This Week's News

The latest issue of horror magazine Rue Morgue features a tribute to departed Dark Shadows creator Dan Curtis, with screenwriter William F Nolan sharing his memories of their long association. For more information, click here.Author Stephen Mark Rainey is interviewed on the FearZone horror blog about his new Dark Shadows audio drama The Path of Fate. To read the article, click here.And finally, a

Odds and Ends

A couple of quick updates. I've been busy re-listing some lost content to the Articles and Features section of the site, restoring dozens of classic features, reviews and interviews which have been unavailable for some time. Enjoy!Also, Amazon have started selling Frank Borzellieri's new book The Physics of Dark Shadows, a fun collection of academic speculation about the show's weird and

Marie Wallace Onstage

Marie Wallace (Eve) is to appear in Mark Finley's The Chiselers, a new comedy featuring as part of the Emerging Artists Theatre's Spring Eatfest 2009 in New York City.  Performances run from 9.30pm on February 26-28 and March 5-7 at the TADA Theatre. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

News in Brief

Amazon.com has recently re-stocked the Majestic Studios Barnabas Collins action figure, a rare piece of merchandise issued in 2006. The deluxe 12-inch articulated figure of Jonathan Frid as the present day Barnabas sold out shortly after its release, and has never been re-issued, as Majestic have since ceased trading. The figure includes a detailed costume, an alternate 'Old Barnabas' head and

The Wicked and the Dead

Big Finish Productions have confirmed their next Dark Shadows dramatic reading CD, which is due out at the end of January. The Wicked and the Dead stars Jerry Lacy and John Karlen in an all-story based on the 1897 flashback storyline. Here’s the synopsis:“Sometimes a devout man must do evil in the name of the greater good...”Collinwood in the year 1897. The Reverend Gregory Trask has been walled

DVD Bargains

Want to kick start your Dark Shadows DVD collection? Well, Amazon have a couple of New Year bargains on the MPI range of episode box sets. Dark Shadows DVD Collection 1, featuring the first 40 Barnabas episodes, is now available for just $23.99 (a saving of 60%), whilst Dark Shadows: The Beginning Collection 2, featuring the show's early storylines, is reduced to $31.49 (almost half price). Click

Into 2009...

2009 promises to be another exciting year for Dark Shadows, as the development of the Johnny Deep movie continues, and the original series lives on in special events, new merchandise and DVD releases. The recent release of Dark Shadows: The Beginning Collection 6 now means that the entire Dark Shadows archive is finally available on DVD, and the Big Finish range of CDs continues to expand, with