Dark Shadows – Mark Perigard

“Dark Shadows,” the much beloved gothic soap opera, marks its 60th anniversary this month.

The show ran but for five years, from 1966-1971, but its afterlife seems eternal.

The entire series is available on DVD, in a gorgeous coffin set, with hours of extras.

Over the years, the serial has been repurposed and rebooted into everything from big-screen films, a primetime series, comic books, paperback novels, a newspaper comic strip, “making-of” tribute books, trading cards, t-shirts, jigsaw puzzles, a ViewMaster set, and even bobbleheads.

And yet even some of the most ardent fans know nothing of the audiobooks.

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Jonathan Frid as vampire Barnabas Collins on 'Dark Shadows' — ‘Dark Shadows’ ‘ Barnabas Collins, ready for a snack.

Next summer, “Dark Shadows” marks its 50th anniversary.

The supernatural soap (1966-1971 on ABC) didn’t have a long run as far as daytime serials go – “General Hospital” recently celebrated its 52nd year on the air – but it made a mark like no other.

With its suspenseful tales of remorseful bloodsuckers, handsome ghosts and malicious witches, “Dark Shadows” captured the imaginations of housewives, college students and kids, who would race home from school to watch the show spin out its increasingly crazy stories. Continue reading “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About ‘Dark Shadows’” →

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