Dan Curtis's daughter Cathy is interviewed briefly in this article. NIGHT STALKER and TRILOGY OF TERROR are mentioned.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-st-tv-horror-movies-20190301-story.html

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More info about this disc has been announced. One of the extras is to include one of the Art Wallace "The House" broadcasts. Apparently there were two of them, one longer than the other, but I was unable to find information that specified which one.

Frid's Dick Cavett show appearance was mentioned as well. I remember watching that back at the time. The Merv Griffin one, which I did not think was all that interesting, has been available for years.

Of course, still no notice as to whether one of the "vintage TV spots" mentioned will be the legendary, long-coveted Grayson Hall Playtex commercial, which did air as part of some broadcasts of the show back in 1970.

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One thought that I had was that the original concept of Roger (as outlined in the Art Wallace story bible, the "Shadows on the Wall" material) might have been based on Nicholas van Rijn (pronounced van Ryan), the Vincent Price character in DRAGONWYCK.

There's also a ghost who is heard singing and playing the harpsichord from the old music room of the house, an unhappy bride who is said to have put a curse on the family... so many scenes made me think "this is a movie for DARK SHADOWS fans."

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And the Blu Ray and DVD editions of the new documentary are now available for pre-order on various online retail sites. I don't see any news about the contents of the disc, however.

Ironically, today I also saw a news item about a major electronics manufacturer ceasing production of Blu Ray players.

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I copied this info from Marie Wallace's social media page.

Please join us at the DARK SHADOWS SATURDAY THE 13th IN NEW YORK - Documentary Premiere & Dinner Reception

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
DARK SHADOWS SATURDAY THE 13th TICKETS - $89.00 per person
Includes:
- Master of Dark Shadows screening
- Q&A, autographs
- Complimentary Photo Op with Guests
- Dark Shadows Dinner
- Special DS Gift Bag

Please note: Tickets will not be for sale at the Paley Center or Empire Hotel. Tickets not available for screening or dinner separately.

Space is limited so it is recommended that reservations be made promptly.

MASTER OF DARK SHADOWS
World Premiere Screening/Celebrity Q&A/Autograph Signing - 2:00 p.m.
Paley Center For The Media
25 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
(Between 5th & 6th Avenues)

DARK SHADOWS DINNER
Reception With The Stars - 5:30 p.m.
Empire Hotel
44 West 63rd Street
New York, NY 10023
(between Broadway & Columbus Ave)

Appearing In Person:
LARA PARKER (Angelique), KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (Maggie/Josette), SHARON SMYTH (Sarah Collins), MARIE WALLACE (Eve/Crazy Jenny and Megan Todd), DONNA WANDREY (Roxanne) and other surprise guests to be announced.

Folks, this is the last update I am going to post on this thread. Unfortunately Denise is getting worse. She is going through withdrawal from some medications she had to be taken off, perhaps due to health issues. The dementia that Jasmine reports on in another recent update may be in part due to neural damage from the strokes, although Jasmine also says that these behaviors occurred in Denise before she ever had any of the strokes. As Jasmine says below, Denise both is and is not aware of how she is behaving and what is going on. Unfortunately in an update from yesterday, Jasmine reports that Denise has been becoming increasingly violent, oppositional, and unreasonable and I don't have the heart to continue reading about this.

The GOOD news is that Josh and Jasmine are going to have a baby. So, life continues.

If you want to continue to follow what is happening, you can make up an account on the face book with a name that you devise thus. Let's say your best friend's dog was named Chloe and the family lived on Clifford street. So on social media you are Chloe Clifford. As long as it sounds like a plausible name and you just have the account to follow Jasmine or whoever else you wish to follow, nobody will ask any questions. There are a ton of DS fan groups on FB but you have to actually join most to see the posts. I am not friended to Jasmine--she makes these updates public.

Best wishes,

Gothick

Final update I will post from Jasmine, dated Feb.4:

Denise update:
She has not been doing well in the nursing rehab center. Not that they are doing anything wrong but Denise is being out of control. Over the past few days we've each gotten calls at all hours of the day and night where Denise has fallen from not alerting anyone she's getting up, she's refusing her medications, she's screaming, and now today she has packed her belongings and is trying to bum rush the elevator like she's coming home. When we talk to her she tells us to "F off" or she just screams in our ear until she hangs up the phone. Today she was put back in her room from her little escape escapade and when she hung up we had to call the main nursing station for her floor and it's evident she can be heard yelling and fighting from the entire floor of sick and rehabilitating patients. We're getting ready to go up there to try to calm her down because they cannot have her act like this.

So yeah... She's still regressing and this is why we're so tired and frustrated. She's aware and not. She understands and doesn't. She isn't the same and this isn't sustainable.

This article states that the disc will contain "more than an hour" of extras, including something they're calling a DS "set visit"--I presume this means material related to the production of the 1960s series.

No mention of the 2004 pilot being included, so perhaps that is going to be held for some possible later release--who knows.

http://www.collinsporthistoricalsociety.com/2019/01/heres-your-first-look-at-art-for-master.html

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