Dark Shadows

While Supernatural Events Have Become Fairly Commonplace On Daytime Television In Recent Decades, Dark Shadows, Which Aired On Abc Between 1966 And 1971, Pioneered This Format When It Blended The Vampires, Werewolves, Warlocks, And Witches Of Fictional Collinsport, Maine, With Standard Soap Opera Fare Like Alcoholism, Jealousy, And Tangled Love. In This Volume, Author Harry M. Benshoff Examines Dark Shadows, Both During Its Initial Run And As An Enduring Cult Phenomenon, To Prove That The Show Was An Important Precursor-or Even Progenitor-of Today's Phenomenally Popular Gothic And Fantasy Media Franchises Like Twilight, Harry Potter, And True Blood.benshoff Demonstrates That Viewers Of All Ages Responded To The Haunted World Of Dark Shadows, Making Unlikely Stars Out Of The Show's Iconic Characters-reluctant Vampire Barnabas Collins, Playboy Werewolf Quentin Collins, Vengeful Witch Angelique Duval, And Vampire Hunter Dr.