A professional photographer that I have been done business with for several years has posted a few fairly recent photos of David Selby and Lara Parker. They are 4x6. Bidding usually starts at $4.00. I have never paid more than $4.50, plus postage. He has quite a sizeable inventory and is open to requests. The seller's eBay handle is celebpix. Kindly do not bid on this Nancy Sinatra item. That's mine! If you have eBay access, check it out.

I realize that this is short notice but I was only asked do this late last night. I will be appearing as a guest on Melody Clark's Fan Flak broadcast. The topic is meeting celebrities, something that I've had a lot of experience doing. I've managed to have quite a few interesting experiences over the years, as well as some very funny ones. They post the shows to YouTube later, so I will post the link when I get it.
For those who don't know Melody, she is a long time DS fan and was first involved in fandom during the Shadowcon days. She also ran Grayson Hall's fan club and was particularly close to Grayson and the Hall family.

Horror icon Barbara Steele is back on the autograph circuit. She'll be appeari at Monster Mania at the Hilton Doubletree in Cherry Hill, New Jersey from March 8-March 10. Also on the guest list is Scott Jackson, whose artwork of vampire Barnabas and Carolyn appears on the back cover of the current issue of Scary Monsters.

I was in my local Barnes and Noble yesterday and the new issue of Scary Monsters magazine caught my eye. There was a small photo/drawing of Nancy Barrett as vampire Carolyn in the upper left hand corner. And there's more DS content inside.
First, there's a brief but very heartfelt tribute to Lara Parker by longtime fan Janet Meehan. There's also a couple of photos of Janet's artwork of Angelique. There's also a photo of her with Lara. I certainly knew of Janet through The World Of Dark and and other publications but I don't think that our paths ever crossed.
There is also a fairly long article on House of Dark Shadows by Rod Labbe who has contributed many articles about DS to the magazine. It's largely a detailed summary of the movie. It's accompanied by a lot of stills from the movie. Nothing unusual about any of them but it's always nice to see them.
And, lastly, the back cover has a great picture of a group of 1970's vampires that includes both Barnabas and Carolyn. It's by Scott Jackson and it's quite good.

Scary Monsters has a price tag of $14.99, which is a big pricey for an impulse purchase. But it is worth a read.

 

The publishers of Soap Opera Digest have announced that they will be discontinuing the weekly print edition of the magazine in the near future. They plan to continue to post content online. And to print "special editions" several times a year.
This is sad. It's the end of an era. But it's really not all that surprising. There are only four soaps left on the air. And, with print magazines in a decline, it was probably inevitable. Which makes it no less sad.
 

Sharon Smyth is back on the convention circuit and will be appearing at The Village Con in Whiting, New Jersey on Saturday November 18
th from 10am to 4pm. It's a one day event. No other guest announcements as yet.

For further onfo: jerseyshorecomicshow.com

There's a new book out on Kate Jackson's series Scarecrow and Mrs. King. It's written by David R. Johnson and is called The Ultimate Fan Guide To Scarecrow and Mrs. King. It offers new interviews with the cast, never before scene photos and such. So I would assume that Kate participated.
The book ain't cheap. It sells for $62.00, which is rather pricey for a paperback. Amazon is currently selling it for $32.95