NEWSFLASH! Dark Shadows returns to comics! Curse of Dark Shadows is an officially licensed graphic novel coming from Hermes Press in 2025! In this episode, comics creator Craig Hurd-McKenney (Brontës Infernal Angria, Boris Karloff Gold Key Mysteries, The Lodger), who wrote Curse of Dark Shadows, visits the podcast to give us the scoop on this thrilling new book! Topics of discussion include: Craig’s history with DS and comics, CoDS artwork by Jok and Gervaso, the setting of the story, characters who will appear in the graphic novel, plot teases, and the possibility of an ongoing DS graphic novel series from Hermes! Check out the VIDEO version of this episode on YouTube for an EXCLUSIVE look at the COVER and an INTERIOR PAGE from Curse of Dark Shadows!!!

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The irrepressible Jimmy Hutcheson is a stalwart Dark Shadows fan from Texas who wrote fan fiction and articles for DS fanzines such as Inside the Old House and The World of Dark Shadows. A regular attendee at Dark Shadows Festivals, Seaview Terrace parties, and pop culture events, Jimmy developed friendships with the likes of Lara Parker (Angelique from Dark Shadows) and Jonathan Harris (Dr. Zachary Smith from Lost in Space). In this episode, Jimmy shares some of his fandom memories and reads his fascinating DS fanfic story, ‘An Encounter’, originally published in Inside the Old House issue 44, November/December 1993. Other topics include: Lost in Space and Jonathan Harris, Godzilla, I-Ching wands, the 1991 Dark Shadows series, friendship with ITOH editor Dale Clark, and more!

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The very skilled (and sometimes underrated) actress Clarice Blackburn played Mrs. Sarah Johnson, Abigail Collins, and Minerva Trask on Dark Shadows and appeared as Mrs. Castle in Night of Dark Shadows. After DS, Clarice also went on to become a successful television writer. Visiting the podcast to discuss Clarice’s DS characters is Tweetie Jackie Blackburn, an administrator of several prominent DS Facebook groups, including the Dark Shadows Appreciation Society, Angelique’s Lair (Fans of Lara Parker), and Barnabas Collins and the Old House! Other topics of discussion include: Tweetie’s experiences meeting DS stars such as Lara Parker, Christopher Pennock, and Jerry Lacy, visiting Seaview Terrace aka “Collinwood”, the upcoming Dark Shadows Remembrance weekend, future hopes for DS, and more! Join us for a fun and spirited chat!

The Weird Cat is a new anthology edited by Katherine Kerestman and S. T. Joshi. It features more than three dozen short stories, poems, and essays by classic and contemporary masters of horror, including returning podcast guests, the acclaimed authors Katherine Kerestman and Stephen Mark Rainey. They visit the show to discuss The Weird Cat and its contents. Mark and Katherine also talk about how Dark Shadows served as a creative influence. The conversation then steers into discussion about Deathrealm Spirits, Mark's new anthology, and the intriguing idea of a Dark Shadows fiction anthology.

Returning to ‘Terror at Collinwood’ are Guy Haines, Bob Issel, and Nina Ogle, who all became enamored with ‘Dark Shadows’ when it originally aired in the 1960’s and early 1970’s. They’ve remained steadfast fans of the show, becoming heavily involved in DS fan events and activities over the years. Listen as these three fandom all-stars share many fascinating stories including: how they discovered DS and its fan community, memories of ShadowCon and the Dark Shadows Festivals, meetings and interactions with actors such as Jonathan Frid, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Louis Edmonds, Nancy Barrett, and Joan Bennett, visiting Charles Randolph Grean’s house, parties at Seaview Terrace, creating fan collectibles based on the Ben Cooper Barnabas Collins Halloween costume, trips to Essex, Connecticut to visit “the Evans Cottage”, and much more!

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This special Halloween installment of the podcast takes place within the eerie halls of Collinwood itself! Recorded on-location at Seaview Terrace aka the Carey Mansion, the episode features interviews with longtime Dark Shadows fans Bob Issel, Jimmy Hutcheson, Helen Samaras, Guy Haines, Vivian Hardwick, Nina Ogle, Mary Wasmer, and Marge Hicks. In addition to talk about Dark Shadows and the annual parties at the great house, Bob talks about the incredible new book ‘Our Shadowed Past’. Finally, several of the guests reveal their own real-life ghostly encounters at the haunted mansion.