The Search for the Next Elvira

The Search for the Next Elvira
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Eric Gardner & Cassandra Peterson
Directed by	Jeff Androsky
Starring	Cassandra Peterson Christian Greenia Patterson Lundquist
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer(s)	Cassandra Peterson Eric Gardner Carol Sherman
Running time	44 min. approx.
Distributor	20th Television
Release
Original network	Fox Reality
Original release	October 13, 2007 – 2008
External links
Website

The Search for the Next Elvira is a reality television series created by Eric Gardner and Cassandra Peterson for the Fox Reality channel. The reality competition show is a search to be the next late-night horror cult movie host Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.

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.

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 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 former TNA Knockout.
• Jilina Scott, an actress and television hostess.
• Lady M (aka Milli), a former Ringling Bros. showgirl, trained Ringling clown, former Las Vegas Magician's assistant, and former Peanuts characters and singer at Knott's Berry Farm's Camp Snoopy Theater.
• 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.

Elimination Order

External links

• The Search for the Next Elvira at the Internet Movie Database
• The Search for the Next Elvira at TV.com