Terror at Collinwood: A Dark Shadows Podcast

What’s better than Halloween?... Spending Halloween at Collinwood! This episode features several audio interviews recorded on-location at the “Halloween at Collinwood” event which took place at the Lyndhurst estate in Tarrytown, New York on October 31, 2026. Tune in and listen to interviews with: Cathy Curtis (daughter of Dan Curtis), Rob Saccone (DS fan and nephew of the mystery DS cameraman), Matthew Hall (writer on the 1991 DS revival series and son of Grayson and Sam Hall), longtime DS fans Schuarah Sykes, Lorraine Treadwell, and Rick Boissonneau, and DS actress Marie Wallace (Eve, Jenny Collins, Megan Todd)!

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Rare Behind-the-Scenes Dark Shadows Production Photos & Mystery DS Cameraman Interview at the Terror at Collinwood BLOG

Lyndhurst estate WEBSITE

Matt Hall’s Nantucket ‘73 BLOG

Surfing the Shadows surf rock cover of Robert Cobert’s Dark Shadows theme by Johnny D & The Moonlighters

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Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers on Etsy

Artist Mark Maddox and musician & horror host John Dobrydnio watched Dark Shadows as kids when it originally aired. In recent years, they rewatched the entire series from start to finish. They visit the podcast for a fun discussion about their childhood memories as compared to their experiences watching DS as adults. Additional topics include Halloween plans, the genius of Bela Lugosi’s Dracula, the Dark Shadows 60th anniversary Festival, The Monkees 60th anniversary convention, Johnny D’s thoughts about putting together and playing the surf rock version of the DS theme for Terror at Collinwood, and much more!

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Maddox Planet - Mark Maddox’s website

Graveyard Cinema on Facebook

Johnny D’s Music Mania on YouTube

MPI Home Video for new Dark Shadows Blu-Ray Collection, Josette’s Music Box, Dark Shadows Legacy book, Barnabas T-shirt, DS tote bag website

Lyndhurst A Dark Shadows Halloween event LINK

The Monster Channel website

George Kalogridis YouTube Channel (DS AI animations)

Surfing the Shadows surf rock cover of Robert Cobert’s Dark Shadows theme by Johnny D & The Moonlighters

TaC logos by Eric Marshall

Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers on Etsy

Light your Jack-o’-lantern, eat some Halloween candy, and tune in for a spirited conversation featuring filmmaker and writer Ansel Faraj (Loon Lake, The Great Nick D, Theatre Fantastique), podcast host, actor, professor, and theatre director Erin Haas (Hallowed Groundling, Hallowed Haunts), screenwriter, playwright, and producer John Logan (Michael, Penny Dreadful, Red), and writer, artist, archivist, and magazine editor Diana Robertson (Ghastly Phantasms, We Belong Dead). Discussion topics include: Favorite horror movies, Dark Shadows and escapism, Queer coding and subtext in DS and horror films, Favorite DS characters and how that has changed over time, Adam vs. Frankenstein’s creature, DS fandom pet peeves, what we’re looking forward to in the horror genre, and more. Don’t miss this fun and spooky episode of Terror at Collinwood!

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Lyndhurst Dark Shadows Halloween Event Tickets

Dark Shadows Legacy book on Amazon

Hallowed Groundling podcast Website

Hallowed Haunts YouTube

Ghastly Phantasms magazine Website

Reel’d In: Impressions of Film on Amazon

Theatre Fantastique on Blu-Ray

Identity in Dark Shadows Or How Gender Nonconformity Can Be Found Even in the Most Gothic of Soaps article by Kaz DeLucia

George Kalogridis YouTube Channel (DS AI animations)

Surfing the Shadows surf rock cover of Robert Cobert’s Dark Shadows theme by Johnny D & The Moonlighters

TaC logos by Eric Marshall

Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShillingShockers

Montague Summers collected nightmarish legends from around the world that have become movie and fiction fodder--vampires, the werewolf, and witchcraft. Novelist and lawyer John F. Wirenius visits the podcast to discuss his new biography of the clergyman and curator of the macabre. The book includes a chapter on Dark Shadows, (super)naturally. Along the way, John talks about his fandom for Dark Shadows and touches upon Summers' influence on Gothic cinema and television.

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Montague Summers, Occultist: A Study of the Writings on Witches, Vampires and Werewolves by John F. Wirenius at Barnes & Noble

MPI Home Video for new Dark Shadows Blu-Ray Collection, Josette’s Music Box, Dark Shadows Legacy book, Barnabas T-shirt, DS tote bag - LINK

Lyndhurst A Dark Shadows Halloween event LINK

Kolchak Companion: Fifty Years of Night Stalking book on Amazon

Dark Shadows 60th Anniversary 2-LP cobalt blue record set order LINK

Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood/Vengeance at Collinwood CD set from Big Finish LINK

Surfing the Shadows surf rock cover of Robert Cobert’s Dark Shadows theme by Johnny D & The Moonlighters

TaC logos by Eric Marshall

Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers on Etsy

Film and television editor Robert Hoffman visits the podcast to talk about The Creepy-Bopper, a nostalgic Super 8mm short film about a boy in 1970 who runs home from school every day to watch Dark Shadows — until bad grades threaten to take his favorite show away from him. In addition, Robert shares his memories of attending many Dark Shadows Festivals and ShadowCons. Other topics include teen magazines, visiting the old DS studio, attending the Paley Center DS Reunion event, and more! Note: Robert provided many photos and a couple of videos which can be seen in the Youtube version of this episode.    

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Watch The Creepy-Bopper on YouTube HERE

MPI Home Video for new Dark Shadows Blu-Ray Collection, Josette’s Music Box, Dark Shadows Legacy book, Barnabas T-shirt, DS tote bag - LINK

Lyndhurst A Dark Shadows Halloween event LINK

Kolchak Companion: Fifty Years of Night Stalking book on Amazon

Collins Family Album IndieGogo link

Order Daytime Gothic volume 2 here

Dark Shadows Noir at Hermes Press

Dark Shadows 60th Anniversary 2-LP cobalt blue record set from Special Edition Music order link

Dark Shadows Daybook Triumphant on Amazon

Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood/Vengeance at Collinwood CD set from Big Finish link

Theatre Fantastique Blu-Ray link 

Reel’d In: Impressions of Film book link

George Kalogridis YouTube Channel (DS AI animations)

Surfing the Shadows surf rock cover of Robert Cobert’s Dark Shadows theme by Johnny D & The Moonlighters

TaC logos by Eric Marshall

Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers on Etsy

Many fans are interviewed at the 60th anniversary Dark Shadows celebration. Enjoy listening to attendees discuss their favorite aspects of the last large-scale DS Festival, recorded on location at the event itself!

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Lyndhurst Halloween DS event tickets here

Theatre Fantastique on BluRay preorder here

 Dominique’s University of the Bizarre site (Count Petofi fanfic) link

Dark Shadows Daybook Triumphant on Amazon

Collins Family Album Indiegogo page

Order Daytime Gothic volume 2 here

Surfing the Shadows surf rock cover of Robert Cobert’s Dark Shadows theme by Johnny D & The Moonlighters

TaC logos by Eric Marshall

The Collins Family Album from Chinbeard Books is a large reference tome filled with entries for every member of the Collins family, from every single iteration of Dark Shadows up to this point. The book’s writer, Rich Handley, and its artist and proofreader, Aleah Shockley, visit the podcast to discuss this astoundingly detailed and informative new book!

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Dark Shadows 60th Anniversary Celebration Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2026 – INFO

Collins Family AlbumIndiegogo page

Rich Handley’s website

Aleah Shockley’s website

Chinbeard Books on Facebook

Order Daytime Gothic volume 2 HERE

Kathryn Leigh Scott on Pop Culture Classicspodcast

Midnight Mass podcast - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein discussion - LINK

Hallowed Groundling podcast Twilight Zone “Escape Clause” discussion - LINK

George Kalogridis YouTube Channel (DS AI animations)

Surfing the Shadows surf rock cover of Robert Cobert’s Dark Shadows theme by Johnny D & The Moonlighters

TaC logos by Eric Marshall

Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers on Etsy

In this short addendum episode, additional possible sources for Dark Shadows storylines and concepts, as submitted by listeners, are addressed. This brief overview includes a key literary source that was not touched upon in prior installments of this series.

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Dark Shadows 60th Anniversary Celebration Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2026 – INFO

Daytime Gothic volume 2 pre-order HERE

Hollinsworth Productions YouTube channel

Reflections: A Life in Writing by Kathryn Leigh Scott on Amazon 

Dark Shadows Legacy on Amazon

George Kalogridis YouTube Channel (DS AI animations)

Surfing the Shadows surf rock cover of Robert Cobert’s Dark Shadows theme by Johnny D & The Moonlighters

TaC logos by Eric Marshall

Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers on Etsy

The episode kicks off with big news about the Dark Shadows animated Gothic drama series in development from Warner Brothers Animation, newly-discovered DS studio footage from the BBC, plus announcements about the Dark Shadows Legacy pre-order and the new Big Finish audio drama pre-order, plus an announcement about The Collins Family Album from Chinbeard Books. The episode itself features returning guest Patrick McCray, who discusses his new Dark Shadows Daybook Triumphant, which is the third installment in the DS Daybooks series. We also chat about his great new line of Dark Shadows character busts!  

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Dark Shadows Daybook Triumphant on Amazon

Patrick McCray author page on Amazon

Dark Shadows Legacy Pre-Order page on Amazon

Big Finish Return to Collinwood and Vengeance at Collinwood audio dramas pre-order page

Dark Shadows 60th Anniversary Celebration Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2026 – INFO

Hollywood Reporter announcement about the Dark Shadows animated series LINK

Woman's World Online DS animated series article by Ed Gross - LINK

Dark Shadows News Page on Facebook

George Kalogridis YouTube Channel (DS AI animations)

Logos by Eric Marshall

Johnny D and the Moonlighters on Facebook

In the final installment of “The Shadows Behind the Shadows” series, which examines the literary, cinematic, theatrical, and other inspirations for Dark Shadows storylines, I look at the final story arcs of the series – 1995, the Summer of 1970 (aka the Ghosts of Daphne and Gerard), 1840, and 1841 Parallel Time. Influences on Night of Dark Shadows are also touched upon. The end of the episode features messages and posts from a variety of listeners who shed light on additional sources.  

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Dark Shadows 60th Anniversary Celebration Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2026 – INFO

UCLA 60th Anniversary Dark Shadows screening event INFO 

Dark Shadows Noir pre-order at Hermes Press

Resident of Collinwood podcast: “Bringing a Mummy to Dark Shadows”

The Back Room at the Blue Whale podcast Episode 6

Montague Summers, Occultist: A Study of the Writings on Witches, Vampires and Werewolves from McFarland Books

Hermes Press Dark Shadows books link

Dark Shadows 60th Anniversary Edition 2 LP record set pre-order LINK

The Curious Characters of 1897 Collinwood on Amazon

Woman’s World article on Kate Jackosn by Ed Gross LINK

The Articulate Coven Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe podcast

Dark Shadows Wiki link

Dark Shadows News Page on Facebook

George Kalogridis YouTube Channel (DS AI animations)

Surfing the Shadows surf rock cover of Robert Cobert’s Dark Shadows theme by Johnny D & The Moonlighters

TaC logos by Eric Marshall

Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers on Etsy