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Dark Shadows is a Gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis, who tells of a dream he had in which a girl takes a long train ride to visit a large mansion. The story "bible," which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was considered daring (and unprecedented in daytime television) when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began. The series became hugely popular when, a year into its run, vampire Barnabas Collins, played by Jonathan Frid, appeared. In addition to vampires, Dark Shadows featured werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, both into the past and into the future, and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles and, as actors came and went, some characters were played by several actors. Major writers in addition to Art Wallace included Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Gothic Romanticism is a genre used in literature, film, the visual and performing arts, and the creative arts to describe a merger between Gothic and Romanticism. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Dan Curtis (born August 12, 1928) is a director and producer of television and film, probably best known for the afternoon TV series Dark Shadows, which originally aired from 1966 to 1971 and has aired in syndication for the last thirty years. ... Arthur (Art) Wallace was a television writer best known for his work on the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings that subsist on human and/or animal lifeforce. ... Barnabas Collins was one of the feature characters in the ABC soap opera serial Dark Shadows. ... Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins on Dark Shadows. John Herbert Frid, who was born on December 2, 1924 in Hamilton, Ontario Canada, is a noted theater, television and movie actor. ... For other uses, see Werewolf (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Ghost (disambiguation). ... This article is about the undead. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Witchcraft. ... Warlocks are, among historic Christian traditions, said to be the male equivalent of witches (usually in the pejorative sense of Europes Middle Ages), and were said to ride pitchforks instead of broomsticks. ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ... Parallel universe or alternate reality in science fiction and fantasy is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. ... Sam Hall is a television writer for Dark Shadows since 1967 until 1971, he was married to Grayson Hall from 1953 until her death in 1985, they had a son named Matthew Hall who also wrote for the Dark Shadows revival series in 1991. ... Gordon Russell (August 15, 1929-January 19, 1981) was a television soap-opera writer known for his works on Dark Shadows beginning in 1967, who would make an appearance on the final episode of Dark Shadows on April 2, 1971. ... Violet Welles was a writer for the television show Dark Shadows. ...

Dark Shadows has the distinction of being one of only two long-running soaps to have every episode released for home video (including a reconstruction episode #1219, the videotape for which is lost). The other is Australian soap Prisoner: Cell Block H. Dark Shadows was first released on VHS and currently in progress on DVD. (Episodes were numbered from #1 to #1245, but some episodes were pre-empted due to holidays, news, etc. so the number of episodes actually broadcast is 1225.) For the 1967 UK television series, starring Patrick McGoohan, see The Prisoner. ...

Dark Shadows was distinguished by its vividly melodramatic performances, atmospheric interiors, memorable story lines and an unusually adventurous music score. Now regarded as somewhat of a camp classic, it continues to enjoy intense cult status among its followers. Director Tim Burton and pop icon Madonna have both gone on record as fans of the series. As a child Johnny Depp was so obsessed with Barnabas Collins that he wanted to be him^[1]. Camp is an aesthetic in which something has appeal because of its bad taste or ironic value. ... Cult television, like cult figures, cult film and cult radio, attracts a band of aficionados or appreciators, known as a cult following, devoted to a specific television series or fictional universe. ... Timothy Tim William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American film director, writer and designer notable for the quirky and gothic atmosphere of his films. ... For the British television series, see Pop Idol. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... John Christopher Depp II[1] (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, best known for his frequent portrayals of offbeat and eccentric characters such as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and the titular character of Tim Burtons Edward Scissorhands. ...

Brief synopsis

Victoria Winters: episode 1 (27 June 1966) to 127 (20 December 1966) Victoria Winters arrives at Collinwood as governess for David Collins and encounters strange goings-on in the old mansion. Elizabeth Collins Stoddard has a secret and never leaves the Collinwood estate. Her daughter Carolyn is staying out to all hours. Roger Collins, David's father, is afraid that someone is trying to kill him. And Burke Devlin has returned to Collinsport. is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... The character Victoria Winters as portrayed by Alexandra Moltke, served as the Gothic heroine in the cult classic series Dark Shadows, which aired on ABC-TV from 1966-1971. ... Collinwood. ... David Collins was a fictional character, the son of Roger Collins, on the soap opera Dark Shadows, played by David Henesy. ... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard was a fictional character played by Joan Bennett on the cult television ABC-TV Gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows from 1966-1971. ... Collinsport - A fictional town where the hit 1960s Gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows was set. ...

The Murder of Bill Malloy: episode 46 (29 August 1966) to 126 (19 December 1966) Bill Malloy, Elizabeth's right-hand man, threatens to publicly reveal hushed-up details about the feud between Roger Collins and Burke Devlin, and involving Sam Evans. Malloy's body is then discovered floating in the waters at the base of Widow's Hill. The ghost of Bill Malloy appears to Victoria Winters, and later the ghost of Josette emerges from her portrait at the old house. The spirits of wailing women are heard from Widow's Hill. is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...

Laura the Phoenix: episode 128 (21 December 1966) to 192 (21 March 1967) Young David Collins's mother Laura returns after a ten year absence, searching for her son. She is an immortal phoenix, and wishes to have him join her in the sacred fires of the Egyptian god Ra. is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...

Jason McGuire: episode 195 (24 March 1967) to 275 (14 July 1967) Jason McGuire, an old friend of Elizabeth's long-missing husband Paul Stoddard, shows up and insinuates himself into the Collins household. He knows a dark secret about Elizabeth's missing husband and, much to the family's dismay, she submits to his demands, which includes allowing his violent drifter friend Willie Loomis to stay at Collinwood. is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...

Barnabas: episode 211 (22 March 1967) to 365 (17 November 1967) Barnabas Collins, a nearly two-hundred-year-old vampire, is released from his coffin and brings terror to Collinsport. Doctor Julia Hoffman is called to investigate the strange kidnapping of Maggie Evans, a Collinsport waitress whom the vampire believes to be the reincarnation of his long lost love, Josette. is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...

1795: episode 366 (14 November 1967) to 460 (29 March 1968) A seance is held in the great house at Collinwood, during which Victoria Winters travels back in time to the year 1795. In that era, Barnabas is still an ordinary human being, but becomes the object of desire for a deadly witch Angelique, who invokes the vampiric curse upon him. Meanwhile, Victoria is accused of witchcraft by the paranoiac Rev. Trask. She's defended in court by Peter Bradford, a man who follows her back through time to the 20th century. is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dream Curse/Adam and Eve: episode 461 (1 April 1968) to 637 (3 December 1968) Angelique, a witch who tricked Barnabas into marrying her in the 1790s, returns. At the same time, Barnabas and Dr. Julia Hoffman explore the possibility of freeing Barnabas from his curse, by giving life to an artificial being called Adam. is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Werewolf/Quentin's Ghost: episode 638 (4 December 1968) to 700 (28 February 1969) A werewolf is loose on the Collins estate and the ghost of Quentin Collins is terrorizing the children, David and Amy. is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

1897: episode 701 (3 March 1969) to 884 (13 November 1969) In order to save the imperilled David, Barnabas travels back in time using the I Ching, to unravel the mystery of Quentin's ghost. There he encounters Angelique, the phoenix Laura Collins, a gypsy curse, lycanthropy, and the hand of the dreaded Count Petofi. is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

The Leviathans: episode 885 (14 November 1969) to 980 (27 March 1970) An ancient Lovecraftian race of beings coerce Barnabas into joining their ranks. Together they attempt to enslave the Collins family and bring the town under the thrall of their mysterious leader, Jeb Hawkes. is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the author. ...

Parallel Time: episode 981 (30 March 1970) to 1060 (17 July 1970) In a closed-off section of the house, Barnabas and Julia discover a doorway to a parallel universe, where the master of the house Quentin Collins has recently married Maggie Evans, who finds herself threatened by the vengeful spirit of Quentin's first wife, Angelique. is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1995: episode 1061 (20 July 1970) to 1070 (31 July 1970) Barnabas and Julia travel forward in time to a Collinwood that has been destroyed and a Collins family either dead or mad. is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Gerard: episode 1071 (3 August 1970) to 1109 (24 September 1970) Ghosts from the 1840s possess David Collins and Hallie Stokes. Barnabas and Julia try to find a way to prevent the future destruction of Collinwood. is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1840: episode 1110 (25 September 1970) to 1198 (27 January 1971) Using a stairway through time hidden within the walls of Collinwood, Julia travels back to the 1840s to unravel the mystery of Gerard and Daphne. When Barnabas joins her they find an unexpected ally in their old foe, Angelique. is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...

1841 in Parallel Time: episode 1199 (28 January 1971) to 1245 (2 April 1971) In a parallel universe Bramwell Collins returns home to find that his true love, Catherine Harridge, has married his wealthy cousin, Morgan Collins. The Collins family is under a curse that requires them to hold a lottery, the loser to spend the night in a room that will leave them either dead or insane. is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...

Main cast

Many other well-known names appeared in minor roles, including Mitchell Ryan (1966, 1967), Dana Elcar (1966–67), Donna McKechnie (1969–70), Conrad Bain (1966, 1968), Abe Vigoda (1969) and Marsha Mason (1970). The following is a list of characters that belong to the fictional Collins Family of the Dark Shadows franchise. ... Nancy Barrett (born October 5, 1943), is an American actress. ... Joan Bennett on the December, 1945 issue of Movie Story Magazine Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 â€“ December 7, 1990) was an American film actress who also achieved success later in life as a television actress. ... Clarice Blackburn (February 26, 1921 - August 5, 1995) was an American actress who appeared as Mrs. ... Cecil Donald Briscoe (born on March 20, 1940 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi; died October 31, 2004 in Memphis, Tennessee) who would play Tony Meritt #2 on the long running NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, and from 1968-1970, is remembered for playing Chris Jennings, Tom Jennings, Timothy Shaw... Kathleen Cody Kathy Cody was born on November 30, 1953, in Bronx New York. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Spencer Karterâ€™s sketch of Joel Crothers as Joe Haskell on Dark Shadows Joel Crothers (January 28, 1941 â€“ November 6, 1985) was an American actor. ... Thayer David was born David Thayer Hersey on March 4, 1927 in Medford, Massachusetts and died on July 17, 1978 in New York City from a heart attack. ... There have been several well-known people named Roger Davis, including: Roger Davis (film actor) Roger Davis (television actor) Roger Davis (cricketer) Roger Davis (fictional character from the musical RENT) This is a disambiguation page â€” a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Louis Edmonds (born September 24, 1923 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; died March 3, 2001 in Port Jefferson, New York) was an American actor. ... Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins on Dark Shadows. John Herbert Frid, who was born on December 2, 1924 in Hamilton, Ontario Canada, is a noted theater, television and movie actor. ... Grayson Hall (September 18, 1922 â€“ August 7, 1985) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was an Oscar-nominated American actress . ... David Henesy (October 20, 1956-) Child actor in film, television, and Broadway. ... For the lead singer of the UK indie band The Long Blondes, see Kate Jackson (singer). ... John Karlen was born on May 28, 1933 in New York City. ... Gerald LeRoy Lacy (March 27, 1936-) is an American soap opera actor best known for playing the roles of Tony Peterson, Reverend Trask, Reverend Gregory Trask, Mr. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Alexandra Moltke or Alexandra Isles was an actress known as the original Victoria Winters from 1966_68 on the cult TV serial Dark Shadows which aired on American Broadcasting Company TV from 1966-1971. ... Denise Nickerson (1 April 1959) is an American actress and former child star who is best known as Violet Beauregarde, the gum-chewing pre-teen from the 1971 movie, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. ... Lara Parker was born Mary Lamar Rickey in Knoxville, Tennessee on October 27, 1940. ... Spencer Karterâ€™s sketch of Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans on Dark Shadows Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans on Dark Shadows. Kathryn Leigh Scott was born Kathryn Kringstad on January 26, 1945 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. ... David Selby (born February 5, 1941 in Morgantown, West Virginia) is an American character actor, best known for playing Quentin Collins from 1968-1971 on the ABC-TV cult serial Dark Shadows, and as Jane Wymans evil and compassionate TV son, Richard Channing, on the long-running, primetime CBS... Jim Storm (also credited as James Storm) is an American actor. ... Mitchell Ryan (January 11, 1928-) is an American actor known as Gregs father on Dharma & Greg. ... Dana Elcar Dana Elcar (October 10, 1927â€“June 6, 2005) was an American television and movie character actor. ... // Donna McKechnie (born November 16, 1940) is a Tony Award-winning American musical theater dancer, singer. ... Conrad Stafford Bain (born February 4, 1923) is a Canadian-American actor. ... Abe Vigoda (born Abraham Charles Vigodah on February 24, 1921) is an American movie and television actor who bears a striking resemblance to professional poker player Gus Hansen. ... Marsha Mason with Richard Dreyfuss in The Goodbye Girl Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942, St. ...

During the past thirty years, Dark Shadows has developed a large and loyal fan following. This is due largely to the willingness of former cast members to participate in several gatherings each year, notably the Dark Shadows Festival held alternately in California and New York and a Halloween fright fest centering around the mansion used in taping the stock outdoor footage. Several cast members have written books, and several have appeared on Dark Shadows audio dramas.

"Novella" format

Although the series began as a typical American soap opera (with several story threads running open-ended simultaneously), it eventually evolved into a format closer to modern day Spanish-language "novellas". There would be one overarching storyline, with several minor subplots tying into it, involving every single character in the show. The storyline would eventually be wrapped up, and a new storyline begun in its place. This was especially noticeable in the various time travel storylines. When Victoria Winters travelled back to 1795, for example, the principal storyline was to show how a human Barnabas Collins was transformed into a vampire and how he happened to get chained up in his coffin (where Willie discovered him). The storyline had a definitive beginning (Victoria finding herself in the past), middle (Angelique placing the vampire curse on Barnabas), and end (Barnabas chained up in the coffin and Victoria sent back to her proper time). Every cast member on the show at that time played a character who had some function in this singular storyline. This was in sharp contrast to the typical American soap which tends to feature at least three or four major storylines at a time that might play out over the course of many years, with only a few characters deeply involved in any particular plot-thread.

An unusual feature of this format was that whenever the storyline shifted into a new time and a new storyline was begun, a majority of the cast played all-new characters who would not continue past the conclusion of that storyline. This gave the writers a certain freedom to actually kill off central characters, including the heroes & heroines whom the audience would usually root for, and characters performed by contract players. For instance, Kathryn Leigh Scott (who played "Maggie Evans" in the modern day storyline) was recast as "Rachel Drummond" in the 1897 storyline. Although Rachel was a central heroic character throughout the first several months of this particular storyline, her character was killed off halfway through it. Soon thereafter, Scott returned as an entirely different character, "Kitty Soames." Then, when the storyline shifted back to the present day, Scott simply resumed her Maggie Evans character and continued with the show. This allowed for a bit more suspense than the normal soap, as no character was off-limits and the audience could not be sure who would actually survive harrowing ordeals. (Viewers of All My Children, in contrast, can be relatively certain that Erica Kane will not be killed off, regardless of the predicament she's placed in.) All My Children (AMC) is a popular American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ...

Sources

Dark Shadows often used classic stories with gothic themes, revisiting such literary masterpieces as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Turn of the Screw, and Wuthering Heights. The series modified this material freely, giving the familiar stories unusual twists. No author of the macabre was exempt from inclusion in subplots. Edgar Allan Poe, Shirley Jackson, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Guy Endore, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, H.P. Lovecraft, and others were explored, exploited, and exposed in a history of the Collins family. Stylistically, Dark Shadows appears to have taken inspiration from Roger Corman's 1961 movie The Pit and the Pendulum. This article is about the novel. ... This article is about the 1818 novel. ... The Wolf Man is a 1941 horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner, starring Lon Chaney Jr, Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya. ... The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll1and Mr. ... The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel written by Oscar Wilde, and first came out as the lead story in Lippincotts Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890. ... The Turn of the Screw may also refer to the opera by Benjamin Britten or an album by the band 1208. ... For other uses, see Wuthering Heights (disambiguation). ... Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 â€“ October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, literary critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. ... Shirley Jackson (December 14, 1916 [1] â€“ August 8, 1965) was an influential American author. ... â€¹ The template below (Proseline) is being considered for deletion. ... Abraham Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847 â€“ April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. ... Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (nÃ©e Godwin) (30 August 1797 â€“ 1 February 1851) was an English romantic/gothic novelist and the author of Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. ... Guy Endore was a novelist and screenwriter. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 â€“ May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. ... For other uses of this name, see Henry James (disambiguation). ... Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 â€“ March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction, noted for combining these three genres within single narratives. ... The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1961 horror film directed by Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, and Luana Anders. ...

Series production

Working within the constraints of the live-on-tape format — with almost every scene done in one take — Dark Shadows displayed an unusually inventive use of costume, make-up and, in particular, special effects. Both time travel and ghosts allowed characters killed in earlier sequences to return, often in period clothing. Séances held in the old mansion were often visited by ghostly apparitions of quivering ectoplasm. Dream sequences included colorful psychedelic spectacles superimposed over ethereal, fog-filled fantasies. Individuals of normal appearance were transformed into hideous creatures of the netherworld.

At times, however, the special effects could appear cardboard-cut-out and amateur. This, together with the show's heightened melodrama and stilted dramatic moments, is where the show's very modern — and in its way, sophisticated — camp appeal enters the picture. The difficulty of keeping up with the demanding schedule of a daily half-hour show manifested itself on screen, often to laughable but endearing effect. In addition to sets wobbling unintentionally, actors — especially Frid and Bennett — often struggled with their lines. Occasionally a stagehand could be spotted wandering onto the back of the set. And at other times the microphone boom appeared in the frame (giving the show the unintentional nickname "Mic Shadows"), or a fly hovered around the head of an actor. In retrospect, however, the actors — who effectively formed a repertory company as they played many different roles — created memorable characters, and overcame the challenge of daily scripts combined with brief and demanding rehearsals. Repertory or rep, called stock in the U.S., is a term from Western theatre. ...

Of particular note is Robert Cobert's inspired music score, which broke new ground for a television program. The original soundtrack cracked the top 20 of Billboard's national album chart in 1969 and still ranks as one of the top-selling TV soundtracks ever. The spoken-word instrumental track "Quentin's Theme", for which Cobert earned a Grammy nomination, was covered by the Charles Randolph Grean Sounde. The single peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (and number 3 on its Easy Listening chart) in the summer of 1969, when Dark Shadows was perhaps at the peak of its popularity. Robert Cobert (October 26, 1924-) is a composer who has written extensively for television and movies. ... Charles Randolph Grean (October 1, 1913-December 20, 2003) was a producer and composer known for writing Quentins Theme for Dark Shadows. ... â€œHot 100â€ redirects here. ... The Adult Contemporary chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles) lists the most popular songs weekly calculated by airplay and occasionally sales. ...

Dark Shadows has the distinction of being one of the few classic television soap operas to have all of its episodes, except one, survive intact (although a handful of early episodes are available only in 16 mm kinescope format). For the one lost episode (#1219), only a home audio recording of the episode exists (the home video version and cable reruns of this episode were reconstructed from this soundtrack and from still pictures taken at the time of the episode's production). Kinescope (IPA: ) originally referred to the cathode ray tube used in television monitors. ...

Syndication and cable repeats

Dark Shadows was to be syndicated by ABC's distribution arm, ABC Films as the series was ending in late 1970/early 1971. However, delays kept the show from entering syndication, mainly due to the FCC imposing Fin-syn rules forcing the networks to sell off their syndication companies. Finally, in 1975, Worldvision Enterprises (spun off from ABC Films) released 130 episodes to syndication. Over the years, more episodes were released in varying quantities until the show finished its syndicated run in 1990. However, the first 209 shows and the last year's worth of shows were never seen in syndication. It is still important to note however that Dark Shadows was lucky to be in syndication at all while other daytime serials sat on the shelf collecting dust or have been lost forever. The Financial Interest and Syndication Rules, widely known as fin-syn rules, were a set of rules imposed by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. in 1970. ...

For many years, the show was rerun on the Sci Fi Channel. Unlike the precarious issuance of episodes to the broadcast syndication marketplace, Sci Fi had the entire run of 1,225 episodes to show. The network stopped airing Dark Shadows in December 2003, only two weeks short of completing the series. All 1,225 episodes in the series were shown on the Sci Fi Channel at various times between 1993 and 2003. SCI FI (originally The Sci-Fi Channel, sometimes rendered SCI FI Channel when part of a longer phrase) is an American cable television channel, launched on September 24, 1992, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal programming. ...

Home video

MPI Home Video currently holds the home video rights to the series. All episodes were issued on VHS from 1989 to 1995. Episodes 210–1245 (Barnabas' arrival through to the end of the series) have been released on DVD in 26 Collections from 2002 - 2006. Episodes 1–209 are expected to be released on DVD throughout 2007. Initially, the early episodes were only made available to DVD club members, but are now being released to commercial outlets, likely due to encouraging sales. MPI Home Video is a company that produces videos of historial movies, rock movies since 1976, and rights to the cult TV serial Dark Shadows on Video since 1989 and on DVD since 2002. ...

Scheduling history

Perhaps one of ABC's first truly popular daytime shows, Dark Shadows found its perfect demographic niche in teenagers coming home from school in time to watch the show at 4 p.m. Eastern / 3 p.m. Central, where it aired for all of its network run (except for a 15-month stretch between April 1967 and July 1968, when it aired a half hour earlier). With mothers (and, sometimes, grandmothers) usually away from the television set at that time of day in order to tend to household chores such as preparing the family's dinner, the young people got control of the family set and claimed the show as a badge of the then-burgeoning youth consciousness in the culture at large. â€œEastern Daylight Timeâ€ redirects here. ... CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... The year 1967 in television involved some significant events. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The year 1968 in television involved some significant events. ...

Whatever the cultural context or audience composition of Dark Shadows, it became one of ABC's first daytime shows to actually win its timeslot, leading to the demise of NBC's original Match Game and Art Linkletter's long-running House Party on CBS, both in 1969. Even the launch of a much-ballyhooed spinoff of NBC's Another World, Somerset, the following year did not hurt Dark Shadows. The Match Game was an American television game show, most often hosted by Gene Rayburn. ... Art Linkletter caricature by Sam Berman for NBCs 1947 promotion book Art Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly on July 17, 1912) was the host of two of the longest-running shows in broadcast history: House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are... This article is about the event. ... The year 1969 in television involved some significant events. ... Another World is a book by Pat Barker. ... Somerset (sometimes called Another World: Somerset) was a soap opera which ran on NBC from March 30, 1970 until December 31, 1976. ...

By early 1971, though, with an economic recession causing a sharp dip in advertising revenues and a record-high number of soaps (much more expensive to produce than game or talk shows) on the networks' daytime schedules, ABC decided to cut costs by weeding out supposedly unproductive programming. Despite its relatively high ratings (and, at that time slot, station clearances) and low production costs, Dark Shadows fell victim to the purge mainly because of its young audience, who usually did not make decisions about the purchasing of household goods and food products for the family, which were the two chief industries that bought airtime on daytime television in that era. Practically no other daytime show skewed so much under the 18–35 demographic threshold as Dark Shadows did. Furthermore, primetime shows and movies with horror or science fiction themes (e.g., Star Trek, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) had been on the decline for some time, and, of course, the serial appealed heavily to fanciers of those genres, people who usually snubbed their noses at the often sentimental domestic or romantic themes that traditional soaps had relied on since their inception on radio in the 1930s. The year 1971 in television involved some significant events. ... This article is about the entire Star Trek franchise. ... The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was an American television series that ran on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January 15, 1968, for 105 episodes (see 1964 in television and 1968 in television). ... The 1930s (years from 1930â€“1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known as the World Depression. ...

So, despite massive letters of protest from outraged fans, ABC cancelled the five-year-old show on April 2, 1971 and replaced it with a new version of the hit 1960s game Password. Although some highly irate viewers threatened to vocally (and possibly violently) decry the cancellation by disrupting the taping of Password at ABC's Los Angeles studios, nothing ever came of those plans. The rather abrupt ending of the series left some plot lines (such as the story of the Jennings family) unfinished, though most of the plot threads came to a happy conclusion, via a voiceover explaining future events in the final minute of the last episode. is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... This page indexes the individual year in television pages. ... Password was an American television game show produced by Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ...

Revivals

In 1991, a shortlived primetime remake was produced by MGM Television and aired by NBC, airing from January 13 to March 22. The revival was a lavish, big budget weekly serial combining gothic romance and stylistic horror. Although it was a huge hit at introduction (watched by almost 1 in 4 households according to official ratings during that time period), an untimely international incident would inflict a fatal wound to the show. The onset of the Gulf War caused NBC to continually pre-empt or reschedule the early episodes resulting in viewer confusion and a loss of momentum. It was canceled after twelve episodes. MGM Television Entertainment logo MGM Television (first known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, and later MGM/UA Television) is an American television production/distribution company that was launched in 1955 and a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...

The final episode ended with a cliffhanger -- Victoria (played by Joanna Going) learning that Barnabas Collins (played by Ben Cross) was a 200-year old vampire (a secret never discovered by Victoria in the original series). It has been reported that the opening episode for a proposed second season would have had Victoria collapsing, after seeing Barnabas, and losing her memory of his terrible secret. Going in Still Breathing Joanna Going (born July 22, 1963) is an American actress. ... Ben Cross (born December 16, 1947) is a British actor of the stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of Jewish athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. ...

It also starred veterans Jean Simmons as Elizabeth and Roy Thinnes as Roger, British character actress Lysette Anthony as Angelique, Barbara Steele as Dr. Julia Hoffman, and future 3rd Rock from the Sun star Joseph Gordon-Levitt as David. Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons in Angel Face Jean Merilyn Simmons (born January 31, 1929 in Crouch Hill, London, England, United Kingdom) is a British actress. ... Roy Thinnes (born April 6. ... Lysette Anthony (born September 26, 1963 in London, England) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. ... Barbara Steele (born December 29, 1937) is a British actress. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (born February 17, 1981) is an American actor. ...

Plans for another revival series (or film) have been discussed off and on since the 1991 series' demise, including a TV miniseries to wrap up the plot lines of the canceled NBC series and a feature film, co-written by Dan Curtis and Barbara Steele, utilizing the 1991 cast. In 2004, a pilot for a new WB network Dark Shadows series starring Marley Shelton as Victoria Winters and Alec Newman as Barnabas Collins was written and shot, but never picked up. The pilot has been screened at the Dark Shadows Festival conventions with Dan Curtis Productions' blessing, but has yet to surface elsewhere. This pilot was produced by Warner Bros. Television. For more information go to Dark Shadows (2004) Marley Eve Shelton (born April 12, 1974) is an American film and television actress. ... Alec Newman is a Scottish stage,television, and film actor. ... Warner Bros. ... In 2004, The WB Television Network , made a one hour pilot-remake of the 1966-1971 Dark Shadows . ...

Variety.com reported on July 26, 2007 that Warner Bros. was teaming up with Johnny Depp to produce a new feature film based on the show. â€œWBâ€ redirects here. ... John Christopher Depp II[1] (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, best known for his frequent portrayals of offbeat and eccentric characters such as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and the titular character of Tim Burtons Edward Scissorhands. ...

In other media

MGM released a feature film entitled House of Dark Shadows in 1970. Dan Curtis directed it, and Sam Hall and Gordon Russell wrote screenplay. Many cast members from the soap opera reprised their roles. These included Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Roger Davis, and Kathryn Leigh Scott, among others. 1971 saw the release of Night of Dark Shadows, also directed by Dan Curtis. In addition, Curtis and Sam Hall wrote it. Players included David Selby, Grayson Hall, Kate Jackson, and Lara Parker, among others. MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 feature-length horror film by Dan Curtis based on his Dark Shadows television series. ... Gordon Russell (August 15, 1929-January 19, 1981) was a television soap-opera writer known for his works on Dark Shadows beginning in 1967, who would make an appearance on the final episode of Dark Shadows on April 2, 1971. ... Sample from a screenplay, showing dialogue and action descriptions. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Night of Dark Shadows is a 1971 horror film by Dan Curtis. ...

There have been two series of Dark Shadows novels. The first, released during the show's original run, were all penned by romance writer Marilyn Ross (actually Dan Ross, using his wife's name as a pseudonym). The second consists of two novels by Lara Parker (who played Angelique in the series), Angelique's Descent (recently recorded on CD by Big Finish Productions and read by Ms. Parker) and The Salem Branch, and Dreams of the Dark by horror authors Elizabeth Massie and Stephen Mark Rainey. In the early 1970s, Gold Key Comics released a long-running comic book series, and in 1991, Innovation Publishing released a short-lived comic book series based on the NBC-TV revival show. There have also been two board games, a jigsaw puzzle and a View-Master reel. There also have been several books about Dark Shadows, including The Dark Shadows Almanac and The Dark Shadows Companion. Dan Ross was a bestselling Canadian novelist who wrote over 300 books in a variety of genres and under a variety of mostly female pseudonyms such as Clarissa Ross, Ann Gilmer, Dan Roberts, and W.E.D. Ross. ... Daniel R. Ross (February 9, 1957 â€“ May 16, 2006) was a former professional American Football tight end who played for the Cincinnati Bengals (1979-1985), the Seattle Seahawks (1985), and the Green Bay Packers (1986). ... Lara Parker was born Mary Lamar Rickey in Knoxville, Tennessee on October 27, 1940. ... Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... Elizabeth Massie is an American author. ... Stephen Mark Rainey (born Chattanooga, Tennessee, May 2, 1959) is an author of novels, short stories, and various works of nonfiction. ... Gold Key Comics was an imprint of Western Publishing cteated for comic books distributed to newstands. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Innovation Publishing was an American comic book company based in Wheeling, West Virginia. ... A board game is a game played with counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a board (a premarked surface, usually specific to that game). ... View-Master reels from a German Karl May-movie. ...

From March 14, 1971 to March 11, 1972, the Newspaper Enterprise Association syndicated a Dark Shadows comic strip by illustrator Kenneth Bruce Bald (credited as "K. Bruce" due to contractual obligations) to dozens of newspapers across the country. is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... An example of Ken Balds photo-realistic illustration style from the Dark Shadows newspaper comic strip. ...

During its original run, Dark Shadows was featured in many magazines, including Afternoon TV, Daytime TV, Famous Monsters of Filmland, and Castle of Frankenstein. In 2003, a two-part article entitled "Collecting Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood," appeared in Autograph Collector magazine. It was the first major article to chronicle the show in years. In 2005, Scary Monsters magazine #55 devoted an entire issue to Dark Shadows. Included were full-length interviews with cast members Marie Wallace, David Selby and Kathryn Leigh-Scott, as well as "Don't Open That Coffin! A Baby Boomer's Adventures in the Land of Dark Shadows!" Both the Autograph Collector and Scary Monsters articles were penned by freelance writer Rod Labbe, who once ran a fan club for Dennis ("Paul Stoddard") Patrick. Labbe is currently working on a third article, a 40th anniversary retrospective of the show.

The show was discussed in several episodes of the NPR radio program This American Life, namely one entitled "Conventions." NPR logo For other meanings of NPR see NPR (disambiguation) National Public Radio (NPR) is a private, not-for-profit corporation that sells programming to member radio stations; together they are a loosely organized public radio network in the United States. ... This American Life (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by Chicago Public Radio. ...

On the tv show The King Of Queens, Spence Ulchin mentions he attends Dark Shadows conventions in several episodes. The King of Queens is an Emmy nominated, American comedy series that ran for nine seasons, from 1998 until 2007. ...

Gilmore Girls paid a tribute to the show in a season-five episode in which a character watches Dark Shadows. Gilmore Girls was long-running, Emmy Award winning, and Golden Globe nominated American television drama/comedy created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. ...

Dark Shadows audio drama

Based on a stage play performed at a Dark Shadows convention, Return to Collinwood is an audio drama written by Jamison Selby and Jim Pierson, and starring David Selby, Kathryn Leigh Scott, John Karlen, Nancy Barrett, Lara Parker, Roger Davis, Marie Wallace, Christopher Pennock, Donna Wandrey, James Storm and Terry Crawford. The show is available on CD. Radio drama, which had its greatest popularity in the U. S. and in most other countries before the widespread access to television programming, depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the story in her or his minds eye--in this sense, it resembles reading...

In summer 2006, Big Finish Productions continued the Dark Shadows saga with an original series of audio dramas, starring the original cast. The first season comprises four discs, featuring David Selby (Quentin Collins), Lara Parker (Angelique), Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans) and John Karlen (Willie Loomis). Robert Rodan, who played Adam in the original series, also appears in the fourth story, playing a new character. A "making of" CD was released in March 2007, followed by a two-CD audiobook of Lara Parker's novel Angelique's Descent. Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ...

According to the official "Dark Shadows Reborn" web site, Big Finish Productions has announced that a second series will be released beginning in late 2007. Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ...

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TV and film locations

Both theatrical films, House of Dark Shadows (1970) and Night of Dark Shadows (1971) were shot primarily on location at the Lyndhurst estate in Tarrytown, New York. The Collinwood stand-in mansion used for the TV series is the Carey Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island (though the shots in the opening credits of the water and cliffs was done in Kennebunkport, Maine). It is currently used by Salve Regina University. The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion in South Norwalk, Connecticut was also used for shots during both movies. Some outdoors shots for the series were filmed in the famous Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, not very far from the Lyndhurst Mansion. House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 feature-length horror film by Dan Curtis based on his Dark Shadows television series. ... Night of Dark Shadows is a 1971 horror film by Dan Curtis. ... Lyndhurst is a notable Gothic Revival country house within its own 67-acre park beside the Hudson River, located approximately one-half mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge on US Route 9. ... Tarrytown is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Carey Mansion Carey Mansion is located in Newport County, Rhode Island and is one of the last privately owned Summer Cottagesâ€ that was built during the period known as the Gilded Age. ... Boats on the Kennebunk River between Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Kennebunkport is a town located in York County, Maine. ... Ochre Court, Salves administrative building Salve Regina University is a university in Newport, Rhode Island. ... The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion is a Second Empire style country house in Norwalk, Connecticut. ... South Norwalk or SoNo is a neighborhood in Norwalk, Connecticut. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[3] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[2] Area Ranked 48th - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 kmÂ²) - Width 70 miles (113 km) - Length 110 miles (177 km) - % water 12. ... Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is the resting place of numerous famous figures, including Washington Irving, whose story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is set in the adjacent Old Dutch Burying Ground. ...

Influence

Dark Shadows pioneered the concept of a soap opera with a supernatural theme. In later years, the prime-time satire Soap would introduce an Exorcist-inspired storyline. Days of our Lives would feature a groundbreaking plot in which its leading female character, Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall), was possessed by Satan. Coming full circle, the soap operas Port Charles and Passions would emerge in the 1990s, both largely driven by supernatural-based plots involving vampires, witches, and werewolves. Twin Peaks was a prime-time soap with many supernatural elements, but without the classic movie monsters. Even the popular Joss Whedon series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, with their continuing serial plotlines, could be described as treading a path first laid by Dark Shadows. Soap was an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1977 to 1981. ... The Exorcist is an Academy Award-winning 1973 American horror and thriller film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl, and her motherâ€™s desperate attempts to win back her daughter through an exorcism conducted... Days of our Lives is an American soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965[2] on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. ... Dr. Marlena Evans (born October 7, 1956) is a fictional character on the television drama Days of our Lives. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the concept of Satan. ... Port Charles was a soap opera which aired on ABC from June 1, 1997 to October 3, 2003. ... For other uses, see Passion. ... For the hills in San Francisco, see Twin Peaks, San Francisco, California. ... Joss Hill Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon[3] on June 23, 1964 in New York) is an Academy Award-nominated American writer, director, executive producer, and creator of the well-known television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. ... For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ... For the South Korean TV series of the same name, see Angel (2007 TV series). ...

During the 1970 "Parallel Time" storyline, Barnabas is trapped in his coffin and forced to relate his vampiric history to a down-and-out writer, who hopes to publish the interviews as a book. This anticipated Anne Rice's wildly popular cult series of novels (the plot of the first book in this series — Interview with a Vampire — is about a down & out writer who listens to a vampire relate his tortured history) that themselves could be considered a vampire soap opera. Also like Dark Shadows, Rice's narratives often feature abrupt shifts in time periods (as whichever vampire is currently narrating his story will relate stories from varying points in his centuries-long existence). Anne Rice (born on October 4, 1941) is a best-selling American author of gothic and later religious themed books. ... Interview with the Vampire is a novel by Anne Rice. ...

References

Bibliography

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Contents

Brief synopsis

Main cast

"Novella" format

Sources

Series production

Syndication and cable repeats

Home video

Scheduling history

Revivals

In other media

Dark Shadows audio drama

Big Finish

TV and film locations

Influence

References

Bibliography

Further reading

External links

Contents

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Main cast

"Novella" format

Sources

Series production

Syndication and cable repeats

Home video

Scheduling history

Revivals

In other media

Dark Shadows audio drama

Big Finish

TV and film locations

Influence

References

Bibliography

Further reading

External links

Brief synopsis