Joe Caldwell, a writer on the original 1960s gothic cult-hit daytime TV series Dark Shadows who co-created the show’s ...

Caldwell and co-writer Ron Sproat are why 'Dark Shadows' endure to this day and will get an upcoming animated TV series.

For millions of viewers in the late 1960s, the Dark Shadows TV show wasn't just another daytime soap—it was an obsession. Kids rushed home from school to catch it, adults adjusted their schedules ...

Writer co-created fan-favorite character.

Joe Caldwell, the acclaimed playwright, novelist and television writer who helped transform Dark Shadows into a cult ...

Dark Shadows stars Kathryn Leigh Scott, David Selby, Lara Parker, James Storm, Marie Wallace and Christopher Pennock in 2016 Credit: Photo courtesy Dan Curtis Productions At the height of its TV ...

A new documentary recalls the life and career of Jonathan Frid, the actor who played Barnabas Collins, a 175-year-old guilt -ridden vampire on Dark Shadows, the horror-themed daytime soap opera that ...

Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins in 'Dark Shadows' (2012). Photo: Warner Bros. Preview: Warner Bros. Animation has a new ‘Dark ...

Warner Bros. Animation announced a new adult animated series based on Dark Shadows on Friday, June 27, 2026 — exactly 60 years to the day after the original gothic soap opera premiered on ABC — at the ...

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's Dark Shadows has released its first trailer. Based on the '60s gothic horror soap opera, the movie sees Depp take on the role of vampire Barnabas Collins as he encounters ...

First of all, dark shadows? What other kinds are there? Second of all, if every middle-aged person who waxes nostalgic about the soap opera had actually been a frequent viewer, the show would have ...