The Search for the Next Elvira
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| The Search for the Next Elvira | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality-TV |
| Created by | Eric Gardner & Cassandra Peterson |
| Directed by | Jeff Androsky |
| Starring | Cassandra Peterson Christian Greenia Patterson Lundquist |
| Country of origin |  |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Cassandra Peterson Eric Gardner Carol Sherman |
| Running time | 44 min. approx. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox Reality |
| Original run | October 13, 2007 – 2008 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
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.
Contents |
[edit] The Judges
- Cassandra Peterson as Elvira
- Christian Greenia as Himself / "Manvira"
- Patterson Lundquist as Himself / "Manvira"
- Kane Hodder - Guest judge, former portrayer of horror movie icon, Jason Voorhees.
- Rick Baker - Guest judge, six time Academy Award-winning special effects make-up artist.
[edit] 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 the controversial Suicide Girls.
- April Wahlin, an aspiring writer and a self-proclaimed tomboy.
- Jenny Jenson, a marketing director who is fluent in Mandarin.
- Erik-a (aka Eric Bedelman), the only male contestant to make it into the semi-finals.
- Shelly Martinez, a former ECW wrestler who performed under the stage name, Ariel, and current TNA Knockout.
- 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 Marquardt, a Playboy model and one of the stars of the reality show, The Girls Next Door.
- Lola Davidson, an actress.
[edit] Elimination Order
| Order | Episode I | Episode II | Episode III | Episode IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lola | Ms. Monster | Ms. Monster | Kitty |
| 02 | Yvette | Yvette | Jilina | April |
| 03 | Amanda | Asia | Kitty | Jenny |
| 04 | Jill | Mina | Jenny | |
| 05 | Shelly | April | April | |
| 06 | Anabelle | Jenny | Bridget | |
| 07 | Bridget | Erik-a | ||
| 08 | Kitty | Shelly | ||
| 09 | Mischief | Jilina | ||
| 10 | Jenny | Lady M | ||
| 11 | Savage | Kitty | ||
| 12 | April | Bridget | ||
| 13 | Cecily | Lola | ||
| 14 | Mina | |||
| 15 | Ms. Monster | |||
| 16 | Lady M | |||
| 17 | Jilina | |||
| 18 | Erik-a | |||
| 19 | Connie | |||
| 20 | Asia |
- 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.
