Terror at Collinwood Episode 81: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Generational Appeal of DS with Vikrum Mathur

Writer, film critic, and actor Vikrum Mathur visits the podcast to talk about his experiences as a fan of Dark Shadows and how the series connects with many people across cultures and generations. Vikrum recounts stories about his great grandmother’s love of DS and also talks about some of the creatures and folklore of India that would have worked well in the Dark Shadows setting. In addition, Vikrum reminisces about playing Dark Shadows with his friends, shares thoughts about some of his favorite characters from the original series, and discusses the various iterations of DS over the years. Join us for this fun discussion!
 
AUDIO VERSION:
www.terroratcollinwood.com/episodes/terror-at-collinwood-episode-81-cross-cultural-and-cross-generational-appeal-of-ds-with-vikrum-mathur
 
VIDEO VERSION:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdGTrh_CDCY

Terror at Collinwood Episode 80: The Monsters of Dark Shadows with Jeff Owens and Steven Turek

Over the course of its five-year run, Dark Shadows featured several classic monster archetypes which were drawn from the pantheon of supernatural horror and folklore. Visiting Terror at Collinwood for an overview of these dark and shadowy creatures are writer and podcaster Jeff Owens, co-host of the Classic Horrors Club Podcast, and podcaster Steven Turek, host of the DieCast Movie Podcast! Longtime Monster Kids and fans of DS, Jeff and Steven join Penny to share their thoughts about the various monsters of DS!
 
AUDIO VERSION:
www.terroratcollinwood.com/episodes/terror-at-collinwood-episode-80-the-monsters-of-dark-shadows-with-jeff-owens-and-steven-turek
 
VIDEO VERSION:
https://youtu.be/dW5eTKFyhgw

More details re: dicounted hotel rate and tickets for the Saturday Jonathan Frid Centenary event.
Nancy Barrett will also be in attendance.


HOTEL: https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1711401290940&key=GRP&app=resvlink&fbclid=IwAR0Hy98UCr3ocTkrtnZzIpswDsZtE_1z8k0ihn2PKU9WicWX6EaHUiU-cd4_aem_ASPX8R4cQjMBzbVJ9MS7cpN_2mU95uHWRKVJqBcJlDrW21xrC-n--Suj0lzRoDXaWa16Kprtt_umGNsEGOUQwXos

FRID CENTENARY TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-shadows-remembrance-weekend-tickets-869521511247?aff=efbevent&fbclid=IwAR00e-a71cDIHrjdcE2uYFpdy9wDhdCPeLxOhJfGrFnpXK-jfJ3z0ReT-1s_aem_ASP5Byrc9A0-oZHkzqVbnjLDNXtFRZBGqcJq_wVzbnh-Py0HrMeaedWw8q9s_ADZW-ZzOgL4z2lEaGKpPVeBkKvx

Terror at Collinwood Episode 78: Sam Irvin Was a Teenage Monster Hunter!

Award-winning filmmaker, writer, and television director Sam Irvin visits the podcast to talk about some of his monstrous adventures and his childhood love of Dark Shadows. Topics include: discussion about his books The Epic Saga Behind Frankenstein the True Story, and the 1973 film it covers, and the Rondo-winning I Was a Teenage Monster Hunter, Sam’s origins as a Monster Kid, his decades-long friendship with Vincent Price, his first meeting with Cassandra Peterson (Elvira) and how he got the job directing Elvira’s Haunted Hills, how Dark Shadows influenced his TV show Dante’s Cove, co-executive producing Gods and Monsters and being on the set during the filming of the Bride of Frankensteinscene, Famous Monsters of Filmland, collecting the Dark Shadows Paperback Library novels, and much more!

AUDIO VERSION:
www.terroratcollinwood.com/episodes/terror-at-collinwood-episode-78-sam-irvin-was-a-teenage-monster-hunter
 
VIDEO VERSION:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjhcpdrIwDI

CONGRATULATIONS, PENNYDREADFUL!!

Wonderful News!

    

Thank you, Josette!

Congrats, Amanda!

I posted this in the Terror at Collinwood thread, but thought I'd post it here too, for those who may be interested! I chatted with John Logan, creator of Showtime's Penny Dreadful and massive DS fan, on the podcast.

The multiverses have collided - the creator of Showtime's Penny Dreadful chatted with the the horror hostess Penny Dreadful about Dark Shadows, a show that shares many similarities with 19th century penny dreadfuls!
 

Terror at Collinwood Ep 76: John Logan, Celebrated Playwright & Screenwriter, Talks Dark Shadows, Monsters, Showtime’s Penny Dreadful, and more!

Award-winning playwright and screenwriter John Logan created the Showtime series Penny Dreadful, and has written numerous plays, including Red, Never the Sinner, and Peter and Alice. In addition, the prolific Mr. Logan has written screenplays for major motion pictures such as The Aviator, Hugo, Gladiator, Sweeney Todd, and many others. John also happens to be a passionate Dark Shadows fan! He visits the podcast to talk Dark Shadows, Showtime’s Penny Dreadful, Universal Monsters, classic horror, and much more! In the process, John discusses the impact DS has made on the terror and speculative fiction genre, and how it inspires his own work as a creator. This is one episode you will not want to miss! Bonus question for you at the end: So, you want to live in Collinwood?
 
 
AUDIO version: www.terroratcollinwood.com/episodes/terror-at-collinwood-episode-76-john-logan-celebrated-playwright-amp-screenwriter-talks-dark-shadows-monsters-showtimes-penny-dreadful-and-more
 
VIDEO version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cGdfrNxOwo

Terror at Collinwood Ep 76: John Logan, Celebrated Playwright & Screenwriter, Talks Dark Shadows, Monsters, Showtime’s Penny Dreadful, and more!

Award-winning playwright and screenwriter John Logan created the Showtime series Penny Dreadful, and has written numerous plays, including Red, Never the Sinner, and Peter and Alice. In addition, the prolific Mr. Logan has written screenplays for major motion pictures such as The Aviator, Hugo, Gladiator, Sweeney Todd, and many others. John also happens to be a passionate Dark Shadows fan! He visits the podcast to talk Dark Shadows, Showtime’s Penny Dreadful, Universal Monsters, classic horror, and much more! In the process, John discusses the impact DS has made on the terror and speculative fiction genre, and how it inspires his own work as a creator. This is one episode you will not want to miss! Bonus question for you at the end: So, you want to live in Collinwood?
 
 
AUDIO version: www.terroratcollinwood.com/episodes/terror-at-collinwood-episode-76-john-logan-celebrated-playwright-amp-screenwriter-talks-dark-shadows-monsters-showtimes-penny-dreadful-and-more
 
VIDEO version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cGdfrNxOwo

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I can't tell you how excited I was to see this post answering my question from 2009, here:

http://dsboards.com/SMF/index.php?topic=17198.msg141663#msg141663

Title: Dream Curse Story Origin
Post by: Philippe Cordier on March 20, 2009, 07:11:26 PM

At any rate, in "The Dark Shadows Almanac: 30th Anniversary Tribute," there is a page titled "Dark Shadows Sources," and it lists a story by an unknown author, "The Dream Deceivers," as the inspiration for the 1968 Dream curse instigated by Cassandra Blair.

Does anyone know anything about this story? I've done a google search and didn't come up with anything.

- Philippe Cordier


If "The Dream Deceivers" was a published book or short story, Bette and Luciaphil were not able to find any trace of it back in 2002 using their library resources.
Midnite


Thanks, Midnite.

The Dream Curse storyline is the first extended sequence of DS that I remember from childhood, so it has special significance to me. It was so terrifying at that time. Surprisingly, I don't remember too much about it from my viewing of the series in the 1990s on SciFi.

It's interesting to think of the mileage that some unknown author's story got, and he or she has never been properly credited!

- Philippe

..........................

In which post Midnite referred back to the question as previously posed in 2002:

http://dsboards.com/SMF/index.php?topic=1424.msg9971#msg9971

Title: Dream curse question
Post by: kuanyin on June 04, 2002, 04:53:09 PM

22 years is a long time to wait, but I'm glad there's finally an answer!

- Philippe

Philippe, I am THRILLED and delighted to hear this. Thank you for posting to let me know. I was really hoping the episode would reach those who've been asking this question for years. As mentioned in the episode, the waters were muddied by the odd inclusion in the Almanac and I put forward a couple of theories about why they did that. One I didn't mention was that it might've been an ill-conceived prank ("deceivers" - hmm), but I hope that itsn't the case. My guess is that it was kind of a fudge as a way of including it without drawing attention to the fact that the novel wasn't/isn't in the public domain! That said, neither is 'The Lottery', so who knows why that was done? Weirdly, the info has been out there for a long time as Ron Sproat told the fans at the first Festival that the Dream Curse storyline was inspired by the novel, 'The Dreamers'. It just flew past a lot of our radars. Hopefully, this episode will shed more light on it.

Terror at Collinwood Episode 74: DS Minor & Supporting Characters Celebration with Nick Caputo
 
Dark Shadows certainly boasted a memorable and iconic roster of main characters, but there were also a plethora of outstanding supporting and minor characters in the series. These characters, and the actors who played them, brought something special to the show. In this episode of Terror at Collinwood, longtime fan Nick Caputo visits to discuss these noteworthy short-term characters. Nick is a writer, blogger, and Steve Ditko expert who brings his vast comics knowledge to the table during the discussion. Other topics include: Nick’s DS memories, collecting the bubblegum cards, buying comics, Steve Ditko, Roy Thomas, the DS and comics connection, DS Festivals, and more!
 
Audio Version:
www.terroratcollinwood.com/episodes/terror-at-collinwood-episode-74-ds-minor-amp-supporting-characters-celebration-with-nick-caputo
 
YouTube Version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llcz3MMT7Ro
 
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