David Selby to Appear in New Series

The official David Selby web site reports that he will appear in a recurring role in the upcoming HBO series Tell Me You Love Me. It is scheduled to begin airing in 2007.

For more Selby stuff, please visit (my) Criseyde's David Selby site.

Dark Shadows: The House of Despair Now Available

The first of the new Dark Shadows audio dramas from Big Finish Productions is now available from Amazon.com. The House of Despair features appearances by original Dark Shadows cast members John Karlen (Willie Loomis), Lara Parker (Angelique), Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans), and David Selby (Quentin Collins). Jamison Selby, David's son and the author of two previous audio dramas including Return to Collinwood, which is available through MPI Home Video, also appears.

Click here to order The House of Despair through Amazon and support this site through your purchase. For more information about the new Dark Shadows audio dramas, visit the Dark Shadows Reborn web site.

Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow

R. J. Jamison's biography of Grayson Hall (Dr. Julia Hoffman) is now available. Click here to purchase Grayson Hall: Hard Act to Follow from Amazon, or check your favorite retailer's web site. Additional information about the book is available from the official web site.

More Lara Parker Appearances

Lara Parker (Angelique) will be making several public appearances in August and September to promote her new novel, Dark Shadows novel, The Salem Branch. (A previous post on this site mentioned her July signing schedule.)

Cities scheduled for August and September include:

• Salem, OR
• Portland, OR
• Memphis, TN
• Columbus, OH
• Dayton, OH
• Whippany, NJ
• Brooklyn, NY (Dark Shadows 40th Anniversary Festival)
• Philadelphia, PA
• Brentwood, CA
• San Francisco, CA

For more information, visit LaraParker.com.

To purchase Dark Shadows: The Salem Branch from Amazon and support this site via your purchase, click here.

Dark Shadows Bloopers & Treasures

On November 21, 2006, MPI will release Dark Shadows Bloopers and Treasures, a single-disc DVD.

In addition to bloopers from the series, the set will also contain Dark Shadows Music Videos, previously available on VHS, and a new feature, Dark Shadows in Salem, a look at the historic site of the witch trials hosted by the witch Angelique herself, Lara Parker. Clips of guest appearances by Dark Shadows actors on game shows and in promotional spots will also be included.

Click here to purchase this DVD from Amazon. Using this link helps to support this site.

Dark Shadows DVD Collection 26

Dark Shadows DVD Collection 26 is scheduled to be released on September 26, 2006. It will contain the final nineteen episodes of the series plus bonus materials to fill out the four-disc set.

Here are some details regarding its contents:

In 1841 parallel time, Daphne Harridge becomes suicidal at the thought of losing Bramwell Collins to her sister Catherine. James Forsythe's spirit reveals why he cursed the Collinses in 1680. The ghost of Brutus Collins traps Morgan Collins and Julia Collins in a secret corridor at Collinwood where they find two mummified bodies. After marrying Kendrick Young, Melanie Collins becomes insane. Morgan is enraged to learn Catherine and Bramwell have resumed their romance. As crises continue to surround them, the Collins family struggle to survive, hoping to finally end the curse that has brought so much sorrow.

Includes more than 3 hours of Bonus Material!

Exclusive Documentaries:

• "Dark Shadows Tribute"
• "Dark Shadows 25th Anniversary"

Special Compilations

• "Dark Shadows Vampires and Ghosts"
• "Dark Shadows Scariest Moments"
• "The Best of Barnabas"

Featurettes and Montages:

• "The Making of Return to Collinwood"
• "Before the Shadows"
• "A Fan Remembers"
• "Dark Shadows - The Beginning, Beyond the
  Shadows"

And...rare rehearsal footage, promotional spots,
trailers and behind-the-scenes home movies!

Click here to order this set from Amazon. Your purchase via this link will help to support this site.

Saving Milly on CBS July 9

Saving Milly, one of the final projects of Dark Shadows creator Dan Curtis, who passed away this year, will be rebroadcast on CBS on Sunday, July 9, at 8:00 PM Eastern/Pacific. Curtis directed this 2005 television film, based on the book, which deals with the relationship between political journalist Morton Kondracke and his wife Milly as they confront her diagnosis with Parkinson's disease. The CBS web page for the movie includes a synopsis and relevant links.

Lara Parker Appearances This Summer

Lara Parker (Angelique) will be making some appearances in California this month to promote her new Dark Shadows novel, The Salem Branch, which is scheduled to be released on July 11. Visit the Appearances page of her official web site for details.

To order a copy of The Salem Branch from Amazon and support this site through your purchase, click here.

To read other entries about the book on this blog, click here.

Dark Shadows Reborn Site Launches

The web site for Dark Shadows Reborn, the new series of audio dramas from Big Finish productions, launched on June 5, 2006. The site includes photos taken during the May recording session as well as a trailer.

The new Dark Shadows audio series was mentioned in an earlier entry on this blog on April 17, 2006. Click here to read that news item.

Dark Shadows 40th Anniversary Festival Information

The Dark Shadows Festival web site has just been updated to include details about the 40th Anniversary event to be held August 25-27, 2006 in Brooklyn. Visit the site for a guest list, event highlights, and a copy of the registration form.