On May 8, 1991, Dark Shadows fans gathered at rallies across the United States for Save Dark Shadows Day. The rallies were in addition to a mail-in and phone campaign urging NBC to save the prime time version of the show.

On April 18, 1967, Jonathan Frid debuted as vampire Barnabas Collins on the ABC Gothic daytime soap opera Dark Shadows.

Remembering stage, TV, and film actor Jonathan Frid, who was born December 2, 1924, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Frid, who was best known for his role as vampire Barnabas Collins on Dark Shadows, died April 14, 2012.

In honor of National Siblings Day on April 10th, we remember the trio of acting Bennett sisters--Barbara Bennett, Joan Bennett, and Constance Bennett. The sisters appeared in many motion pictures, theater productions, and television series spanning multiple decades.

On April 4, 1971, the Pittsburgh Press reported that the second Dark Shadows feature film, Curse of Dark Shadows (later renamed Night of Dark Shadows) was being filmed Lyndhurst Mansion]in Tarrytown, New York.

On April 2, 1971, the final episode of the ABC Gothic daytime soap opera Dark Shadows aired.

On March 22, 1991, the final episode of the revived Dark Shadows series aired on NBC. The weekly Gothic drama was largely filmed at the Greystone mansion in Beverly Hills, California.

Actor Don Briscoe (birth name Cecil Donald Briscoe), born March 20, 1940, played Chris Jennings on the 1960s Gothic daytime soap opera Dark Shadows. Briscoe also appeared in the 1970 feature film House of Dark Shadows. Briscoe passed away October 31, 2004.

The Lyndhurst estate in Tarrytown, New York served as the perfect backdrop for the Dark Shadows feature films House of Dark Shadows (1970) and Night of Dark Shadows (1971).

The Dark Shadows game was one of two board games based on the popular 1966-71 ABC daytime Gothic soap Dark Shadows sold during the late 1960s.

On March 4, i1927, actor #ThayerDavid (birth name David Thayer Hersey) was born n Medford, Massachusetts. Starting in the 1950s, David appeared in numerous film and TV roles, most notably as Professor Stokes on the 1960s ABC Gothic daytime soap Dark Shadows.

In 1968, the Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation sold packets containing Barnabas Collins wallet photos and a piece of bubblegum for 5 cents. Barnabas was a popular character on the ABC daytime Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. The wrapper referred to Barnabas as "TV's cool ghoul."

This is a replica of Josette's music box from Dark Shadows. The music box, produced in 1970, was sold via mail order for $4.98