From topic "CAMPY FUN WITH DARK SHADOWS: HEIRESS OF COLLINWOOD"
Interestingly, though, especially in light of the recent discussions about HoDS, my vague (admittedly, very extremely vague) memories of the novelization of that movie make me think that the novel is actually quite superior to the movie, in regard to storytelling and characterization.
It most definitely is because it includes everything in the script that ended up getting cut, plus a few tidbits thrown in to help to strengthen the characters even more than the script does. IF ONLY the movie was as good as the book. But alas...
Truthfully, reading the novelization and seeing how all the cut stuff would have played into and greatly enhanced the story was one of the chief influences that caused me to almost instantly look down on the movie as much as I do.