The Scared Stiff machine at Austin's own Pinballz!
The Mistress of the Dark is now 60. Normally, I don’t like to disclose a lady’s age but what can you do when it’s publicly available through imdb.com or on my Simpsons calendar. A couple years ago, I had the awesome opportunity to meet her. Unlike the Goth kids I encountered in college (they used to be called Vampires, Tanks Girls and Eddy Munsters), Ms. Peterson was really nice, doesn’t take it seriously and for her, the look is a costume, not a lifestyle.
Last night, as a pre-emptive celebration, we played the pinball machine she licensed a couple times. Somara even won a match game on it. The game definitely has her DNA because it’s filled with very tongue-in-cheek gags, namely when you trigger the jackpot: Elvira lists possible monsters in the crate you broke open and concludes it’s the everyday horrors…lawyers and salesmen!
I hope Ms. Peterson comes back to Austin again. I want to ask her a question regarding a D&D-like book she licensed her likeness on and get another autograph to the biggest horror fan I know. He knows who he is since he has an RSS feed of this site.