Get ready to carve your pumpkins and stock up on candy, because your Halloween movie night is about to get a whole lot more... buxom. In Elvira's Haunted Hills, the legendary Mistress of the Dark finds herself in 1851 Carpathia, because of course she does. After being booted from an inn, Elvira and her maid take refuge in the super-subtly named Castle Hellsubus, where she discovers she's a dead ringer for the Count's deceased wife. What follows is a ghoulishly goofy romp, as Elvira navigates a cursed family, secret passageways, and more camp than a row of tents, all while armed with her signature plunging neckline and an arsenal of delightfully dreadful double entendres.
If your ideal Halloween involves less genuine terror and more tongue-in-cheek silliness, then Elvira's Haunted Hills is the perfect treat. This film is a loving, slapstick-heavy parody of classic Vincent Price and Hammer horror films. While it may not have the budget of a Hollywood blockbuster, it possesses a wicked charm and is packed with the puns and sassy one-liners that made Elvira a horror icon. It's the kind of flick you gather your fellow ghouls to watch, preferably with a themed cocktail in hand, for a night of good, dumb fun that’s more about laughs than screams.