SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL ONLINE DARK SHADOWS NEWS: 
 
SHADOWGRAM NEWS UPDATE # 310
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following key breaking news in this Official DS News Online Update "bulletin."
 
**** SG PREMIERE ANNOUNCEMENT:
HOLLYWOOD BIG SCREEN DOUBLE-FEATURE MOVIE NIGHT
WITH DARK SHADOWS GUESTS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014
 
“Doctor Mabuse: Etiopomar” – World Premiere
Dan Curtis’ “Dracula” – 40th Anniversary Celebration
And “Dark Shadows” Music Composer Robert Cobert's 90th Birthday!
 
Bringing You a Night at the Movies With
DRACULA, DARK SHADOWS, and DOCTOR MABUSE!
 
The double feature event on the evening of Wed., April 30, marks the world premiere of “Doctor Mabuse: Etiopomar.” It’s the sequel to 2013’s “Doctor Mabuse,” which was world-premiered 4-27-13 at the Coronado Village Theater in Coronado, CA (San Diego),
 
The second part of the evening is the first public screening of a newly-restored print of the acclaimed 1974 film adaptation of “Dracula,” from DARK SHADOWS’ creator-executive producer, DAN CURTIS.
 
This special “Movie Night” will be held at the historic Vista Theatre, 4473 Sunset Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90027.   (323) 660-6639.
 
We celebrate “Mabuse” and the 40th anniversary of Curtis’ “Dracula” with our in-person guests:
 
3 DS ACTORS / MABUSE STARS:
 
Reprising their characters in the first “Mabuse” movie:
JERRY LACY
LARA PARKER
 
And in his first MABUSE role:
CHRISTOPHER PENNOCK
 
Writer-director ANSEL FARAJ will also appear with other cast members.
 
VERY SPECIAL GUEST:
Dark Shadows & Dracula Music Composer
ROBERT (BOB) COBERT
 
Premiering and available for purchase at the event will be:
--- The DRACULA soundtrack music CD by Robert Cobert
--- The DRACULA restored movie on Blu-Ray
 
Robert Cobert will be signing these brand-new releases, and we will celebrate his 90th birthday!
 
--- Also available during the evening: DS and Mabuse give-aways, plus available for purchase: memorabilia, ShadowGrams, special items from our guests, and the first “Doctor Mabuse” film DVD with deleted scenes, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage.
 
--- “Etiopomar” stars JERRY LACY, returning as the mysterious, powerful title character. Also starring are LARA PARKER (Madame Carrozza) and KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (Madame Von Harbau), portraying 2 clairvoyant sisters, and CHRIS PENNOCK as an evil new nemesis (Professor Konratz).
 
As a sequel to the first “Mabuse” film, “Etiopomar” continues the surreal, darkly-suspenseful story of the city Etiopomar, taken over by the “mental manipulator” Dr. Mabuse. He grips the dying city in his power while some – human or not? –citizens try to attack and weaken him, and others seek to snatch control and destroy him.
 
--- “Dracula” stars Oscar-winning actor Jack Palance as the legendary vampire of Bram Stoker’s novel. Often cited as one of the best versions of the classic book, it originally aired on CBS-TV in 1974 and was released theatrically outside America. Shot on location in Yugoslavia and England, the film includes an atmospheric music score by composer Robert Cobert, who turns 90 this year.
 
**** APRIL 30 – GENERAL SCHEDULE
(Times are approximate and subject to change)
 
6:15 - Doors Open.
In the lobby, the DS actors will be available for autographs, and DS, Mabuse, and Dracula items will be sold.
 
7:30 - A charity auction with special DS, Dracula, and Dan Curtis memorabilia
 
8:00 - “Doctor Mabuse: Etiopomar” will screen, followed by a Q&A with director-writer Ansel Faraj and cast members.
 
10:00 – Dan Curtis’ “Dracula” will screen.
 
**** TICKETS for the evening are only $15.00 per person.
 
You can purchase tickets by postal-mail OR through PayPal.
 
Please include the full name of each person for whom you are paying.
 
Please use ONLY the following postal-address and PayPal contact.
 
--- Postal-mail payments by check / money order must be made payable to: SHADOWGRAM.
 
Send postal-mail payments to:
 
ShadowGram
Marcy Robin
P.O. Box 1766
Temple City, CA 91780-7766
 
--- PayPal payments must use the recipient email address:   ShadowGram@aol.com
 
- Sorry, credit card payments can not be accepted.
 
Your tickets will be sent to you via postal-mail.
 
Please do NOT send any payments to the Dark Shadows Festival.

Robocop, now in theaters, features Jackie Earle Haley as military trainer to the title character.
Official trailer

And you may have seen the trailer for 300: Rise of an Empire, which spotlights Eva Green in her role as the vengeful Artemisia I (Angelique in combat!).  It opens in March.
Eva Green poster and movie photo.

SHADOWGRAM NEWS UPDATE # 308
February 5, 2014

Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,

ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following key breaking news in this Official DS News Online Update "bulletin."

**** UPDATING DS FESTIVAL‘S “TWO DAYS AT COLLINWOOD" WEEKEND

JUNE 28-29, 2014:

---- NEW GUEST

--- LYNDHURST DAY & LUNCHEON WITH THE STARS – TICKET PRICES (includes reduced-rate child admission)

--- PREMIERE-ANNOUNCING: THE WEEKEND’S TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

In Oct. & Dec., 2013, SG Online Updates #300 & #304 announced the 2014 DS Festival event. “The DS Weekend” in Tarrytown, NY, marks the actual 48th anniversary weekend of the 6-27-66 original TV series’ debut on ABC-TV’s daytime schedule.

The Weekend highlights the original DS movies: 1970s’ HOUSE OF DS (HODS) and 1971’s NIGHT OF DS (NODS).

---- SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2014

All activities will be at Lyndhurst Estate, where the 2 movies were filmed. Lyndhurst is at 635 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591.

---- SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2014

All activities will be at the Tarrytown Double Tree Hotel, a few hundred yards from the Lyndhurst entrance. The hotel is at 455 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591. 914-631-5700.

The Double Tree soon will sell out the limited number of available reduced-rate hotel sleeping rooms. When making a reservation, please mention / type in the special code – DSF.  Call the hotel directly or reserve online at http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/new-york/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-tarrytown-TERHIDT/index.html

Fans also can reserve rooms at the nearby Westchester Marriott Hotel at 914-631-2200, or contact another Tarrytown hotel for the weekend.

Tarrytown is 25 miles north of midtown Manhattan, easily accessible by car (Route 9) and train (Metro North-Hudson Line North to the Tarrytown exit).

**** ANNOUNCING MORE DS WEEKEND NEWS:

--- NEW GUEST: Sharon Smyth Lentz (Sarah Collins)

--- PREVIOUSLY-ANNOUNCED GUESTS:

HODS: Kathryn Leigh Scott, Marie Wallace (Marie was to portray an art dealer in the movie, but she was performing on the soap opera “Somerset” at the time)

NODS: David Selby, Lara Parker, James Storm

BOTH FILMS: John Karlen, Nancy Barrett

Our guests will be available for autographs and photo opportunities. The DS Marketplace will offer many different exciting and new items for sale at a range of prices.

NOTE: The tentative schedule for each day is later in this SG Update.

*** “A Day At Collinwood” – Lyndhurst Estate – Sat., June 28 – 12:00 noon to 9:00 Admission tickets:

Adult: $40

Children under 13: $20 (Half-Price)

*** “Luncheon & Afternoon with the Stars” – Double Tree Hotel – Sun., June 29 – 11:00am to 5:00pm

(Includes full 3-course meal and special DS gift bag)

Admission tickets:

Adult: $50

Children under 13: $25 (Half-Price)

Advance registration is required. Single-day & Both-days admission tickets are now available, ONLY by postal-mail.

You MUST use the official order form available in the Fest’s general postal-mailing, to be sent soon to everyone on the Fest’s postal-mailing list. You also can print the now-posted official order form directly from the Fest website. Addresses follow.

All tickets are non-refundable. Please send the full name/postal-mail address for each person for whom you are paying. Also please include a SASE (Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope) with your payment by check or money order. Payments / order forms / SASEs must be received at the following address no later than June 21, 2014.

Dark Shadows Festival

P.O. Box 92

Maplewood, NJ 07040

www.darkshadowsfestival.com

The Fest can not accept PayPal or credit card payments.

**** DS WEEKEND – TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

(All times are approximate and subject to change)

*** SATURDAY - June 28, 2014 (Lyndhurst Estate - "Collinwood")

All events (except for mansion tours and exploring the estate grounds) will be held in the air-conditioned Lyndhurst Stables complex, unless otherwise noted.

12 noon Gate opens / Registration begins / Opening Ceremonies / Guests’ Autograph Session Begins

12:30pm "Collinwood" Mansion Tours Begin / Dark Shadows On Location Presentation

1:00 The Lost House of Dark Shadows - Hosted by Marie Wallace

1:30 Dark Shadows At Lyndhurst - A Behind The Scenes of The DS Movies

2:00 Charity Auction of DS Memorabilia & Collectibles

3:00 Light & Shadows - A Dark Shadows Tribute Performance by David Selby

4:00 Guest Questions & Answers with the Stars

4:30 Dark Shadows Audio Drama Live

5:00pm Kathryn Leigh Scott, Nancy Barrett, & John Karlen host House of Dark Shadows, screened in High Definition

7:00pm Lara Parker, David Selby & James Storm host Night of Dark Shadows, screened in High Definition

9:00pm Closing / Dark Shadows “Afterglow” at the Double Tree Hotel Next Door / Ghost Stories with Sarah Collins (Guest: Sharon Smyth)

*** SUNDAY - June 29, 2014 (DoubleTree Tarrytown Hotel)

All events will be held in the Double Tree Hotel ballroom and lobby.

11:00am Doors Open / Registration

11:30 Luncheon Begins / Charity Auction / Door Prizes / Gift Bag Distribution

1:30 Dark Shadows Follies: Stage performance starring Lara Parker, Kathryn Leigh Scott, and Marie Wallace

2:15 Guest Questions & Answers with the Stars

3:00 Autograph Session / DS Marketplace Memorabilia Sale

5:00 Optional No-Host Fan Field Trip to nearby Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Marcy Robin

SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL ONLINE DARK SHADOWS NEWS
UPDATE # 304
 
December 27, 2013

 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following key breaking news in this Official DS News Online Update "bulletin."
 
 
**** SG PREMIERE ANNOUNCEMENT:
2014 DS FESTIVAL WEEKEND THIS SUMMER: ANNOUNCING DETAILS
 
SG Update # 300 (Oct. 19) gave the first official word about the 2014 DS Festival Weekend event.
 
Here, SG premiere-announces our DS guests, guest performances and participation, behind-the-scenes and exclusive new screenings, and much more.
 
As noted in SG Online Upoate # 300, this “double event” DS Festival will be held in Tarrytown, NY, from June 28-29, 2014. The weekend marks the actual 48th anniversary of the original daytime series’ debut on ABC-TV (June 27, 1966). That opening episode showed Victoria Winters’ arrival in Collinsport, Maine.
 
**** SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2014
 
All Fest activities will be at the historic Lyndhurst Estate, which served as “Collinwood” in the films "House of Dark Shadows" (1970)  (HODS) and "Night of Dark Shadows" (1971) (NODS). The buildings and grounds are part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Proceeds from the Weekend will benefit the restoration and maintenance of the estate.
 
Lyndhurst is located at 635 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Tarrytown is 24 miles north of midtown Manhattan, on the eastern shore of the Hudson River, at the Tappan Zee Bridge.
 
Saturday programming at Lyndhurst will run from 12 noon to 9:00 pm.
 
--- Special Guest DAVID SELBY (Quentin Collins) makes his first return to the property since filming the NODS 4+ decades ago. He will present a special musical and dramatic performance that pays tribute to DS and its fans.
 
----Other guests from NODS: JAMES STORM (Gerard) and LARA PARKER (Angelique).
---- Guest from HODS: KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (Maggie)
---- Guests from both DS movies: JOHN KARLEN (Willie, Alex) and NANCY BARRETT (Carolyn, Claire)
The guests will present their memories of filming the DS movies at Lyndhurst..
 
Other guests to be announced. All guest appearances are subject to personal and professional commitments.
 
--- Programming Highlights:
 
The first-ever high-definition screenings of "House of Dark Shadows" and "Night of Dark Shadows" will take place.
 
The world-premiere video "Collinwood at the Cinema - Behind the Scenes" features previously-unseen material. There will be other surprises as well. 
 
There will be autographs, question-and-answer sessions, and photos with the stars, along with a charity auction of rare and unique DS items to benefit Lyndhurst. There also will be a DS Marketplace with a wide variety of memorabilia (some debuting) for sale at a range of prices. Available sale items include issues of the ShadowGram Newsletter, photos, books by several of our guests, DS collectibles, and much more.
 
These activities will be held in the Lyndhurst stables complex and tented courtyard – all with air-conditioning. Additionally, each attendee may tour the interior of the beautiful Lyndhurst mansion, featured so prominently in both DS movies. Fans also can explore the extensive grounds, which include the massive greenhouse and other structures. The famed Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and Washington Irving’s home Sunnyside are within walking distance.
 
 
**** SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2014
 
All activities will take place a few hundred yards down the street from Lyndhurst Estate, at the Doubletree Tarrytown Hotel.
 
The hotel is located at 455 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591
 
--- Programming Highlights:
 
The DS LUNCHEON & AFTERNOON WITH THE STARS takes place from 11:30 am - 5:00 pm. Each fan attendee will enjoy a 3-course meal, a DS gift bag of goodies, and door prizes will be awarded. After lunch, fans may receive autographs from, and take photos with, the DS actors in attendance, and purchase DS memorabilia
 
There will be other DS surprises, including a special stage performance by Marie Wallace (DS-TV Jenny Collins, Eve, Megan Todd), Lara Parker, & Kathryn Leigh Scott together!
 
 
---- DS FESTIVAL WEEKEND INFORMATION:
HOST HOTEL SPECIAL DISCOUNT DSF SLEEPING ROOM RATES
 
Tickets/Memberships for the Fest Weekend (Lyndhurst and Luncheon) are not yet available.  SG Online Updates and the upcoming SG #122 print issue will premiere-announce the specifics soon.
 
Fans now are encouraged to make their sleeping room reservations at the host hotel for the weekend, by directly contacting the Tarrytown DoubleTree Hotel
 
The hotel address is 455 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Phone: 914-631-5700
 
There is a special DS Festival reduced sleeping room rate for those who call the hotel and mention the discount code: DSF
 
The same code – DSF – also may be used to receive the discount rate when making sleeping room reservations online at the Doubletree Tarrytown Hotel website:
http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/new-york/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-tarrytown-TERHIDT/index.html
 
The Fest sleeping room rate is $149.00 + tax (per night). It applies for stays over the nights of June 26-29, 2014.
 
For hotel room reservations, please be sure to mention the DSF discount code when you call the direct line: 914-631-5700.
 
The number of reduced rate rooms is limited. It is recommended that fans make their reservations as soon as possible.
 
---- GETTING TO LYNDHURST & TARRYTOWN
Lyndhurst Estate and the DoubleTree Hotel are easily accessible by car and bus via Route 9 North. Lyndhurst is one-half mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge on Route 9; approximately 24 miles north of midtown Manhattan on the eastern shore of the Hudson River. The mansion can be seen from the northbound lanes of the bridge.
 
The closest national/international airports are La Guardia and Newark, then go by rail, taxi, or car to Tarrytown. To travel by train, take the Metro North-Hudson Line north to the Tarrytown station. Taxis are available at the station, and it’s about a 5-minute ride to the hotel and/or Lyndhurst.
 
---- ATTENDING THE 2014 DS FESTIVAL IN TARRYTOWN
 
As noted, the Fest membership rates and other information are not yet available. SG expects to premiere-announce the specific details in early January, in a SG Official DS News Online Update.
 
To receive an advance postal-mailing about registration for the 2014 Festival after all details are finalized, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) to the Fest address. Please note postage goes up 3 cents to $.49 on Jan. 26.
 
Dark Shadows
P.O. Box 92
Maplewood, NJ 07040
 

---- LYNDHURST INFORMATION
 
The estate is part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and tours of the mansion will be available to attending fans. An acclaimed example of “19thcentury American Gothic Revival style architecture,” it was the elegant home of railroad magnate/Wall Street tycoon Jay Gould, who bought the estate in 1880 and added to it – inside and out. The rooms are filled with original and period furnishings, décor, and art collections.
 
Several rooms, with original contents, are prominently featured in both DS movies. The buildings are set comfortably in a spacious, open landscape laid out in a "gardenesque" style, with sweeping wide lawns, established trees, and a large variety of bushes, shrubs, flowers, and other plants. Fans can walk the grounds, but please be aware it is open sloping terrain with some dirt walkways, uneven lawn/plant patches, etc. All Fest programming activities on Saturday will be held in the courtyard and stables area, near the mansion. This area is fairly level with solid footing and easier access.
 
SG Online Updates and the upcoming new SG #122 print issue will announce and provide the latest complete and official Weekend details. The postal-mail SG published Newsletter editions are available by paid subscription.
 
Marcy Robin
ShadowGram Editor / Publisher