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The Healing Gardens of New York, is coming to all coasts starting Friday, August 19 at 9PM PT.

That would be Saturday, Aug. 19 at 9 a.m. PT.  Repeating:

Saturday, Aug. 19   2:00 pm
Sunday, Aug. 27   9:00 pm
Monday, Aug. 28   3:00 am
Monday, Aug. 28   7:00 am  (all times are Pacific)

Press Release from Penny Blood Magazine:

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NEW YORK, NY, AUGUST 21, 2006:  Dark Shadows, the popular spook show that had kids running home from school to watch has, at last, returned in a new form to thrill its die hard fans, as well as captivate a whole new audience. Penny Blood Magazine has the exclusive story on the return of Dark Shadows to the world of entertainment. 4 all new stories about the Collins Family will be released on CD by Big Finish productions, featuring alumni of the original 1960s television show - David Selby, Lara Parker, Kathryn Leigh Scott and John Karlen. Penny Blood has the behind the scenes story of how longtime Dark Shadows fan and producer Stuart Manning was able to gather the original cast members and resurrect Dan Curtis's cult classic. Penny Blood is a national print publication focusing on horror in film, literature and entertainment.  It features articles and interviews on genre filmmakers and authors, along with a wealth of movie reviews.[/size][/font]

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Use the above link to see the cool cover.  Click to enlarge it.

Congratulations, Stuart!

DS: The Beginning DVDs will be priced at $54.98 for each collection of 35 episdoes.  Alexandra Moltke will introduce the series in Collection 1, which will ship January 2007, with the remaining 5 collections released every other month.  At this time, these DVDs will only be available through the MPI DVD Club.  Benefits of membership include a free 6th DVD purchased through the club, free shipping via US mail, and discounts on specific DS merchandise.

Here is the message sent to club members:

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Dark Shadows DVD Club Membership Benefits

The Dark Shadows DVD Collection may have run from 1 to 26, marking the end of the Dark Shadows series, but its true beginning has never before been told. With your existing membership in the DARK SHADOWS DVD CLUB, you'll be the first to have the opportunity to own all 206 never before released episodes of "Dark Shadows: The Beginning DVD Collections." These episodes will not be available at retail outlets at this time.

The pre-Barnabas episodes will begin with "Dark Shadows: The Beginning DVD Collection 1". This Collection will contain the first 35 episodes of the series plus all-new bonus features including a special series introduction from Alexandra Moltke.

Look for shipment of this item to begin in January 2007 with a special club sales price of $54.98 for each collection. A new Collection will follow every other month as before¢â‚¬¦there will be 6 in total for the "Dark Shadows: The Beginning" DVD Collection.

Get Every 6th DVD Collection Free!

As a token of our appreciation for your membership, every 6th Dark Shadows DVD Collection is on the house! After you have purchased 5 collections through the DVD club (1 every other month), your 6th collection will be completely FREE of charge! You'll continue to receive each 6th collection after that FREE of charge after 5 have been purchased at retail price.

Members will continue to receive the following benefits:

¢â‚¬¢   FREE SHIPPING (via US Mail) for all Dark Shadows orders
¢â‚¬¢   Exclusive Discount Offers on limited Dark Shadows Merchandise
¢â‚¬¢   An Exclusive Advanced Shipping of the "Dark Shadows: The Beginning" DVD Collection Release

With these new membership benefits in place, your membership status will be automatically updated to the new offer. You will begin receiving every 6th collection FREE of charge after 5 have been purchased at retail price through the DVD Club. This will be calculated on the overall number of purchases you have made during your membership.

For example, if you are on your 9th club installment, you would now only have to get to your 12th to qualify for the free collection. If you would prefer to maintain the benefits that you are currently entitled to in place of transferring over to the new offer, we ask that you please email webmaster@mpimedia.com to ensure that we can update your club membership accordingly.

Thanks again for your membership in the Dark Shadows DVD Club & please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about your membership!

MPI Home Video

Thanks, SDP and Nancy.  Clarifications and insights into the workings of the Festivals are fascinating and always appreciated.

The DS Memorabilia thread did get out of hand, and I'm sorry to see the debate carried over to this one.  So please, as MB has already requested, let's stay on topic, and any further debate about misunderstandings during that previous disscussion needs to be taken to private message because it will be removed from the boards.

No prob.  Your instructons were otherwise great.  Thanks!

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(I haven't read it in a while) but I believe in the original Dracula novel Dracula could leave his coffin and move about in daylight at high noon or the change of tides or something. (I know somebody knows!)

Dracula could move about in the sunlight but, according to Van Helsing, without his powers:  "His power ceases, as does that of all evil things, at the coming of the day. Only at certain times can he have limited freedom. If he be not at the place whither he is bound, he can only change himself at noon or at exact sunrise or sunset."