Elvira Subtly Shades Kylie Jenner for Not Tagging Her in ‘Flattering’ Halloween Costume

02.11.2022 - 23:55 / usmagazine.com

The Mistress of the Dark weighs in. Elvira appreciated Kylie Jenner‘s Halloween take on her iconic look, but there’s one thing she wishes the reality star did differently.

“I didn’t get a heads-up that Kylie was doing the costume, but she did the costume justice and it was very flattering,” the Yours Cruelly, Elvira author, 71, told TMZ on Tuesday, November 1. “It would have been even more flattering if she tagged me.”

The Life of Kylie alum, 25, dressed as the Elvira: Mistress of the Dark actress for one of her several Halloween costumes, sharing photos of the looks on Sunday, October 30. The Hulu personality recreated three different Elvira outfits, including one that involved nipple tassels and a giant spiderweb. “Kyvira,” the beauty mogul captioned an Instagram photo of the risqué look.

After the Kylie Cosmetics founder shared photos of the costume, the real Elvira weighed in via Instagram, sharing a meme that read: “In a world full of Kardashians be an Elvira.” The Kansas native shared the image on Tuesday, adding the hashtags, “#elvira #elviramistressofthedark.”

The horror icon — whose real name is Cassandra Peterson — created the Elvira character in the 1980s after landing a handful of small roles in films and TV shows. From 1981 to 1986, she hosted Elvira’s Movie Macabre, a TV program that showcased low-budget horror films. The series was revived for one additional season in 2010. She also returned to her horror hosting gig in 2014 for Hulu’s 13 Nights of Elvira.

In her 2021 memoir, the Halloween Wars alum explained that she always wanted the character Elvira to be a symbol of empowerment even as she was showing off her assets. “Regardless of her bodacious body, she never allows herself to become a sex object,” the