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‘Elvira’s Cookbook from Hell’: This Halloween, Learn How to Entertain Like the Mistress of the Dark

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Cassandra Peterson, AKA Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, has announced an official cookbook, “Elvira’s Cookbook from Hell,” which is set to hit store shelves on October 7, 2025.

The 224-page volume from the New York Times bestselling pop culture icon is meant to be the definitive guide to ghoulish hosting. It is filled with “sinister snacks, demonically delicious dishes, and cocktails so wickedly good they’ll make your head spin!” But it’s not just a cookbook, “Elvira’s Cookbook from Hell” looks to be your “Necronomicom of party planning”—from a “Beastly Bloody Brunch” to a “Romantic Graveside Picnic” to a “Creepy Cocktail Party” to “Having Your Friends for Dinner.”

The book is available for pre-order from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and Books-A-Million.

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