Brother and sister Roger Collins and Elizabeth Collins-Stoddard oversee the business.Ĭarolyn Stoddard: The troubled teenage daughter of Elizabeth Collins Stoddard with a penchant for mischief and causing her mother heartache. It is said to be inspired on The Black Pearl, a Newport, Rhode Island restaurant.Ĭannery, The: Owned by the Collins Family, this seafood canning factory is one of the sources of their income and the family employs many of the townspeople (see also: Collinsport) of the Maine fishing village where the show is set. We delve into the original 1966-71 ABC soap, the 1991 NBC revival series, and beyond to offer you a glossary of Dark Shadows’ most common terms, characters, and concepts.īlue Whale, The: A popular waterside tavern in Collinsport that is frequented by the locals and often provided a backdrop to some of the town-based action on Dark Shadows. What is the difference between Collinwood and Collinsport? What is Parallel Time? What was House of Dark Shadows? With the May 11 release of Tim Burton’s feature film version, which stars Johnny Depp as bloodsucker Barnabas Collins, it’s time to either brush up on your knowledge of Dark Shadows or dive into the world’s complex and often confusing mythology for the first time.
Revolving largely around tortured vampire Barnabas Collins (and, initially, around governess ingénue Victoria Winters), Dark Shadows offered thrills, chills, and unintentional laughs, thanks to rapid-fire production times and frequent flubs (such as actors forgetting lines, the sets swaying, crew members wandering onto the set, or the boom mic being visible), but it has also found a legion of fans new and old for its imaginative world and what might be the first depiction of a remorseful vampire.
Lovecraftian ancient beings (remember the Leviathans?)- Dark Shadows was a forerunner for many of today’s spine-tingling TV shows and films. Evolving from a standard soap opera into a supernatural horror-fest-overflowing with vampires, witches, ghosts, and H.P. In the more than 45 years since Dark Shadows first premiered as an afternoon soap opera on ABC in June 1966, the series created by Dan Curtis has spawned numerous feature films, novels, television series, comic books, and even hit singles.
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