It's actually the same trailer that was on the laserdisc, and even the same exact 20+ year old transfer, from a damaged film element- You'll note the rip in the last shot of it.
I don't think I've seen the laserdisc version - well, unless it's the one that has shown up on a few Web sites, perhaps even your former Restoration site. I know I have seen a version on the Internet where Strak's line is included. But the odd thing is that it's completely missing in the version included on the DS Tribute (aka the DS 30th Anniversary). When it comes to that point in the trailer, there's just dead silence. And that's all the odder now that you've pointed out that it certainly appears that that version and the version on the DVD/Blu-ray are the same because they both have that rip near the very end. It's very odd.
Though I've also noticed that the version on the DS Tribute has somewhat of a green tint that isn't present in the Blu-ray version. (I'd show a side by side comparison, but my Blu-ray playing software on my computer doesn't have a screen capturing feature. Though a capture from the DS Tribute version is upcoming in this post.)
Plus if they transferred it from one of the elements that doesn't have the superimposed text and title card, you'd be able to see a full 9 second shot from the lost Poolhouse sequence, without the text over it...
Yes, here are screen caps with and without the NoDS logo:
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-1min TEASER- this is the one that's mostly audio over the long-shot of Collinwood from HODS, with lightning flashes
That one has to be the most bizarre trailer for the film. But then I'm not particularly a fan of the radio spots, so using one of them over footage from hoDS is not something I'd respond to well anyway.
-2min International trailer- this is on one of the DS bonus DVDs, but it's one without the superimposed text, and my fave of the bunch.
Yes, it's on DS Collection 26. It's probably my favorite as well, and I like to refer to it as the "He came from the house on the hill/She came from the grave" trailer because of the way the voiceover includes those tag lines over, among others, these two shots:
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Plus it includes some great shots from the seance:
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-TV spots (one was on the laserdisc- there are 10, 20, and 30 second varieties) a shot or two of a deleted scene is included on one of them.
I believe I've only seen the 10 and 30 second varieties of these. The 30 second version is on the DS Behind the Scenes VHS and segment of the DS Special Edition DVD. And I saw the 10 second version back in the day - though it wasn't much to get excited about because all it featured was the shot of Angelique approaching Tracy with the voiceover "From the makers of house of Dark Shadows, Night of Dark Shadows. (Laughter) A night of...TERROR."
Is the 20 second version of any interest compared to the 30 second version? At least the 30 second version includes deleted material.
The Miss American Ghost contest teaser- scrolling text over a Collinwood background.
I'm pretty sure I've never seen that. The only thing connected to Miss American Ghost that I've seen is the poster:
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And radio spots.
Yes...well...