Famous Graves - DARK SHADOWS - Remembering Dan Curtis & Actress KAREN BLACK

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Today I visit the gravesites and remember some of the cast members and Dan Curtis, the creator of the classic, 1960s supernatural, cult TV soap opera DARK SHADOWS.
I also visit the gravesite the gravesite of cult horror film actress Karen Black, who starred in Dan Curtis' cult horror classic movie, TRILOGY OF TERROR. Black also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's final film, FAMILY PLOT.
Final resting places include:
Dan Curtis (Creator of Dark Shadows) - gravesite at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills, CA
Karen Black (Star of Trilogy of Terror) - gravesite at Eternal Hills Memorial Park in Oceanside, CA
Christopher Bernau (Phillip Todd) - cremated with no final resting place to visit
Jonathan Frid (Vampire Barnabus Collins) - cremated and has no final resting place to visit at this time
Katherine Helmond (Mrs. Malone in Family Plot) - gravesite unknown
I also visit Oceanside beach and the Paradise By The Sea RV Beach Resort and the Sea Hive antiques, collectibles and memorabilia shop in Oceanside, CA.
Thanks for joining me on another nostalgic road trip down memory lane to the cemetery.
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[@ChimingIn]

I was obsessed with Dark Shadows as a kid, I still watch old episodes on KZbin sometimes 👍🏼

[@katespurlding9647]

Chiming in Did you read the gold key comics and the Marilyn Ross paperback,I had them all up to about ten yrs ago, I sold the comics to a comic book store and the paperbacks on line in one lot,they sold instantly, one book on line is usually 20 or 30 dollars, people still love the show.

[@lisahatch5918]

Chiming in thank u for saying that the show is on KZbin because even I couldn't wait to get out of school love the show my mom an I would watch it together

[@jesalbrtarteaga64]

Would anyone know if “Dark Shadows”original TV series be altered to Blue Ray or HD ?? To view a clearer optic will be awesome 👍🏼

[@magpieone9390]

Dark Shadows is on Amazon prime.I also had the paperbacks and comics.Wish I still had then😭😖😞

[@laurastafford6217]

I could not wait to get home from school to watch "Dark Shadows".

[@JST-bc5te]

I could not wait t watch it after school to.

[@peeraydeeray522]

After school we would gather at my home and Mom made popcorn and we stayed glued to the tv in 1968

[@racheldelgado9216]

Me too.

[@adamandrews8534]

Me three!

[@leemclaury6251]

Me four !

[@ravensbrood3544]

I remember as a kid rushing home to catch the opening credits of DARK SHADOWS, With the crashing waves and the eerie music and voice over intoned the shows beginning. My Mom always watched General Hospital, and DS started afterward at 3:30 pm. My Mother couldnt figure out why I was so enthralled with the series, l told her she had her soaps, and l have mine, but I knew, and that's what counted. 💀☠👻🎃

[@corvettelady58]

My Daddy had a heart attack and couldn’t work. I’d come home from school and find him watching Dark Shadows! My precious memories of my Daddy.....he passed in 1967.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

thanks for sharing the memory of your dad with us, mary!

[@sean_connors]

I grew up in Mission Hills. I know it like the back of my hand. Many a time I wondered through Eden Memorial. Thanks for bringing me back 2200 miles today Steve!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

it's a beautiful location and a very nice cemetery to walk in. there's still so much i haven't seen there. thanks for sharing, sean!

[@pauletteaguilar1394]

I remember watching Dark Shadows every day after school,with my Aunt,I loved it,Karen Black,she was the perfect actress for the cult classics, I loved Trilogy of Terror, But she was also good in Easy Rider. Thanks Steve for sharing.

[@bonniekirk2858]

Always remember the music from the show. Thought it was spooky as a kid. But love to hear now. Loved Karen Black in the Trilogy of Terror. Thanks!

[@ron100]

Dark Shadows was the bomb. Ran home from school to watch it every day. Awesome show. Thank you Steve for yet another awesome video.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

thanks, ronald!

[@jeannorton4210]

I would rush home from school to watch dark shadows.loved it.

[@wblevine1]

I remember rushing home from school to see Dark Shadows. There have been several remakes but nothing compares to the TV series.

[@peacebstill9187]

I couldn’t miss an episode of this show, thank you for doing this💜

[@dtfg-33]

My parents watched the soap and I loved it too. The music creeped me out though and I was really freaked out when my mom bought the LP record and played it over and over again!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

omg, she really was a fan!

[@missrita1826]

What a beautiful cemetery, beautiful day. I always loved beautiful Karen Black and I was very upset when she passed away.

[@judybennett2724]

So glad I waited til the end!!!I'm 65 and grew up in LA, remembering all those actors from back then, many who didn't live too far from where I grew up. From time to time I would run across an actor and being starstruck!!! It is nice to remember those times and pay my respects through your videos without hassle of driving through LA traffic.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

lol, it took 8 hours to drive round trip from LA to palm springs the other day! it's only 100 miles away :-)

[@michaellamon280]

Karen Black is one of my favorite Actresses she very was talented in many great movies and nominated for a Oscar for the movie Five Easy Pieces, But my favorite was Jimmy Dean come back to the five and dime. She had the most beautiful eyes that's what i always loved about her. Thanks as always Steve.

[@avrilbowler8755]

What a beautiful place to visit. A great cemetery and a wonderful beach location. Dark Shadows wasn't shown in the UK, unfortunately. How sad to lose your friend, Fritz, at such a young age. How sweet those memories of friendship are. Hope you had a great day with your family, Steve.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

thanks, avril and i did!

[@bettydonald3859]

Barnabas Collins was a vampire you could love.

[@tammybrown1327]

He had to get his phone number changed several times :-)

[@zengreen7]

One of the best. In my top 10 for sure!

[@frankdenardo8684]

A friend I know has a cat named Barnabas after Barnabas Collins. Dan Curtis also produced two ABC Movie Of Week with Darren McGavin called The Night Stalker 1972, The Night Strangler 1973. Jonathan Frid died in Toronto, Ontario and his ashes are with the family.

[@melissaanne915]

@@frankdenardo8684 John Frid died in Hamilton Ontario on April 14, 2012. His family has never said what they did with his ashes per his request in his will.

[@frankdenardo8684]

@@melissaanne915 Denise Nickerson passed away in 2019. She was Violet Beauregard the girl who loves to chew gum and appeared on Dark Shadows. She was cremated and her ashes scattered.

[@HorrorGenreLady]

Dark shadows another show my dad loved to watch he even got me to watch it with him. This definitely brought back memories for me.

[@brendabranam4626]

I remember my mom and my older brother watching Dark Shadows in the afternoon at home. Thank you for remembering this soap opera and so sorry to hear of your friends passing. Another great video!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

thanks, brenda!

[@kbennett3274]

Enjoyed watching this. Huge Dark Shadows fan at 10 yrs old, and have been watching the whole series again at 60-ish and am obsessed with it again.

[@lindagastello7144]

So love DS ran home from school just to watch it ahh the good 'ol days great memories thank you.

[@Tbird1549]

Burnt offerings was my favorite Karen Black movie that Dan Curtis also did!

[@mssolitare]

Tbird1549 That movie still scares me. I won’t watch alone, only at work😂

[@dariusketchup4781]

Tbird1549 Yes, mine too. Everytime I watch it, I always see something new.

[@julienielsen3746]

That was a good movie.

[@jamesbarker213]

IDK how old you are Steve but I’m sure we are of similar age. I raced home everyday after school to watch “Dark Shadows” and suffered for ten minutes each day waiting for “General Hospital” to end so I could watch Barnabas Collins and the gang. Awesome show. Even bought and still have the 45rpm recording of “Quentin’s Theme” from the series. There was a new version of the show on prime time television in the 1990’s (I think). It was good but nowhere near the original. I think part of the charm of the original was how poorly or low budget it was made. Sets were not well made and you could see someone or a shadow of someone moving in the background in most episodes. But still a great show to me. I also loved Karen Black. I think most males, especially of our age group did. Very pretty woman and very good actress. Thanks for the video Steve!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

lol, the sets in those days were laughable. the worst, in my opinion, was lost in space! but still fun. and i'm grateful to have made it to 65. thanks, james!

[@jamesbarker213]

Visiting Gravesites With Steve I’m not far behind you at 61. You are right about Lost in Space!

[@wildstreak73]

I'm 19 years behind you Steve, at 46. I watched it during my lunch break from school with my mom. Lol, 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm on NBC in Canada. :P Thanks for the videos, being as I live in Canada; this is the only way that I can visit them.

[@ernestinemaloy6752]

@@TheGraveyardChannel Ds scared the living f*** outta me....gave me nightmares in the daytime....not EVEN kidding about that...sorry for the loss of ur friend gods he looks so young and nice...cat lover too ...what the hell hapoened ?? Im sure he was with you in spirit ...Rip to ur friend

[@ColoradoMartini]

OMG so did I

[@wyattglen1]

Earliest memories as a kid is sitting on the couch with my Mom watching DS.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

wow, thanks for sharing that with us, glen!

[@jadamills4082]

thank you for this. brought back so many memories, i watched Dark Shadows with my grandmother every day. Seen most of Karen Blacks movies too, since i grew up loving horror movies!

[@1189paris]

Dan Curtis also produced "The Night Stalker" and "The Night Strangler" television movies that featured Darren McGavin as newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

i read that, but was not able to confirm it, so i didn't mention it. thanks, paris!

[@frankdenardo8684]

I have both movies on DVD.

[@brianquilty687]

I lived in Vancouver growing up, and I don't remember ever seeing Dark Shadows in our area. Or maybe it was because as soon as I got home from school I watched the Munsters and Combat. I do remember Karen Black as a very talented actor in other shows.

[@dariusketchup4781]

R.I.P. Karen Black. You are very missed. ❤👑⚘

[@bethglaser26]

Dark Shadows was the best show ever!! Had my after school snack watching, thanks Steve for another awesome trip

[@mountainmanws]

I was devoted to Dark Shadows. I didn't know Miss Karen Black took the Star-Trail. She was a cast member in Easy Rider.

[@almontepaolilli4909]

Karen Black was a fantastic actress on the big screen and on TV.

[@lrwgreenthumb6282]

Very nice vid... I wasnt aware Katherine Helmond had passed this year. Loved her as Mona Robinson... God rest her soul🕊🕊

[@pattibrooks1907]

Loved watching Dark Shadows in the 60s early 70s ! Thank you for sharing the graves from Dark Shadows !

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it, Patti!

[@stephaniesummers67]

Fantastic! I caught some of the series back in the 60s when I was young. Just finished the entire series and it was great! And I understand it a whole lot better now. Thanks for the gravesite tour.

[@Ocelot1962]

I loved that show! Thanks, Steve!

[@caroleroseburgh1344]

OMG, Barnabas Collins was my boy back in the day. I would run home from school every day so that I wouldn't miss it. Thanks so much for sharing Steve.🎃☠️👽🤡👻🕷️🕸️🖐️🙋. it's very strange.

[@pattibrooks1907]

Dark Shadows was my favorite show

[@oliviasoliz5983]

Hi steve so happy to see this i remember watching that soap after school it was a so different from other soaps it was scary to thank you for sharing your video very nice to remember that show.

[@NuffinEdited]

Dark Shadows OMG I use to rent that soap from block buster and I'd watch it for hours. Never saw the last one since block buster closed. Great tribute.

[@NuffinEdited]

@@magpieone9390 Thanks

[@bridgetdraper8671]

I absolutely love Dark Shadows!!

[@almamattersr3735]

Loved this video. Makes my inner goth boy heart smile. Looking forward to seeing the train and ocean view cemeteries in an upcoming vlog. Cheers!

[@barbarapauley3473]

I watched with my older sister after school. They’re doing a remake of DS and it looks like it will be well made. My husband loves DS still and enjoys watching your grave visits with me.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

glad to hear that. thanks, barbara!

[@brucecox5884]

i hope it is better than that HORRIBLE Movie

[@bobettejennett8085]

I watched Dark Shadows years ago.

[@Whittdocs]

I know how you feel about people showing up while recording. I was recording myself one day in a desolate cemetery. I look up and somebody is just staring at me. Lol. I was so embarrassed. You know as well as I do, not everyone understands what we do. Lol

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

lol, it's so bizarre :-) i'm glad to know i'm not the only one it happens to!

[@brucecox5884]

@@TheGraveyardChannel I had a friend that no matter when I did it would call me when I was taking a bath, one day I got into the tub fully clothed (no water) and within 5 minutes he called(he did not understand why I was laughing so much)

[@maritzaagosto1793]

I love that soap opera when I was a kid and l still love it now . A day or 2 ago - I heard John Karlen ( as Willie # 2 ) recently passed away . He / many of the cast members were good actors ... always be dearly missed as they may R.I.P.. Despite any other versions of D.S.. , nothing beats the original Dark Shadows . Number One .

[@LawyerCalhoun1]

Karen Black was one of my favorites. She played many interesting roles, including a flight attendant who had to land a 747 in one of the Airport movies. She was quirky attractive. I think one eye socket was slightly higher than the other. Sadly, she fell on hard times at the end, and part of her final illness medical care was crowd funded by her fans. RIP Karen.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

it's so sad when that happens, but fortunately she had lots of fans who cared.

[@michelleh7828]

I was a latch key kid and the show was my go to. It started me on my love of the genre.

[@dianaszydel5944]

I loved that show. I made sure I got home from school in time to watch it! Thanks Steve!

[@lisad476]

I remember watching Dark Shadows with my Grandma. Good times! Thanks for the smiles today.😁😁

[@helanesolomon1724]

I'm a big Karen Black fan. She was kind enough to give an interview from her hospital bed shortly before she passed away. It was difficult to watch as she was weak. The interviewer asked her what she would most like to be remembered for and she said she hoped it wasn't Trilogy of Terror, but that's what she would be remembered for probably. She obviously wasn't happy she did it but her true fans just love the entire body of her work. She was amazing! That interview was on KZbin. Thanks for visiting her gravesite!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

thanks for sharing this, helane. it's sad that famous people don't always get to choose what they are remembered for. but i agree with you, true fans love all of her work.

[@schamblin45]

Great video as always! I always liked Karen Black as well. I remember films like Airport 1975, Trilogy of Terror, Burnt Offerings, etc. Amazing lady.

[@sharonobryan9713]

Dark Shadows was on during my nap time, but I used to sneak and sit by the doorway to my grandmother's room, so I could watch. I loved it, but couldn't sleep after. :)

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

lol :-)

[@deniseboldea1624]

Barnebus Collins was arguably the first vampire a viewer could feel sympathy for. Yes he could be evil, but his desire to have the curse he was under removed, his desperate search for his beloved Josette, and his confrontation with his little sister Sarah's ghost who had been working against him to stop him from going too far against members of his own family and close family friends, gave the character a backstory that made you feel sorry for him at times.

[@marinemom351]

I loved Dark Shadows. I would watch it after I got home from school. I was so sad when it ended. I also loved Lost in Space. My high school boyfriend lived next door to Jonathan Harris, who I adored. The street they lived on is a cul-de-sac and that is where we would hang out. Every once in a while Mr. Harris would come out to say hi and chat for a little while. He was a sweet man.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

That is so cool! I visited his cremation niche in Westwood last year. I haven’t shared it yet but hopefully will soon. Thanks for sharing that fun memory with us marinemom 👍

[@christentaranto7253]

When I got home from school the first thing I did was turn on the tv to watch my favorite show .....Dark Shadows .

[@rebeccalitchfield6698]

Awe,! Loved the show

[@pattyfarghaly1821]

I've met a few of the cast members of DS and they are super nice to their fans. I loved visiting all of these folks. Thank you.

[@sonshine5038]

WOW I'm watching Dark Shadows right now!! Dan Curtis did many movies too. Thank you!Cheers💞

[@rev.jennyosorio7003]

OMG!! Love LOVE love you!!!! Big Dark Shadows fan since 1966. I have the same cards and mine are autographed by Dan, Lara and Katherine and I have met them all. I hope you bought that set. Please tell me you did!!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

no, i didn't, but i'm sure another fan did. thanks for sharing with us, jenny!

[@Spikedpistachio]

Karen Black was magnificent in most everything she did. A Maverick of sorts as well.

[@maryannanaya905]

A was in high school and would ruching home to watch dark shadows. Crazy !

[@laddersman]

Burnt Offerings with Karen Black and Oliver Reed was a great film .well worth a watch its a Classic

[@daunnputnam2257]

I loved Dark Shadows I couldn't wait for 3 o'clock for the bell to ring so I could haul my behind home to watch

[@normahird5211]

Steve . My Friday morning habit is once more. Coffee, cats and a great vlog. I do watch Dark Shadows every day way back then now on Decades tv. Five Easy Pieces was a great movie. Karen Black co starred with the great Jack Nicholson. Be safe and see you soon. From Vegas

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

glad to know you are fan of the show. wasn't sure how many of my viewers would be. enjoy your coffee and day, norma!

[@tlc608]

I loved Dark Shadows, could not wait until I got home from school to watch it. I am also a fan of Karen Black, she played in a lot of good movies.

[@kevinbayers5320]

Hey Steve, Karen Black was such an amazing actress. When I saw Trilogy of Terror as a kid, the last plot of the movie “Amelia” scared the crap out of me. Thanks for the background on all the actors

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

thanks, again, for sharing with us Kevin!

[@cathybernard3325]

I was little but I remember dark shadows I was 10 when it went off the air

[@debborahreithel6818]

Watch the tv show after school love dark shadows

[@dawnbenchley7237]

My sister in law Sandy loved Dark Shadows.

[@glennbalent5153]

Come on Steve! Your choice of graves to visit is awesome.just talking about this show the other night.Was 6 years old when Dark Shadows aired,couldn’t wait to get home from school to watch..never missed an episode..Thanks again for this trip down memory lane.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

glad you liked it, glenn!

[@2catzinzayard932]

Running home from school to catchy the opening credits will forever be burned in my brain. Longing to sleep in Jonathan Frid' s coffin was a teeny boppers dream! ☠😱 Thanks for the memories!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

LOL :-)

[@marjoriemargel1567]

Omg! Joan was my Godmother, and she was very close with my father’s family. I also met Dan Curtis, wish I could tell you about this privately ! Love your site! Watch often…..

[@pamelasmitley3712]

Hi Steve. I was also addicted to watching Dark Shadows as a kid. I could not wait to get home from school to watch it. What memories this all brings back! Thanks so much for bringing these childhood memories back. What awesome times they were.

[@henrygonzalez504]

Although our mom watched almost every soap opera produced, the only two I ever watched were GENERAL HOSPITAL and DARK SHADOWS. I couldn’t wait for DARK SHADOWS, it was such a unique program and the story lines were riveting. Thanks Steve for bringing back a flood of memories of younger days. Now I have to search for whatever episodes of DARK SHADOWS I can find on the internet. Fun weekend ahead for me.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

lol, i'm sure it will be. thanks for sharing henry!

[@pattibrooks1907]

Loved to watch Dark Shadows as a kid and teenager !

[@timothyt1312]

Karen black was and still is one of my favorite actresses was sad when she passed. burnt offerings was my favorite movie

[@valerieneal2747]

Didn't Karen Black have a sister who was also an actress? ?

[@timothyt1312]

@@valerieneal2747 I don't know ? I'm look it up

[@suzvalentino1901]

I loved Dark Shadows it was my favorite show back in the day. I am sure Fritz was with you in spirit Steve , he was a very lucky man to have such a good friend like you. You are truly a sweet and decent man the way you talk about the people we loved or new through movies thank you again.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

thanks, suz. that's very nice of you to say!

[@leemclaury6251]

I came home from high school to watch the show on ABC at 4 pm .

[@karencarbone2603]

Steve, that was one of my most famous soap operas. Even though I was 8 or 9 when it started, I caught on fast. I watched the whole series from start to finish within the past 10 years. I am 63 now. Very spell binding show! Starting to watch it again. Thanks Steve for sharing this video with us all! God bless!

[@denisegraves7953]

I remember Dark Shadows very well. I also couldn't wait to get home from school to watch. I remember a "45" record I had that I played over and over. Thank you, Steve for the vlog and the memories of a show I loved.🤗

[@magpieone9390]

We had the album!so cool

[@dburch7894]

How did I miss this? Dark Shadows was awesome, and so was growing up in LA.

[@mikedaniel7195]

Burnt Offerings is a classic I seen it when I was young on tv and I bought the dvd a long time ago at my Walmart store it was actually around October when I seen it in a display and bought it.

[@billfurman1494]

Dark Shadows, 1969, and Karen Black in Easy Rider: wearing orange fishnet tights!

[@maryannlockwood7806]

I’ve never watched it but I remember hearing it was a cultural phenomenon. 🧛‍♂️

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

it sure was!

[@noniway8013]

Dark Shadows was the best. My fav soap opera about vampires. It was great. Wonderful video. Wish I was there😌. Thank u so much.

[@sharonmaurer2882]

I was little when that was on. I was born in 1964 but i remember my mom watching it and i used to get so scared and i had a dream about the show lol. Thank you for all that you do:)

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

yes, that would be especially scary at that age. even now :-) thanks, sharon!

[@magpieone9390]

One of the few shows where the family would watch together.Thanks Steve for the memories it brought back.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

thanks, magpie!

[@jwbarnhartmusic]

I wasn’t into Dark Shadows but my sister loved the show, so I have seen them. This is back in the day with one TV in the house. How did we live with a 19 inch TV screen?

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

i know, right! now everyone has a tv in their pocket. thanks, j!

[@brucecox5884]

i lived during the time when TVs wer black and white, and when the first color TV shows started

[@karenanderson8943]

Thanks again for another great vlog. I ;loved Dark Shadows. My sister and I would watch everyday after school. I didn't know Karen Black died. She was one of my favorites.I enjoyed her work. Thanks again. Nice pic of you in front of the oceanside sign. Looked like a good day.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

it was a great day. thanks, karen!

[@starmnsixty1209]

Have been a long time fan of both Dan Curtis, & Dark Shadows. My late mom followed ... Shadows, bringing back some nice memories there. On Curtis, he also produced the first two "Kolchak" TV films, The Night Stalker," (1972), & ... Night Strangler" (1973). The Kolchak TV series began w/o Curtis in '74 which was regrettable, as Dan certainly had a knack for this type of material. I understand this irked him some in later years but he was well-loved fellow due to his work with such. I hope he realized how much so before he passed. For fans of DS, there's a LOT of memorbila out there, model kits, a long running paperback series by Marilyn Ross (a psuedonym of W.E.D. Ross), a comic book from Gold Key that ran into mid 1970s, and more. Karen Black was a favorite also; in too many to name really, but the final installment of Trilogy of Terror will haunt everyone, trust me. Sorry to say several others have passed from Shadows since late 2020; john Karlen, (Willie Loomis), Diana Millay (Laura Collins), and Geoffrey Scott. Scott did a Jekyll/Hyde type character in 1968 season whose name escapes me. Plus more, sadly; doing an updating wouldn't be a bad idea. Then, it has been well over 50 years now since DS began. Yeah, the sets were VERY cheesy, all right. Irwin Allen's series were notorious for that Sorry for the early loss of your friend, Steve . We are of a similar age, and I can relate.

[@toddstropicals]

I remember watching with my sister in the 70's (she's passed away also). Later in life, my early 20's I met the property manager (Robert Anderson) of both Dark Shadows & Kolchak: The Night Stalker in Las Vegas. I've lost touch with him and he's possibly passed on now. Robert owned a few props from the show Barnabas cane topper and the bell ringer cord

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

wow, how interesting. sorry to hear of the loss of your sister, todd.

[@toddstropicals]

@@TheGraveyardChannel Cancer sucks... But death is a door we'll all walk through one day.

[@magpieone9390]

Sorry about your sister ☹️.Kolchak was a favorite of mine too.

[@Dodgeowner]

Thank you SO much for this video. Loved Dark Shadows.

[@suehofkamp8594]

I started watching Dark Shadows in 1966. I would tear home from school everyday to see it. Had the pleasure of running into Laura Parker in 1969 in Virginia Beach. She was drop dead gorgeous! I saw Karen Black here on Whidbey Island while filming. I think it was 1988. You couldn’t miss her with her striking features! She was very nice to all of us awestruck fans she ran into, which was often because at that time we had one store, a gas station, pharmacy and post office. Now we are minus the pharmacy. Lol

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

lol, what great memories. thanks for sharing them with us, sue!

[@sharongold7772]

Sue Hofkamp

[@silvereagle2061]

My sister had to run home to see her beloved Quentin. I was already home by 4

[@stephaniehand503]

Love this show. Thank you.

[@declanmcleod9025]

I was 11 years old when the show came on...I would rush home from school to watch it.....loved the show! Kate Jackson got her start on the show also....a ghost named Daphne Harridge....

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

i had forgotten about how she got started. thanks, sebastian!

[@katbowl9971]

I was born in '63, so I was very young when DS aired, but I loved it. The only thing that scared me was when Barnabas took that serum & immediately turned old. I had nightmares about that & my mom wouldn't let me watch it after that. Lol

[@janineshaner1107]

Used to run home after school just to catch the last few minutes of dark shadows. Love this!

[@anniesapp906]

Oh boy, I recall running home after school to watch Dark Shadows. About 2 miles and Soo fascinated.

[@Whittdocs]

I love this tour, Steve. This is great. Thanks for the great content.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

thanks, whitt!