The Search for the Next Elvira
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The Search for the Next Elvira is a television series created by Eric Gardner and Cassandra Peterson and the show is a search to be the next late-night horror cult movie host Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
The Judges
- Cassandra PetersonCassandra PetersonCassandra Peterson is an American actress best known for her on-screen horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation...
as Elvira - Christian Greenia as Himself / "Manvira"
- Patterson Lundquist as Himself / "Manvira"
- Kane HodderKane HodderKane Warren Hodder is an American actor and stuntman. Standing , he is best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees in four films from the Friday the 13th film series . He is also known for his role as Victor Crowley in Hatchet. -Career:Hodder is the only actor to portray Jason Voorhees more...
- Guest judge, former portrayer of horror movie icon, Jason VoorheesJason VoorheesJason Voorhees is a fictional character from the Friday the 13th series of slasher films. He first appeared in Friday the 13th , as the son of camp cook-turned-murderer, Mrs. Voorhees, in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created by Victor Miller, with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S...
. - Rick Baker - Guest judge, six time Academy Award-winning special effects make-up artist.
Contestants
The "Unlucky Thirteen" included:- Ms. Monster (aka A.K. Smith), a San Francisco-based horror hostess.
- Yvette Nii, Singer/ Entertainer based out of Honolulu, Hawaii
- Asia DeVinyl, a goth and fetish pin-up model.
- Mina Rose, a model and member of Suicide Girls.
- April Wahlin, an aspiring writer and a self-proclaimed tomboy.
- Jenny Jenson, a marketing director who is fluent in MandarinStandard MandarinStandard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
. - Erik-a (aka Eric Bedelman), the only male contestant to make it into the semi-finals.
- Shelly MartinezShelly MartinezShelly Leonor Martinez is a Mexican American model, actress, professional wrestler and valet. She is known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment on its ECW brand under the ring name Ariel and for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Salinas as valet to The Latin American...
, a former ECW wrestler who performed under the stage name, Ariel, and former TNATotal Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
KnockoutTNA KnockoutKnockout is a term used by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling to refer to its female talent. The term is applied universally to wrestlers, backstage interviewers, and managers/valets. They are analogous to the Divas of rival WWE.-History:...
. - Jilina Scott, an actress and television hostess.
- Lady M (aka Milli), a sales specialist from Baltimore.
- Kitty Korvette, bassist of the Texas-based, goth country band, Black Molly.
- Bridget MarquardtBridget MarquardtBridget Marquardt is an American television personality, model, and actress. She is best known for her role on the reality television series The Girls Next Door, which depicts her life as one of Playboy magazine publisher Hugh Hefner's girlfriends...
, a PlayboyPlayboyPlayboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
model and one of the stars of the reality show, The Girls Next DoorThe Girls Next DoorThe Girls Next Door, also known as The Girls of the Playboy Mansion, is an American reality television series broadcast on the E! cable television network...
. - Lola Davidson, an actress.
Elimination Order
- The contestant was saved and continued into the next round.
- The contestant was eliminated and burned to ash.
- The contestant was initially saved by the judges, but eliminated by the other contestants.
- This contestant was chosen to be the next Elvira.