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House of Dark Shadows

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House of Dark Shadows

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Summary

Vampire Barnabas Collins is accidentally released from his centuries-long confinement at his family's estate in Maine. He targets his clueless descendants who live there now and pursues Maggie, the incarnation of his lost love.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

The first of two movie offshoots - the second was the far less interesting Night of Dark Shadows - from the popular US daytime horror soap Dark Shadows, featuring a number of series regulars, is one of the best horror movies of the 1970s. Eighteenth-century vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) rises from his Maine grave to convert all the residents of the family mansion to his evil bloodsucking ways. Lavish production values, stunning photography, great special effects and moments of pure bone-chilling shock make this a resonant delight, exquisitely directed by series producer Dan Curtis. The poetic finale is a tour-de-force of superb gothic imagery and galvanising horror.

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6.3/10

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rolenameBarnabas CollinsJonathan FridElizabeth Collins StoddardJoan BennettDr Julia HoffmanGrayson HallMaggie EvansKathryn Leigh ScottJeff ClarkRoger DavisCarolyn StoddardNancy BarrettWillie LoomisJohn KarlenProf T Eliot StokesThayer DavidRoger CollinsLouis EdmondsTodd JenningsDonald BriscoeDavid CollinsDavid HenesySheriff George PattersonDennis PatrickMinisterJerry LacyDr ForbesHumbert AstredoTodd's nurseTerry CrawfordPallbearerMichael Stroka

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rolenameDirectorDan Curtis

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Theatrical distributor

MGM Pictures

Languages

English

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