Dark Shadows: DVD Collection 7 [4 Discs]

Dark Shadows Collection 7

Overview

Ghosts, witches and werewolves populated this creepy daytime serial about Maine's Collins family, which included Barnabas, a nearly 200-year-old vampire who longed to be cured. The supernatural soap shifted between the present and the 18th century to tell its gothic tale. A prime-time revival mounted in 1991 possessed more special effects, sex and gore than its bare-bones original, but it never caught on and was buried by NBC in less than two months.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/10/2012
UPC:	0030306731698
Original Release:	1968
Rating:	NR
Source:	MPI HOME VIDEO
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Color]
Language:	English
Time:	14:00:00

Editorial Reviews

Long before Buffy the Vampire Slayer brought bloodsucking to prime time, daytime TV had a vampire legend of its own: Barnabas Collins, the 175-year-old, angst-ridden vampire who made Dark Shadows the subject of a considerable cult following. The program, which debuted on ABC in 1966 and ran for five years, blended gothic mystery and supernatural intrigue, bringing elements to the soap opera format that would remain mostly dormant until Passions appeared on NBC in 1999. Although ratings initially flagged for the show, which relied on traditional romance-centric plotlines, series creator Dan Curtis introduced Barnabas (a marvelous Jonathan Frid) in 1967 and steered Dark Shadows into the supernatural realm, where it found its stride. Highlights during this 40-episode collection (#454-494) include Roger Collins introducing Barnabas to his new wife Cassanda, whom the vampire recognizes as Angelique, the witch who cursed him in 1795, and a bizarre experiment that enables Barnabas to see daylight for the first time in two centuries. This handsome four-DVD set also features interviews with actors Nancy Barrett, Kathryn Leigh Scott and director Lela Swift.