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Elvira's Spooky Cookbook: Halloween Recipes and Fond Memories

10/4/2025

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Cassandra Peterson, known as Elvira, released her cookbook, 'Elvira's Cookbook from Hell,' via Hachette.
The book is a year-round goth guide with spooky recipes. Peterson admires Martha Stewart and jokes she is Queen of Halloween.
Peterson recounts a Thanksgiving with River Phoenix, who brought uninvited guests and dropped his beanie into a casserole, yet called it the best Thanksgiving ever.

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Story summary

Cassandra Peterson, known as Elvira, released her cookbook, 'Elvira's Cookbook from Hell,' via Hachette.
The book is a year-round goth guide with spooky recipes. Peterson admires Martha Stewart and jokes she is Queen of Halloween.
Peterson recounts a Thanksgiving with River Phoenix, who brought uninvited guests and dropped his beanie into a casserole, yet called it the best Thanksgiving ever.