SHADOWGRAM UPDATE NUMBER # 416
MARCH 1, 2019
 
MASTER OF DARK SHADOWS - New York Film Premiere Event Update
 
ShadowGram is pleased to provide further details on the forthcoming Saturday afternoon April 13 DARK SHADOWS festivities in Manhattan celebrating the debut of the new "Master of Dark Shadows" documentary, which will include a big-screen premiere for fans to attend, followed by a celebrity question-and-answer session, complimentary photo op and autograph signing.
 
**PLEASE NOTE that the previously announced separate evening dinner reception has sold out.**
 
A limited number of seats are now available only for the afternoon film premiere screening/discussion/Q&A/autograph signing at the Paley Center for The Media. 
 
MASTER OF DARK SHADOWS
World Premiere Screening/Celebrity Q&A/Autograph Signing from 2:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Paley Center For The Media
25 West 52nd Street
New York, NY  10019
(Between 5th & 6th Avenues)
 
Appearing In Person:
LARA PARKER (Angelique), KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (Maggie/Josette), SHARON SMYTH (Sarah Collins), MARIE WALLACE (Eve), DONNA WANDREY (Roxanne) and other surprise guests to be announced.
 
MASTER OF DARK SHADOWS PREMIERE EVENT TICKETS - $20.00 per person Includes: Master of Dark Shadows film screening - Discussion, Q&A, autographs - Complimentary Photos Taken with Guests
 
Advance Reservations Required. Online payment via PayPal to Kathleener@aol.com
or mail-order payment to: Dark Shadows, P.O. Box 92, Maplewood, New Jersey  07040

Please note: Tickets must be purchased in advance as detailed above and will not be for sale at the Paley Center.
 
"Before Buffy, Twilight, Stephen King or Anne Rice, there was the Gothic world of Dan Curtis" - MPI Publicity
 
The new documentary MASTER OF DARK SHADOWS reveals the impact and appeal of Dark Shadows while also exploring the creative mind of producer-director Dan Curtis. Known as the "King of TV Horror," the Emmy-winning filmmaker was also responsible for other iconic genre favorites including The Night Stalker, Trilogy of Terror and Burnt Offerings.
 
Immediately after the screening, a question-and-answer session and discussion will be held on stage with original Dark Shadows actors and other personnel, followed by autograph signings and complimentary photos with the stars.
 
This is the only official Dark Shadows event/reunion in the New York area this year. The "Master of Dark Shadows" premiere will sell out so it is recommended that reservations be made as admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Chiller Theatre: Friday April 26 - Sunday April 28, guests include Marie Wallace and Kathryn Leigh Scott

Guest List

Thanks, Kosmo!

SHADOWGRAM UPDATE NUMBER 414
FEBRUARY 8, 2019

"MASTER OF DARK SHADOWS" DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE - NEW YORK, APRIL 13, 2019 - PART OF "DARK SHADOWS SATURDAY THE 13th” CELEBRATION ALONG WITH SPECIAL DINNER RECEPTION WITH THE STARS.
 
As ShadowGram Official Updates previously announced, the long-awaited, feature-length documentary "Master Of Dark Shadows", which chronicles the history of the Gothic romance-horror-suspense series and the path of its creator and genre kingpin Dan Curtis, will officially premiere in New York City on Saturday, April 13.
 
The special screening will take place at 2:00 pm at the Paley Center For Media, located at 25 West 52nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenue.  Following the film, a moderated discussion will be held on stage with original Dark Shadows actors and production personnel, followed by autograph signings and DS memorabilia sale.
 
The second part of the "Dark Shadows Saturday The 13th" festivities will take place at the restored historic Empire Hotel a few blocks away where "Dark Shadows" held rehearsals for several months in 1966 during its early days. A dinner reception with the stars will be held and all attendees will receive a Deluxe Dark Shadows Gift Bag containing DS merchandise and collectibles plus an exclusive, never-before-available color 8x10 photograph signed by original DS cast.  The event will end at 8 pm though fans are welcome to stay at the hotel bar for drinks and mingling afterwards.
 
Please note that the Paley Center will not be selling tickets for "The Master Of Dark Shadows"  premiere.  Admission will be by advance reservation only for the full "Dark Shadows Saturday  The 13th" afternoon and evening activities and will be handled through ShadowGram Online and the Dark Shadows Festival/Official Fan Club. Full online and mail order ticket reservations and ordering information will be announced in the next few days along with DS guests expected to participate in the screening and dinner events.

The screen grab attached below is of the Tappan Zee Bridge (connecting Nyack with Tarrytown) as seen above Lyndhurst in Night of Dark Shadows.  And the video in the below link shows the final moments of its Eastern approach (which I believe to be the same portion seen in NoDS) on January 19 when it was demolished by explosives.

The replacement is called the Mario Cuomo Bridge and not, unfortunately, the Mario Cuomo Tappan Zee Bridge. 

Tappan Zee Bridge comes down in a flash; video


Many thanks to Kosmo for the link!

MPI has only 10 of them left.   

Spring release of Master of Dark Shadows by MPI

Dark Shadows Documentary Narrated by Ian McShane Announced

This past weekend (Saturday, 1/12), Svengoolie on MeTV aired the cheesy "Village of the Giants" (presented in Svensurround, meaning his own brand of sound effects were added).  The cast!  The music!  The pop culture locations! ... I could not stop watching.  As always, he broke to talk about the cards and letters he receives from fans, and one such letter came with photos of a couple with the last name Pietrantoni-- DS fans posing in their Svengoolie tees in front of the Collins crypt from HoDS.  Unfortunately, Sven identified it as the having been "used on the Dark Shadows TV Show," sigh.  But I did not know that the cemetery has dedicated an open casket space inside to Barnabas.  See the couple's photo below.