PC Gamer writes:
“Elvira who?” you might be asking, rudely ruining the best “Doctor, doctor” joke in the world. Well, not without cause these days, especially outside the US. During the 80s though, TV hostess Elvira was infamous for two big things, and they weren’t taste or subtlety. Nor were they the two British made adventures that both bear her name and proudly bare her… ah, soul. Nor the…
Wait, why am I bothering with innuendo? Seems pointless when dealing with a character who once proudly hoped people would remember “I was more than just a great set of boobs. I was also an incredible pair of legs.” Screw it then. She’s Elvira. And these are her titular games.
Recently, Activision released downloadable content for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare called Absolution, and in addition to the expected new maps, the DLC included an expansion to the popular Zombie mode featuring Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. That makes it a wonderful time to look back at the game history of the cult entertainment personality.
The Super Mario Bros. clip was gold.
She still gets some love around the Knott's Berry Farm theme park each Halloween, but I have a feeling a lot of youngins will be seeing her for the first time in CoD.
GDL writes: "It seems like I’ve always known about Elvira. I know that can’t be possible, but at the same time I can’t pinpoint the exact moment I learned of her existence. I remember learning about her pinball game Elvira and the Party Monsters during one of the same family vacations that led to me discovering Rampage but at the same time I don’t remember being mystified by who Elvira was. As this was long before I had learned before I learned of her association with movies through seeing her ThrillerVideo releases at various video stores and Attack of the Killer B Movies, I must have seen one of those cardboard Coors Light stand-ups featuring her during one of dad’s trips to the package store. It would certainly explain why I had no reason to question Elvira having a barbeque with a bunch of monsters. Given how those Elvira stand-ups usually lumped in with some generic “party” display, it makes sense the two images would become mixed in my mind."
RoH writes:
So Halloween is rocking the world again: children are buying their costumes, people are stocking up on candy and pumpkins are been mutilated by the hundreds. Truly this is the most amazing celebration of the year… or it would be if we celebrated it in The Netherlands. I know I should be glad that I live in a country where there is little poverty, social rights exist, there are no shortages and we have no tornados, but damn, I’d love to go around houses dressed as Leon Kennedy. Luckily the internet is a whole new territory for celebrating, so today I offer you my personal “Top ten retro horror games”.
