Dark Shadows Lives!

For a television show cancelled in 1971, there are a lot of people talking about DARK SHADOWS today. Between you and me, the whole "Dark Shadows Lives!" thing was an experiment, one meant to illustrate that the series has an active, vibrant fanbase despite having been off the air since Nixon was president. There were some nagging doubts that this feature would blow up in my face Looney Tunes-style after a few days. Instead, I've been struggling to keep you with you all. Here's a roundup of today's activities:

The Dark Shadows Daybook reaches peak Barnabas/Julia with episode 291.It's an episode that Patrick McCray thinks is a prime example of everything the series does well. "Some episodes are more fun. Some are cleverer. And some are more pivotal to the canon. But you know what? Not many. 291 is neither an origin nor a resolution, but a key moment of change and evolution for some of our main characters." Read the entire piece HERE.

Barnabas and Adam are trapped in a coffin together over at Dark Shadows Before I Die. Only one of them is physically in the coffin, but that doesn't matter much given the spiritual bond they unwillingly share. Abstract: "Sadly, the events of today seem to seal Adam's fate. As long as he lives, Barnabas will be free of the vampire curse. And that can't last forever. We'll see how long it takes for Angelique to find out, at which time we can expect she will have a new target." Read the entire piece HERE.




The poster for HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS is the topic of discussion at the MoviePosterPorn subreddit HERE. For some users it's their first time learning of the film. The post is scoring well, but there's not much in the way of commentary attached to it.

DARK SHADOWS "peg people" by Michael J. Pribbenow, courtesy of his Instagram account @mikeysimagination. DARK SHADOWS was "campy, kooky 60's madness at its best," he says. You can get individual looks at these creations on his Instagram feed. He also has an Etsy store HERE.

Remember @lunettarose from yesterday's "Dark Shadows Lives?" Well, that's not her in the photo below, but that's her artwork on the shirt.

I can now enjoy Dark Shadows in my lovely new Quentin T-shirt, thanks to my very talented sister @lunettarose! <3 #DarkShadows #Quentin #redbubble pic.twitter.com/MqYcfhPvat

— AmethystTrask (@AmethystTrask) July 18, 2018

OK, Anna Bowden. You have my attention.

🖤More Spooky Art Work🖤 Inspired by Dark Shadows and Bride of Frankenstein🥀🕸🖤 I used both the old and new dark shadows as inspiration! (I do not agree with Jonney Dep at all) I wish I had a bigger scanner so my images stop being cropped weirdly😣 #spooky #artwork #ink #darkshadows #brideoffrankenstein #inkwash #gothgoth

A post shared by Anna Bowden (@anna_bowden_love) on Jul 18, 2018 at 12:45pm PDT