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| style="font-size: 1.0em" |'''Dark Shadows''', the first gothic soap opera, originally aired weekdays on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The series was created by [[Dan Curtis]] and became hugely popular with the introduction of [[vampire]] [[Barnabas Collins]], played by [[Jonathan Frid]]. During its run of 1,225 episodes, it featured nearly every major gothic, horror and fantasy plot element and theme including [[ghosts]], [[werewolves]], [[zombies]], [[Adam|man-made monsters]], [[witches]], [[warlock|warlocks]], [[curse|curses]], [[possession]], [[reincarnation]], [[Leviathan|satanic cults]], [[Time Travel|time travel]] and a [[parallel time|parallel universe]]. Although the [[Dark Shadows (1966)|original series]] ran for only five years, its scheduling as a daily daytime drama allowed it to amass more single episodes than most other science-fiction/fantasy genre series produced for English-language television. Now regarded as something of a classic, it continues to enjoy an intense cult following. The series has also spawned three feature length [[movies|films]], a [[Dark Shadows (1991)|1991 revival series]], a range of [[novels]], [[comics]] and [[Big Finish Audio Dramas|audio dramas]]. Most notably, in 2012, director and long time fan of the show, [[Tim Burton]] released a [[Dark Shadows (2012)|film adaption]] starring [[Johnny Depp]] as [[Barnabas Collins (2012)|Barnabas Collins]].
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Welcome to '''CollinWiki: The Dark Shadows Encyclopedia''', a collaborative project designed to document everything related to the various incarnations of the '''[[Dark Shadows]]''' franchise. The Wiki format allows anyone to create or edit any article (that includes you!), helping provide a complete, up-to-date database for fans. So far there are '''[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles''' on the site, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. The site is still in its infancy, so please feel free to jump in and contribute anything that's missing. Be sure to check out the '''[[The Dark Shadows Wiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]]''' and '''[[The Dark Shadows Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]''' first to see where we need help and how to do it. Also, feel free to experiment with the '''[[The_Dark_Shadows_Wiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]]''' to practice the simple wiki mark-up language.
  
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Revision as of 12:32, 9 May 2015

Welcome to The Dark Shadows Wiki
An encyclopedic guide to the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows that anyone can edit.
There are currently 3,200 articles on the site, please keep in mind that this site is full of SPOILERS.
The Original Series
The Revival Series
The Films
The Audio Series
A Legacy Spanning Nearly 50 Years
Dark Shadows, the first gothic soap opera, originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The series was created by Dan Curtis and became hugely popular with the introduction of vampire Barnabas Collins, played by Jonathan Frid. During its run of 1,225 episodes, it featured nearly every major gothic, horror and fantasy plot element and theme including ghosts, werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, curses, possession, reincarnation, satanic cults, time travel and a parallel universe. Although the original series ran for only five years, its scheduling as a daily daytime drama allowed it to amass more single episodes than most other science-fiction/fantasy genre series produced for English-language television. Now regarded as something of a classic, it continues to enjoy an intense cult following. The series has also spawned three feature length films, a 1991 revival series, a range of novels, comics and audio dramas. Most notably, in 2012, director and long time fan of the show, Tim Burton released a film adaption starring Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins.
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On this day...

On April 19 in...

1967: Episode 215 is taped. Episode 212 airs on ABC.

1968: Episode 479 is taped. Episode 475 airs on ABC.

User Blogs

Tonytdyagain Tonytdyagain • 28 April 2022
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Missing Episode Booklet

I purchased the Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series Discs 1-131 DVD Set and the seller neglected to say that the cover was there, but no episode guide. Does anyone know if it is available onli…

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Thor2000 Thor2000 • 3 December 2020
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A Chronological History for Dark Shadows

I've been working on a Horror Time-Line for a while placing events from my favorite horror movies into a historical sequence by date. Recently, I posted it to my website (don't worry, I won't ask you…

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Darkhorse1950 Darkhorse1950 • 21 October 2020
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Great series but boring on some ...

After being a fan of this in the original time period of the 60’s and 70’s I would always rush home from school to watch because of it being so different ... But now I can see after watching it again…

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Janainlasvegas Janainlasvegas • 14 March 2018
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Hi I'm new, I have a question

Hi, I just finished watching all of "The Beginning" episodes on Amazon Video. I started the new series (on Amazon) that is in color and at the Old House (with Josette). I loved the beautiful black an…

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