Season 2: Episode 66 - 2 FOR ONE: House of Dark Shadows (1970) / Trilogy of Terror (1975)

2019-07-14

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House of Dark Shadows (1970) Written by Sam Hall and Gordon Russell and directed by Dan Curtis. This is a film of the classic soap opera Dark Shadows. In this film expansion, vampire Barnabas Collins looks for a cure for his vampirism. He used the basic Barnabas story line but with a modified ending. After the huge success of this daytime serial, Curtis decided to expand this into a feature film. The film is more violent that its daytime counterpart and was given a R rating upon its release. It would cast the televis...

House of Dark Shadows (1970)

Written by Sam Hall and Gordon Russell and directed by Dan Curtis. This is a film of the classic soap opera Dark Shadows. In this film expansion, vampire Barnabas Collins looks for a cure for his vampirism. He used the basic Barnabas story line but with a modified ending.

After the huge success of this daytime serial, Curtis decided to expand this into a feature film. The film is more violent that its daytime counterpart and was given a R rating upon its release. It would cast the television stars to reprise their roles.

The film stars Kathryn Leigh Scott, Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Roger Davis, Nancy Barrett, John Karlen and Louis Edmonson. During the time of filming, some of the stars were written out of the day time serial and returned back once their time on the film was done.

Trilogy of Terror (1975)

Written by William F Nolan and Richard Matheson and directed by Dan Curtis this three story anthology film all starring Karen Black.

The film starred Karen Black, John Karlen and Gregory Harrison. The film was a network smash in the ratings and has since become a horror classic. Karen Black blames the popularity of this film from only being cast in B Horror films.

Our special guest co-host is Tom Diamon (The Literary License Podcast Dark Shadows co-host) and Rod Labbe, journalist and novelist. We also have a special interview by Tom Diamon with the one and only Roger Davis, who gives us a special insight into the making of House of Dark Shadows.

A very special thank you to Don Capone who helped with a very difficult audio with the Roger Davis. Check out his website by clicking here. HERE

Opening Credits (.20); Introduction (3.50); Forming the Plot (14.34); Film Trailer (24.01); Lights, Camera, Action (27.44); Interview with Roger Davis (1:17.32); Forming the Plot (1:56.40); Lights, Camera, Action (2:06.02); Final Thoughts (2:30.33); End Credits (2:47.37); Closing Credits (2:49.11)

Opening Credit – Barnabas - by Vampire State Building – taken from the album Dark Shadows 30th Anniversary

Closing Credits – I Was Jesus In Your Veins – by Amy Studt - single out now

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