Zonse zokhuza kusangalala koyipa, m'modzi mwa anthu odziwika bwino pa Halloween, Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira Mistress of The Dark wakhazikitsidwa. ScareLA ku Pasadena Convention Center. Mutu wakuti, "Nyengo ya Mfiti," ndiyofunikira kwambiri kwa vixen wachigololo uyu. ScareLA ndi malo ogulitsira amodzi pa chilichonse cha Halowini ndipo ichitika Loweruka pa Ogasiti 6 ndikumaliza Lamlungu pa Ogasiti 7.

iHorror.com posachedwapa adapeza zoyankhulana ndi The Mistress of The Dark ndipo adalankhula naye za moyo wake komanso zinthu zina zowopsa zomwe ali nazo pantchito!

zoopsa: Zikomo poyankha foni yathu, ndikuyamikira.

Cassandra Peterson: Takulandirani, wokondwa kuti mukuchita.

iH: Patha zaka 35, Elvira Mistress of The Dark adayamba bwanji? Ndikudziwa kuti makolo ako anali ndi shopu yogulitsira zovala eti?

Zipi: Eya, mukudziwa kuti ndinakulira ndi Halowini kukhala Tchuthi lalikulu kwambiri la chaka chathu kwa banja langa, koma zinalibe kanthu kochita ndi momwe Elvira adayamba. Panali zizindikiro pamenepo zosonyeza kuti izi ndi zomwe ndiyenera kuchita ndi moyo wanga. Panthawiyo ndinali mtauni kufunafuna ntchito yoyeseza kuyesera kukhala katswiri wa zisudzo. Ndinakhala ndi Groundlings kwa zaka zinayi ndi theka. Ndinali kuchita bwino kwambiri ndi Pee-Wee Herman ndi malemu Phil Hartman. Ndili ndi Groundlings mnzanga wina adanena kuti adamvapo za wailesi ya kanema ya KHJ Channel 9 yomwe ikuyang'ana munthu wochititsa mantha. Woyang'anira chiwonetserochi adatsika ndikundiwona ku Groundlings, adakonda kwambiri zomwe ndidachita ndikundiyesa, ndipo ndidamaliza kuzipeza patatha nthawi yayitali. Anakondadi khalidwe limene ndinachita; zinali ngati msungwana wachigwa chomwe ndimachita ku Groundlings. Iye anati, "O ayi sungani khalidwe limenelo ndiyeno muyenera kukhala ndi mawonekedwe owopsa omwe mukudziwa?" Ndinaganiza, "Inde, izi sizikugwirizana konse."

iH: Eya kwathunthu, chinthu chanu chamsungwana chododometsa sichimayendera limodzi.

Zipi: Eya mukudziwa, ndikadakhala ndikuchita zambiri za [Liwu Langwiro la Dracula] "Bwerani Mwa Darling Imwani Galasi Ya Magazi" ngati akanandiuza kuti ndilowe ndikukhala wochititsa mantha. Anayamikira nthabwalazo ndipo pamodzi ndi m'modzi wa anzanga apamtima panthawiyo yemwe anali wojambula anabwera ndi maonekedwe, ndipo ndinapita pa TV yakomweko ndikuyamba kuchititsa izi usiku kwambiri Loweruka usiku, ndipo ndinadabwa pamene kupitilira sabata, ndipo ndikupita, "izi ndizodabwitsa"

iH: O, zinali zongotuluka pakhoma nthawiyo eti?

CP: Eya, zinali zodabwitsa kwambiri, monga ndidanenera kuti zinthu ziwirizi sizinagwirizane ndi mawonekedwe ndi nthabwala, ndiyeno adanditengera makanema ambiri abodza, monga makanema akale akuda ndi oyera omwe palibe amene ankafuna. onani. Komabe, ndimakonda mafilimu amtunduwu, ndimawakonda. Ndinakhala pansi ndi mnzanga wolembera John Paragon, nayenso wochokera ku Groundlings ndi iye, ndipo ndinkabwera ndi nthabwala mlungu uliwonse. Choyamba, tinkayesa kukhala otsimikiza ndiyeno tinkaganiza kuti sitingakhale otsimikiza, tiyenera kuchita nthabwala za izi kapena palibe amene angakhulupirire mawu omwe tikunena.

iH: Inde, muyenera kusangalatsa!

Zipi: Inde, mumachita izi si momwe tidayambira komanso osati zomwe ndimaganiza kuti zikhala, koma ndizomwe zidatha.

iH: Inde, ndizabwino kwambiri, zaka 35 mudachita bwino.

Zipi: Mtundu wa mbiri yapadziko lonse ya bizinesi yowonetsa, ndimomwe idayambira.

iH: Ndiye Elvira, dzina limenelo linachokera kuti, Elvira?

Zipi: Iwo ankafuna kugwiritsa ntchito Vampira. Panthawiyo sindimadziwa kuti kuli munthu weniweni dzina lake Vampira koma ndidazindikira mwachangu pomwe adawopseza kuti angoyimba mlandu ku station ngati atagwiritsa ntchito dzina lake, ndipo linali tsiku loyamba kuwombera. Kotero kumeneko tinali okonzeka kupitiriza ndinali Vampira ndipo mwadzidzidzi wina akuthamangira mu "imayimitsirani kuyimitsa! Tiyenera kusankha dzina lina! Kotero nthawi yomweyo aliyense mu studio kuphatikizapo munthu wowunikira kamera ndi aliyense amene analipo analemba dzina lomwe akuganiza kuti liyenera kukhala. Ndipo ife tinaziyika izo mu chitini cha khofi, ndipo ine ndinachitola icho, ndipo iye anali Elvira. Ndili ngati "hell Elvira, ndi nyenyezi yanji yakumadzulo?" Ndikuganiza kuti zimagwirizana ndi nyimbo ya Elvira ya Oakridge Boys yomwe idatuluka sabata yomwe ndimachita izi, mwangozi ndi zomwe tidamaliza nazo.

iH: Ndiye, tabwereranso zaka 35 eti? Pa zaka zonsezi, n’chiyani chimene chili chodziwika bwino? Nthawi imeneyo zinali ngati "zinali bulu woyipa kwambiri!" Kapena chochitika chimodzi? Ndikudziwa kuti mwina pali tani.

iH: Pali zomwe ndachitapo zodabwitsa kwambiri. Kutaya ochepa, sindikudziwa, kulira belu lotseka ku New York Stock Market.

iH: Oh uwu! Eya, ndizo zabwino kwambiri. Kodi munachita mu zovala?

Zipi: Uh yup. Kupereka mphotho kwa Vincent Price yemwe ndi fano langa. Ndikuganiza kuti mphothoyo inali ya Saturn Awards of Horror. Kukhala ndi zoyandama zanga mu Rose Parade, yomwe ndi parade yayikulu kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi, kukhala ndi makina a pinball! Kukumana ndi Michael Jackson pomwe amachita Thriller, ndidakhala ngati "O Mulungu Wanga!" Kukumana naye ndikupeza kuti anali wokonda nthawi imeneyo kunali kosangalatsa kwambiri. Pakhala ngati gazillion wa iwo; Sindingathe kungosankha imodzi.

iH: Eya, zili ngati kusankha mwana amene mumamukonda, simungakwanitse.

Zipi: [Akuseka] Inde, pakhala nthawi zambiri zodabwitsa.

iH: Pamene mudapereka mphoto imeneyo kwa Vincent Price, kodi mudakambirana naye pang'ono? Kodi ankadziwa kuti munali ndani panthawiyo?

Zipi: Inde, adabwera pachiwonetsero changa, ndipo adandidziwa yemwe ndinali, ndipo adawonekera pawayilesi yanga yapa TV yomwe inali yodabwitsa kwambiri popeza sitinalipira aliyense kuti tichite. Anabwera ndi John Astin yemwe adasewera Gomez pa TV ya banja la Adam. Anabwera naye, ndipo anandinyengerera kapena kundichitira zinthu kunyumba kwanga chinali chapadera changa cha Halowini. Ndinali pawonetsero usikuuno ndi Vincent Price. Komanso chiwonetsero cha Tom Snider chomwe chinali chokambirana masana ndi Vincent Price ndipo m'zaka zapitazi tidakhala ochezeka kwambiri. Ndinamudziwa bwino kwambiri, ndipo anali mwamuna wokondeka. Zinali zomvetsa chisoni kwambiri pamene anamwalira. Nthawi zonse ndinkamuuza kuti “unachita zinthu zolakwika; uyenera kukhala comedian." Anali woseketsa ngati gehena! Iye anali mmodzi mwa anthu oseketsa kwambiri; Ndikukuuzani kuti amandisokoneza nthawi zonse. Iye anali wophika; iye anali wojambula. Anandiphunzitsa kupanga nsomba mu chotsukira mbale.

iH: [Kuseka Mwamantha] Bwanji?

Zipi: Eya, eya anandipatsa Chinsinsi chophikira nsomba mu chotsukira mbale. Muyenera kukulunga ndi aluminium kutsatira chifukwa simukufuna kukhala ndi schmutz, mukudziwa? [Akuseka] Eya anandiuza kuti muyike zitsamba zonsezi ndimu ndipo chilichonse chikulungani muzovala za malata kenako ndikumata mu chotsukira mbale ndikutsuka mbale zanu, ndipo mudzakhala ndi nsomba mukamaliza.

iH: Nanga ndi chiyaninso? [Akuseka Modabwitsa] Inde, muli ndi mbale zoyera mukamaliza, ndizodabwitsa!

Zipi: Inde, ndikudziwa kuti ndizodabwitsa, ndiye kuti muyenera kugwiritsa ntchito imodzi kuti mudye, ndipo mwabwerera komwe mudayambira.

iH: Kotero, mudatchula Halloween kunyumba kwanu. Kodi Halloween ndi yotani kwa inu? Kodi mumakhala kunyumba? Kodi mumapeza zopempha zambiri kuti mupite kumalo? Mafunso? Kapena ndikungozizira usiku, kuzimitsa magetsi, osachita zachinyengo?

Zipi: [Akuseka] Ndikufuna. Ayi, M'zaka 35 sindinakhalepo kunyumba pa Halowini. Ndinasiya kukongoletsa kwa nthawi yayitali; Ndinayesa kuchita zimenezi mwana wanga ali wamng’ono, ndipo amakwiyirabe Elvira

iH: Ine kubetcherana!

Zipi: Chifukwa amayi ake sanachite naye chinyengo kapena kumuchitira. Ndimagwira ntchito, ndimagwira ntchito mwezi wonse. Mukudziwa kuti Halowini ili ngati mwezi wautali tsopano.

iH: Ndi zazikulu!

Zipi: Eya, umakhala usiku umodzi, ndiye unali ngati mausiku angapo, ndiye inali sabata, ndiye inali sabata..

iH: Zedi zimakupangitsani kukhala otanganidwa.

Zipi: Eya, ntchito yochuluka kwambiri kuyambira pakati pa Seputembala ndipo ndimagwira ntchito pafupifupi usiku uliwonse wa mwezi.

iH: Zimenezo ziyenera kukhala zotopetsa.

Zipi: Eya ndizovuta chifukwa ndi tchuthi chomwe ndimakonda kwambiri.

iH: Simupeza kusangalala nazo.

Zipi: Ndikudziwa, sindimavala zovala zina. [Mwachipongwe] Ndiyenera kuvala zomwezo chaka chilichonse, ndipo sindichita chinyengo kapena kuchita zinthu ndi aliyense, ndipo sindimachita nawo phwando la Halowini. Koma ndimafikabe kukhala pakati, ndipo ndicho chinthu chofunika kwambiri kwa ine. [Kuseka]

iH: Chifukwa chake, ScareLA, mukukhudzidwa ndi ScareLA

Zipi: Ine, ammm

iH: Nanga zonsezi zinatheka bwanji? Ichi ndi chochitika chabwino kwambiri.

Zipi: Kodi mwakhalapo?

iH: Inde, ndizokoma kwambiri!

Zipi: Inde, ndizodabwitsa kwambiri! Sindikudziwa. Ndinamva za ScareLA, ndipo sindimadziwa kuti chinali chiyani, ndipo nthawi zonse ndimakhala ndikuchita nawo msonkhano wachigawo nthawi yomweyo. Ndinapita chaka chatha; Ndinkagwira ntchito ku Halloween Haunt ku Knott's Berry Farm, yomwe ndidachita zaka 21, kotero ndimachita ziwonetsero kumeneko chaka chatha, ndipo ndidapita kukasindikiza ku ScareLA, ndipo ndidawombedwa! O, Mulungu wanga, izi ndizovuta kwambiri. Ndikadadziwa kuti kuli kuno, ndikanakhala kuno nthawi zonse.

iH: Eya ndi chinthu chachikulu. Zimakhala ngati chochitika chochepa kwambiri chachikulu; ndi zachilendo mwanjira imeneyo.

Zipi: Eya ndi. Ine ndinati, “Kodi izi zikanatheka bwanji kwa ine? Sindikudziwa." Ndinazimva apa ndi apo. Koma ndizodabwitsa kwambiri; zili ngati Halloween, chilichonse chowopsa. Mutha kukongoletsa nyumba yanu ndi ogulitsa onsewa. Eya ndipo mukhoza kuphunzira zodzoladzola zapadera, phunzirani zotsatira zapadera, chirichonse chomwe mungagwiritse ntchito powopsya kapena Halowini, kapena malo omwe mumawadziwa pansi pa denga limodzi ndi anthu onsewa omwe ali ndi mwayi wokuthandizani kuphunzira zinthu izi ndi kukuwonetsani zinthu izi. Mavenda, zaluso, zovala zake zazikulu.

iH: Zikuwoneka ngati ndi chochitika chatsopano, ndikukhulupirira kuti chachitika zaka zinayi zapitazo.

Zipi: Eya ndi zatsopano ndipo mukudziwa kuti ndinamvapo zaka zingapo zoyambirira. "Ndili ngati, hmmm kwenikweni, mmmm chabwino."

iH: Eya zedi basi chochitika china, chabwino?

Zipi: Eya ndikutanthauza kuti alipo ambiri. Koma moona mtima ndinapita kumeneko chaka chatha ndikupita “kodi ndimakhala bwanji ndi anthu awa; izi ndizabwino kwambiri zomwe ndikufuna kukhalapo."

iH: Pamisonkhano ndi zinthu zinayenda bwanji Comic Con ku San Diego?

Zipi: Oo Mulungu wanga!

iH: Zinali zodabwitsa kapena chiyani?

Zipi: Zinali zodabwitsa, zinali zopenga kwenikweni chaka chino. Ndinkapita kumeneko kuyambira nthawi zonse ndimauza anthu kuti ndakhala ndikupita kumeneko popeza kunali m'chipinda chapansi pa hotelo inayake Monga sindikukumbukira kuti zinali ngati zaka chikwi zapitazo. Ndikuganiza kuti ndinayamba kupita kumeneko mu 81 kapena 82 pamene ndinali ndi buku lazithunzithunzi, DC comic ndipo ndinapita kumeneko, ndipo ndikulumbira kwa Mulungu ndinali ngati mkazi yekhayo.

iH: Mukunena zowona?

Zipi: Eya, nthawi imeneyo mumadziwa kuti akazi sanalowe muzinthu zonse zowopsya kapena zinthu zamabuku. Zinali chifukwa chakuti sanali kupanga zinthu za akazi amangopangira anyamata, mukudziwa. Zaka 35 pambuyo pake, Mulungu wanga, zatsegula kwambiri. Comic Con ndithudi ndi akazi ambiri monga amuna tsopano.

iH: Makamaka ndi onse openga akazi zilembo akutuluka. Ndi Gulu Lodzipha ndi zinthu monga choncho, ndizosatha.

Zipi: Inde, Ghostbusters akazi oponya.

iH: Ndicho chachikulu!

Zipi: "Ngati mumanga, abwera." Ine sindikuganiza kuti anthu anali nazo izo kale. Onse anali “akazi safuna zowopsa; akazi alibe chidwi ndi mabuku azithunzithunzi.” Ndiye pamene iwo anayamba kuwapanga iwo ndi omvera m'maganizo, anthu amalowa mu izo. Ndine wokondwa kwambiri kuwona azimayi ambiri akuchita mantha tsopano osati ozunzidwa okha, mukudziwa? Iwo ndi ngwazi.

iH: Eya, ndendende ndizo zabwino. Ndiye kodi tikhala tikuwonera makanema atsopano, makanema ochokera kwa inu? Chikuchitika ndi chiani?

Zipi: Nditchula zinthu zingapo. Ndikugwira ntchito yowonera kanema wa kanema wawayilesi yomwe ndakhala ndikugwira ntchito ndi olemba ndi akatswiri angapo kuti izi zitheke. Pakadali pano, sindinena ndani, koma ndili ndi situdiyo yayikulu yowonera makanema yomwe ikuyendetsa ndegeyo pomwe takhala tikukankha. Ndipo ndikufunanso kunena kuti Okutobala akubwera; Ndimachitcha kuti Bukhu la Coffin Table, koma ndi buku lalikulu lamasamba 350 la Coffee Table lomwe ndizomwe ndimachita ku Comic Con chaka chino ndikulimbikitsa izi.

iH: Zogulitsa zisanachitike zidayamba June 15 eti?

Zipi: Inde, kugulitsa kusanachitike, ndipo buku lenilenilo liri pafupi ndi Okutobala 5. Inali ntchito yaikulu kwa ine, kutenga gawo labwino la chaka kusonkhanitsa pamodzi zithunzi zonsezi kuyambira zaka 35.

iH: Ndikukhulupirira kuti zosungidwa zakale ndi zazikulu!

Zipi: Zachikulu, sindingakhulupirire ndikuyesera kuwasanthula ndikupeza mafani omwe ndikuganiza kuti mafani angasangalale nawo anali munthu wamkulu wa projekiti.

iH: Kodi pakhala pali zambiri zomwe zili kumbuyo kwa zochitika m'bukuli?

Zipi: Inde, pali kuseri kwazithunzi za kanema wanga wa Mistress of the Dark, kuchokera ku Elvira's Haunted Hills, ngakhale kuwombera malonda anga a Coors ndi zinthu. Zithunzi zomwe mafani anali asanaziwonepo komanso zomwe sindinazitulutse nkomwe. Ndipo pali zithunzi zowoneka bwino zomwe mwina aliyense waziwona m'maposita ndi zinthu zina zomwe anthu amazidziwa bwino. Buku lalikulu lamitundu yokhala ndi zithunzi zokongola kwambiri zamitundu, kutulutsa, ndizabwino. Ndipo ndinalemba ndemanga pazithunzi zambiri, zomwe zinkachitika panthawiyo, yemwe anali wojambula zithunzi. Zimatsatiranso ntchito yanga kuyambira pachiyambi mpaka lero kuti mutha kuwona momwe mawonekedwe akusintha.

iH: Kupita patsogolo uko, eya ndithu.

Zipi: Eya kwenikweni mumawona tsitsi limakhala lathyathyathya mpaka lalitali, lalitali, lalitali, lalitali kwambiri kenako limabwerera pansi. Chifukwa chake zinthu zambiri kuchokera pazosonkhanitsira zanga ndipo ndikuganiza kuti mafani apita ndikuyembekeza kusangalala.

iH: O, iwo apita ntheradi ine ndikutsimikiza.

Zipi: Ndikukhulupirira choncho.

iH: Mutha kupanga mabuku angapo ndi zithunzi zonsezo. Kwa zaka 35!

Zipi: Inde, ndikadapanga zambiri, ndikhulupirireni. Zinali zovuta kusankha zomwe timafuna kuzisunga ndikusagwiritsa ntchito zonse zomwe tikanakonda kuti tiwonetse. Ndiyeno ndili ndi zaka 35 zanga za zithunzi zomwe zikubwera! [Kuseka]

 

iH: Chifukwa chake kupuma pantchito, ndikutanthauza zaka 35 anthu ambiri pantchito, mukudziwa zaka 35 ndipo adzazisiya. Mukuwona izo zikubwera kwa inu?

Zipi: Ndinkaganiza kuti ndipuma pa ntchito ndili ndi zaka 40, kenako 50, ndi 60. Ndinapitirizabe kuyesetsa kuti ndipume pantchito, ndipo amangondibweza.

iH: Sakukulolani!

Zipi: Eya, ndikudziwa kuti ndizodabwitsa. Ndikutanthauza kuti ndizabwino kuti ndili wokondwa, wokondwa kwambiri kuti ikupitabe. Ndikungodzinenera ndekha tsiku ndi tsiku, ndingathe kuchita izi mpaka liti, sindikudziwa. Kukhala ndi nthawi yopuma pang'ono kungakhale kwabwino. Kukhala ndi phwando la Halloween kuti musinthe kungakhale kwabwino.

iH: Izi zitha kukhala zodabwitsa, ngati phwando lanu loyamba la Halloween mutapuma pantchito. Kodi mungalingalire?

Zipi: Eya, chabwino? Ndingakonde zimenezo. Oo Mulungu wanga. Ndiyenera kupanga izi kukhala zazikulu. Ndiye ndani akudziwa, pali gawo limodzi mwa ine lomwe lingafunedi kusiya ntchito kenako gawo langa likuti Oh Mulungu Wanga chifukwa chiyani mungapume pantchito?

iH: Muyenera kupitiriza, chabwino?

Zipi: Eya, eya, ndipo pali zambiri zomwe ndingachite ngati Elvira zomwe sizimaphatikizapo kuvala zovala monga pulojekiti yojambula zithunzi ndi mbiri yanga yomwe ndakhala ndikulemba kwa zaka zana, ndipo sindidzamaliza. Malayisensi onse ndi malonda omwe ndimachita atha kukhala ndi moyo popanda ine kuvala ndikukhala movutikira mukudziwa?

iH: Eya izo sizidzakhala zosayima ziribe kanthu zomwe mungachite.

Zipi: ndikukhulupirira choncho

iH: Chabwino Cassandra ndikuthokozanso chilichonse, chifukwa chopatula nthawi yolankhula nafe.

Zipi: Zikomo, Ryan, inenso ndikuyamikira.

iH: Ndipo tidzakuwonani ku ScareLA ndikutsimikiza!

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