NYC-based writer & arts reporter, Will McKinley, tweets about the Fest (and some replies):
willmckinley Will McKinley
At the #DarkShadows festival in Brooklyn. #Twilight fans, come on by and see what you'll look like in 40 years.
1 hour ago
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86-year-old #DarkShadows star Jonathan Frid takes the stage to thunderous applause.
58 minutes ago
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#DarkShadows star Jonathan Frid on stage introducing a collection of clips featuring his character, Barnabas Collins.
56 minutes ago
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I would guess there are about 2,000 #DarkShadows fans here, or 1,000 with very patient spouses.
52 minutes ago
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Jonathan Frid's #DarkShadows presentation is focusing on his early, black & white scenes. He really was stunningly creepy.
46 minutes ago
PlumBerryK Kelly Jean
@willmckinley I would watch Dark Shadows every day after elementary school. I think it's how my mom learned English!
30 minutes ago
LJonte LJonte
@willmckinley I love, love, LOVE Dark Shadows. Barnabas was the first 'angsty' vampire in pop culture, though he rarely gets credit.
26 minutes ago
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Frid's Barnabas had a fascinating arc, from villain to action hero. I wonder which version Depp will portray. #darkshadows
24 minutes ago
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In 1969 #DarkShadows had an audience of 20 million people every day. Few primetime shows do those kind of numbers today.
18 minutes ago
DanTillotson Dan Tillotson
@willmckinley Hundreds of TV channels in the UK - and not one of them running Dark Shadows to my knowledge. Loved it on the 90s SF Channel.
16 minutes ago
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Jonathan Frid is walking around with the wolf's head cane he used in #DarkShadows 45 years ago.
6 minutes ago
ninatypewriter Nina L. Diamond
@willmckinley A million thanks for live-tweeting the #DarkShadows festival. I interviewed Jonathan Frid 20 yrs ago & he was a delight.
6 minutes ago
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Frid concludes and introduces Kathryn Leigh Scott, who played his doomed bride Josette. #darkshadows
3 minutes ago
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@DanTillotson every episode of #darkshadows is available on DVD, and hundreds are available to stream on Netflix.
1 minute ago