uses it to kill people who tick him off.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 25: Necromancy
1982-03-20

Warlock wants to bring his dead son back to life.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 26: The Spectre of Edgar Allen Poe
1982-03-27

Poe believes something strange is going on at the asylum where the love of his life, Lenore, is an inmate.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 27: Peeping Tom
1982-04-03

Man films his victims as he kills them. Classic film.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 28: Legacy of Blood
1982-04-10

Heirs to fortune must spend the night in their late father`s mansion. Someone or something begins to kill them one by one.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 29: Deathdream
1982-04-18

Family is notified that their son was killed in action while serving in Vietnam. The same day, the son returns but everyone begins to realize something is horribly wrong with him. Updated version of The Monkey`s Paw.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 30: The Deathmaster
1982-04-25

Vampire becomes the head of a commune of hippies.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 31: Beware! The Blob
1982-05-01

A piece of the original blob accidentally thaws out. Critter begins gobbling up everyone it comes in contact with.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 32: Good Against Evil
1982-05-08

Exorcists vs devil worshippers.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 33: The Brotherhood of Satan
1982-05-15

Still more devil worshippers. They recruit(read kidnap)kids for their cult.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 34: The Mad Magician
1982-05-22

Magician and master of disguise takes revenge on those who screwed him over.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 35: The Turn of the Screw
1982-05-22

The new governess at a country estate begins to see ghosts. Are they real or is she mad?

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 36: Count Dracula's Great Love
1982-05-29

Four women take refuge in a castle after their coach breaks down. Guess who lives there?

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 37: Jennifer The Snake Goddess
1982-06-12

Girl has ability to control snakes. She uses them to take revenge on classmates who torment her.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 38: Masque of the Red Death
1982-06-19

Believing Satan protects him and his privileged guests from the plague that is ravaging the countryside, an evil count torments selected victims. Classic Price/Poe/Corman film.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 39: The Tomb of Ligeia
1982-06-26

Man believes his new wife is possessed by the ghost of his first wife.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 40: The Incredible Melting Man
1982-07-03

After returning from a space mission, astronaut begins to turn to liquid. Bloody mess, what?

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 41: The Fearless Vampire Killers
1982-07-10

Van Helsing-like professor and his bumbling assistant hunt vampires. They stumble onto the mother lode. Classic horror comedy.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 42: Terror House
1982-07-17

Guests are on the menu at the Red Wolf Inn.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 43: The Baby
1982-07-24

Social worker investigates bizarre family where the twentysomething son is kept in diapers and treated like an infant!

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 44: The House of Seven Corpses
1982-07-31

Someone or something is killing members of a production crew filming a movie in an old dark house.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 45: Psychomania
1982-08-07

Hell raising bikers discover that, if they commit suicide, they can return from the dead and raise even more hell.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 46: Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
1982-08-14

Modern version of Hansel and Gretel. Wacko lures kids into her old dark house. Pie anyone?

Runtime: 120 min
Season 2 (1982)

No overview available.

32 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: War- Gods of the Deep
1982-09-04

Vincent Price leads a band of immortal men who live in a series of caves beneath the sea. Directed by Jacques Tourenur.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 2: The Oblong Box
1982-09-11

Man cursed by witchdoctor returns from Africa to torment his brother. Vincent Price stars with an assist by Christopher Lee.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 3: The Raven
1982-09-25

Classic comedy horror film starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff. Yep, that`s a very young Jack Nicholson playing Lorre`s son. Directed by Roger Corman.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 4: The Conqueror Worm
1982-10-02

Merciless man hunts down witches in the name of the king. Vincent Price is pure evil in ultra violent film. British title is Witchfinder General.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 5: And Now the Screaming Starts!
1982-10-09

In 1795, a young bride moves into her husband`s mansion. Is it haunted or is she losing her mind? Peter Cushing saves this film.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 6: Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1982-10-16

The mummy of an evil queen is brought back from Egypt. The daughter of the expedition`s leader is possessed by the soul of the evil queen. When the daughter becomes a young woman, members of the expedition begin to be murdered one by one.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 7: Madhouse
1982-10-23

Vincent Price plays an aging star of horror films. He becomes a suspect in a series of murders.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 8: The House That Dripped Blood
1982-10-30

Film made up of short horror tales. Similar to films like Tales From the Crypt, Asylum, Vault of Horror.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 9: Tales of Terror
1982-10-30

Another monster fest with three tales based on Poe short stories or poems. Starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Basil Rathbone. Directed by Roger Corman.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 10: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1982-11-07

The first of many TV horror movies produced and directed by Dan Curtis of Dark Shadows fame. Jack Palance is excellent in the title roles.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 11: The Day It Came to Earth
1982-11-13

Dead gangster is brought back to ""life"" by radiation from a meteorite.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 12: Blood on Satan's Claw
1982-11-20

A group of children in 17th century England form a devil cult.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 13: Crucible of Horror
1982-11-27

An evil man rules his family with an iron hand. His wife and daughter plot to kill him. But is he really dead?

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 14: Dr Black, Mr Hyde
1982-12-04

Another novel twist on the classic tale. When Dr Black drinks his potion, he turns white!

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 15: The Devil Within Her
1982-12-12

After being cursed by a dwarf, a woman`s baby appears to be possessed by a demon.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 16: The Bat People
1982-12-19

Bitten by a bat, a scientist turns into a bat creature. A different take on the werewolf legend.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 17: The Return of Count Yorga
1983-01-01

The Count returns for another round of death and destruction.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 18: Inn of the Frightened People
1983-01-08

A man and woman take revenge on the creep who murdered their daughter.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 19: Craze
1983-01-29

A man believes that an African idol grants him good luck when he sacrifices women to it.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 20: The Monster Club
1983-02-06

Three tales of the supernatural. The wraparounds feature Vincent Price and John Carradine.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 21: The Creature's Revenge
1983-02-12

A mad scientist transplants the brain of a dying ruler into the body of an idiot. Another Al Adamson mess.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 22: Beast of the Dead
1983-02-19

The second of the blood trilogy filmed in the Philippines. John Ashley returns to battle a mad scientist and his gobble-de-goop monster.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 23: The Island of Living Horror
1983-02-27

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 24: The Devil's Wedding Night
1983-03-05

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 25: The Torture Chamber of Dr Sadism
1983-03-12

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 26: Curse of the Vampires
1983-03-20

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 27: The Vampire People
1983-03-26

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 28: Scream and Scream Again
1983-04-02

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 29: The Human Vapor
1983-04-09

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 30: Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural
1983-04-16

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 31: The Haunted Palace
1983-06-18

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 32: The Doomsday Machine
1983-08-27

Runtime: 120 min
Season 3 (1983)

No overview available.

29 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: They Came From Beyond Space
1983-09-17

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 2: Blue Sunshine
1983-10-01

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 3: Screamers
1983-10-29

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 4: Willard
1983-11-05

A young man makes friends with a super intelligent rat. When anyone angers him, the rat and his buddies tear the offender to pieces.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 5: The Time Travelers
1983-11-12

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 6: Maneater of Hydra
1983-11-20

Mad doctor invites some people to his island. Something begins to kill them one by one. The phrase ""buckets of blood"" describes this gory film. Yecch!

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 7: They Came From Within
1983-12-11

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 8: Gamera Super Monster
1983-12-24

""Well, lookee there, Ma. Ain`t that the biggest durn tu`tle you eva saw?"" ""Oh, go on, Pa. Grandper usta pull bigga ones than that outa Skunk Holler Crick.""

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 9: New Year's Evil
1983-12-31

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 10: Homebodies
1984-01-28

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 11: Dracula
1984-02-04

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 12: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
1984-03-03

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 13: Dr Heckyll and Mr Hype
1984-03-17

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 14: Alien Contamination
1984-03-24

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 15: Village of the Damned
1984-04-14

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 16: Monstroid
1984-05-12

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 17: The Beast in the Cellar
1984-05-19

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 18: House of the Dead
1984-05-26

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 19: Circus of Horrors
1984-06-10

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 20: Pigs
1984-06-17

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 21: Schizoid
1984-06-24

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 22: The Godsend
1984-06-30

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 23: Blood Bath
1984-07-08

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 24: Kiss Daddy Goodbye
1984-07-14

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 25: The Love War
1984-07-28

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 26: The Human Duplicators
1984-08-05

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 27: Mark of the Devil
1984-08-11

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 28: So Sad About Gloria
1984-08-19

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 29: Night of the Zombies
1984-08-26

Dead WW II soldiers have been kept animated by some type of gas.

Runtime: 120 min
Season 5 (1986)

No overview available.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: House of Dark Shadows
1986-06-22

The TV gothic soap opera comes to the big screen. Far more violent and graphic than TV series.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 2: The Horror of Death
1986-06-29

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 3: Kill and Go Hide
1986-07-06

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 4: The Legend of Lizzie Borden
1986-07-13

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 5: The Mad Butcher
1986-07-20

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 6: The Meateater
1986-07-27

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 7: The Mighty Gorga
1986-08-03

A circus owner travels to Africa in search of a giant ape.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 8: Scream, Baby, Scream
1986-08-10

Demented artist uses zombies to kidnap hippies for use in his experiments to create human art.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 9: Strait-Jacket
1986-08-17

A woman is haunted by visions of bloody death after moving into a house where a murder was committed.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 10: They Saved Hitler's Brain
1986-08-24

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 11: Tomb of the Living Dead
1986-08-31

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 12: The Two Faces of Dr Jekyll
1986-09-07

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 13: The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
1986-09-14

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 14: Let's Scare Jessica to Death
1986-09-21

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 15: Horror of the Zombies
1986-09-28

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 16: House of the Long Shadows
1986-10-05

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 17: Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
1986-10-12

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 18: Empire of the Ants
1986-10-19

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 19: Nightwing
1986-10-26

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 20: Nightmare City
1986-11-02

A plane is zapped with radiation which turns everyone on board into flesh-eating zombies. These zombies can still think and even use weapons on their victims.

Runtime: 120 min

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