An article about Young and the Restless writer Janice Ferri Esser references her love for DS:
Now living in Lake Forest, Esser cut her soap opera teeth as a youth watching numerous daytime serials on television, but her favorite was the gothic cult favorite, "Dark Shadows."
"I was a huge 'Dark Shadows' fan. I used to pretend I was Angelique, the witch in the show, and act out scenes when I was probably 7 or 8. I wanted to be an actress on a soap opera. It never occurred to me there were writers."To read the entire article, check out:
Manteno native went from watching to writing for TV
