Dark Shadows News
@darkshadowsnews.bsky.social
Bringing you the latest news on the classic gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. https://linktr.ee/darkshadowsnews
Pinned
Hello! We've crossed over via parallel time to BlueSky, ready to celebrate and report on the classic 1960s horror soap opera #DarkShadows. Follow us for news, nostalgia and Gothic intrigue! 🖤
Happy Halloween from an old dark (shadows) house. 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Happy Halloween from an old dark (shadows) house. 🎃
Enjoy some retro fun with the new #DarkShadows Paper Doll Book, featuring over 30 classic characters and costumes, ready to cut out and dress in groovy threads. Available now from amzn.to/49ns0b5
October 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Enjoy some retro fun with the new #DarkShadows Paper Doll Book, featuring over 30 classic characters and costumes, ready to cut out and dress in groovy threads. Available now from amzn.to/49ns0b5
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our friend, longtime motion picture theatre owner Lance Alspaugh, who died last week at the age of 66 from cancer. As the owner of Los Feliz, CA's historic Vista Theatre, Lance hosted a number of special Dark Shadows screenings and events.
October 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our friend, longtime motion picture theatre owner Lance Alspaugh, who died last week at the age of 66 from cancer. As the owner of Los Feliz, CA's historic Vista Theatre, Lance hosted a number of special Dark Shadows screenings and events.
Kino Cult are releasing a selection of Dark Shadows creator Dan Curtis’ horror and literary adaptations on Blu-Ray, celebrating some of the classic stories reimagined for Dark Shadows.
Classic Monsters features Jack Palance in Dracula and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: amzn.to/3IEaNzt
Classic Monsters features Jack Palance in Dracula and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: amzn.to/3IEaNzt
October 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Kino Cult are releasing a selection of Dark Shadows creator Dan Curtis’ horror and literary adaptations on Blu-Ray, celebrating some of the classic stories reimagined for Dark Shadows.
Classic Monsters features Jack Palance in Dracula and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: amzn.to/3IEaNzt
Classic Monsters features Jack Palance in Dracula and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: amzn.to/3IEaNzt
Dark Shadows star David Selby stars in Screening After Midnight, a new spooky short film just in time for Halloween. Watch it now! 🎃
SCREENING AFTER MIDNIGHT (2025) - Short Film
YouTube video by Hollinsworth Productions
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Dark Shadows star David Selby stars in Screening After Midnight, a new spooky short film just in time for Halloween. Watch it now! 🎃
The Dark Shadowds saga continues in a new licensed graphic novel, bringing the story into the present day. Curse of Dark Shadows is published by Hermes Press in October and can be ordered now from amzn.to/48fhLFx
September 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Dark Shadowds saga continues in a new licensed graphic novel, bringing the story into the present day. Curse of Dark Shadows is published by Hermes Press in October and can be ordered now from amzn.to/48fhLFx
We are sad to report that longtime Dark Shadows cameraman John Field Wood died back in May at the age of 93. As part of ABC’s camera staff, John worked on several daytime soaps, along with ABC’s Wide World of Sports. He won an Emmy Award for his work on the 1984 Summer Olympics.
September 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We are sad to report that longtime Dark Shadows cameraman John Field Wood died back in May at the age of 93. As part of ABC’s camera staff, John worked on several daytime soaps, along with ABC’s Wide World of Sports. He won an Emmy Award for his work on the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Here's actor Marie Wallace making the journey to Tarrytown for July's Dark Shadows celebration event at the Lyndhurst Mansion. We hope everyone who attended had a great time.
📸 Thanks to Jim Pierson for the photograph.
📸 Thanks to Jim Pierson for the photograph.
August 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Here's actor Marie Wallace making the journey to Tarrytown for July's Dark Shadows celebration event at the Lyndhurst Mansion. We hope everyone who attended had a great time.
📸 Thanks to Jim Pierson for the photograph.
📸 Thanks to Jim Pierson for the photograph.
On this day in 1966, #DarkShadows aired its very first episode. Happy 59th anniversary from everyone at Collinwood! 🖤
June 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
On this day in 1966, #DarkShadows aired its very first episode. Happy 59th anniversary from everyone at Collinwood! 🖤
The average American has three friends.
May 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The average American has three friends.
BREAKING: 25% tariff imposed on Barnabas bobblehead dolls. 📈
April 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
BREAKING: 25% tariff imposed on Barnabas bobblehead dolls. 📈
Amused to see that Meta's mass theft of published book texts included the Marilyn Ross opus Barnabas, Quentin and the Avenging Ghost. 👻
Via The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Via The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
March 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Amused to see that Meta's mass theft of published book texts included the Marilyn Ross opus Barnabas, Quentin and the Avenging Ghost. 👻
Via The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Via The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Reposted by Dark Shadows News
Join us! Dark Shadows Lyndhurst weekend July 19/20
tickets !https://lyndhurst.org/events/dark-shadows-weekend/
Meet & Greet:
lyndhurst.org/events/meet-...
lyndhurst.org
Walk and Talk Landscape Tours
lyndhurst.org/events/dark-...
Champagne at Collinwood
lyndhurst.org/events/cockt...
tickets !https://lyndhurst.org/events/dark-shadows-weekend/
Meet & Greet:
lyndhurst.org/events/meet-...
lyndhurst.org
Walk and Talk Landscape Tours
lyndhurst.org/events/dark-...
Champagne at Collinwood
lyndhurst.org/events/cockt...
A Dark Shadows Meet & Greet 2025 | Saturday and Sunday July 19th and 20th, 2025 | Lyndhurst Mansion
A Dark Shadows Meet & Greet with Kathryn Leigh Scott!
lyndhurst.org
February 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Join us! Dark Shadows Lyndhurst weekend July 19/20
tickets !https://lyndhurst.org/events/dark-shadows-weekend/
Meet & Greet:
lyndhurst.org/events/meet-...
lyndhurst.org
Walk and Talk Landscape Tours
lyndhurst.org/events/dark-...
Champagne at Collinwood
lyndhurst.org/events/cockt...
tickets !https://lyndhurst.org/events/dark-shadows-weekend/
Meet & Greet:
lyndhurst.org/events/meet-...
lyndhurst.org
Walk and Talk Landscape Tours
lyndhurst.org/events/dark-...
Champagne at Collinwood
lyndhurst.org/events/cockt...
Reposted by Dark Shadows News
The Women of Collinwood! Sharon Smyth and Marie Wallace are joining me for the Dark Shadows Weekend Fest July 19/20 at the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, NY, where House of Dark Shadows was filmed in 1970. For info and tickets:
lyndhurst.org/events/dark-...
lyndhurst.org/events/dark-...
February 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Women of Collinwood! Sharon Smyth and Marie Wallace are joining me for the Dark Shadows Weekend Fest July 19/20 at the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, NY, where House of Dark Shadows was filmed in 1970. For info and tickets:
lyndhurst.org/events/dark-...
lyndhurst.org/events/dark-...
Reposted by Dark Shadows News
New event added to our Dark Shadows weekend at Lyndhurst July 19 & 20!
We've been invited to take guided tours at Sleepy Hollow cemetery.
Access the Sleepy Hollow Cemetary tour with this link. Tickets are now up for sale.
lyndhurst.org/.../dark-sha...
We've been invited to take guided tours at Sleepy Hollow cemetery.
Access the Sleepy Hollow Cemetary tour with this link. Tickets are now up for sale.
lyndhurst.org/.../dark-sha...
March 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New event added to our Dark Shadows weekend at Lyndhurst July 19 & 20!
We've been invited to take guided tours at Sleepy Hollow cemetery.
Access the Sleepy Hollow Cemetary tour with this link. Tickets are now up for sale.
lyndhurst.org/.../dark-sha...
We've been invited to take guided tours at Sleepy Hollow cemetery.
Access the Sleepy Hollow Cemetary tour with this link. Tickets are now up for sale.
lyndhurst.org/.../dark-sha...
Reposted by Dark Shadows News
There's a good chance David Henesy will be joining us for our Dark Shadows Weekend at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, NY July 19/20! Sharon Smyth, Marie Wallace and maybe another surprise guest or two, schedules permitting . . . tickets available! lyndhurst.org/events/dark-...
March 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
There's a good chance David Henesy will be joining us for our Dark Shadows Weekend at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, NY July 19/20! Sharon Smyth, Marie Wallace and maybe another surprise guest or two, schedules permitting . . . tickets available! lyndhurst.org/events/dark-...
Reposted by Dark Shadows News
Author Dan Ross (1912-1995) on LATE NIGHT w/ David Letterman in 1987.
"Canada’s Most Prolific Writer" wrote 358 novels — incl. 33 based on ABC's #DarkShadows (available in new editions from Hermes Press).
I met him in the '80s and he was a lovely, humble guy.
archive.org/details/auth... #BookSky
"Canada’s Most Prolific Writer" wrote 358 novels — incl. 33 based on ABC's #DarkShadows (available in new editions from Hermes Press).
I met him in the '80s and he was a lovely, humble guy.
archive.org/details/auth... #BookSky
Dark Shadows Author Dan Ross On David Letterman ShowD : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Dan Marilyn Ross famous author of the Dark Shadows series of novels based on the intriguing ABC soap opera. W.E. Dan Ross has been called the world's most...
archive.org
March 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Author Dan Ross (1912-1995) on LATE NIGHT w/ David Letterman in 1987.
"Canada’s Most Prolific Writer" wrote 358 novels — incl. 33 based on ABC's #DarkShadows (available in new editions from Hermes Press).
I met him in the '80s and he was a lovely, humble guy.
archive.org/details/auth... #BookSky
"Canada’s Most Prolific Writer" wrote 358 novels — incl. 33 based on ABC's #DarkShadows (available in new editions from Hermes Press).
I met him in the '80s and he was a lovely, humble guy.
archive.org/details/auth... #BookSky
Reposted by Dark Shadows News
Happy to join BlueSky!
January 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Happy to join BlueSky!
Many happy returns to Dark Shadows' Maggie Evans, actor Kathryn Leigh Scott, who celebrates her 82nd birthday today.
January 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Many happy returns to Dark Shadows' Maggie Evans, actor Kathryn Leigh Scott, who celebrates her 82nd birthday today.
We're sad to report that actor Gwen Van Dam died on December 19, aged 96. Her 70-year career included guest spots on The Brady Bunch, Modern Family and Gilmore Girls, along with an early non-speaking appearance as Mrs Hopewell's secretary on #DarkShadows.
January 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
We're sad to report that actor Gwen Van Dam died on December 19, aged 96. Her 70-year career included guest spots on The Brady Bunch, Modern Family and Gilmore Girls, along with an early non-speaking appearance as Mrs Hopewell's secretary on #DarkShadows.
Post a vampire. Pass it on.
December 9, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Post a vampire. Pass it on.
Reposted by Dark Shadows News
We are aware of online reports indicating that David passed away. We are happy to report that David Selby is alive & well. In the future, we encourage you to check DavidSelby.com and/or David's official social media accounts before sharing information of this nature. Thank you for your concern. ^BR
December 2, 2024 at 5:33 PM
We are aware of online reports indicating that David passed away. We are happy to report that David Selby is alive & well. In the future, we encourage you to check DavidSelby.com and/or David's official social media accounts before sharing information of this nature. Thank you for your concern. ^BR
We're on a social media break but are checking in to mark the Centenary of Jonathan Frid, born 100 years ago this week.
Through #DarkShadows and beyond, his nuanced portrayal of Barnabas Collins continues to entertain and inspire audiences old and new.
Through #DarkShadows and beyond, his nuanced portrayal of Barnabas Collins continues to entertain and inspire audiences old and new.
December 3, 2024 at 8:44 PM
We're on a social media break but are checking in to mark the Centenary of Jonathan Frid, born 100 years ago this week.
Through #DarkShadows and beyond, his nuanced portrayal of Barnabas Collins continues to entertain and inspire audiences old and new.
Through #DarkShadows and beyond, his nuanced portrayal of Barnabas Collins continues to entertain and inspire audiences old and new.
Reposted by Dark Shadows News
The deluxe hardback Complete Newspaper Strips collection is back for a new printing, out now. Order at a 25% discount from amzn.to/3AErcQf
November 20, 2024 at 3:51 AM
The deluxe hardback Complete Newspaper Strips collection is back for a new printing, out now. Order at a 25% discount from amzn.to/3AErcQf
Enjoy an interesting unseen interview with #DarkShadows star Jonathan Frid recorded in 1988.
Dark Shadows - The Day I Met Jonathan Frid
YouTube video by TJL Productions
youtu.be
November 20, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Enjoy an interesting unseen interview with #DarkShadows star Jonathan Frid recorded in 1988.