Dark Shadows DVD Collection 26

 is the twenty-six DVD collection of the original 1966-1971 Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. The collection includes 40 episodes of the show's 1971 season (episodes 1227-1245) spread out over four discs. These episodes are also included on discs 125-126 of the Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series DVD collection. The collection was released by MPI Home Video on September 26th, 2006. It was repackaged with new box cover art under the title Dark Shadows: The Original Series Collection 26 on April 10th, 2012.

Description
With its alluring tales of Gothic mystery and supernatural intrigue, Dark Shadows became one of the most popular daytime series of all time. Since first airing on ABC-TV from 1966-71, Dark Shadows has earned the reputation of being one of the most unusual and enduring programs in television history. The character of Barnabas Collins, a guilt-ridden, 175-year-old vampire, brought the show tremendous success.

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.

This DVD set presents the final episodes of the series plus many hours of bonus material.

Starring: Jonathan Frid, Joan Bennett, David Selby, Lara Parker, John Karlen, Grayson Hall, Louis Edmonds, Nancy Barrett, Keith Prentice, Kate Jackson, Christopher Pennock, Kathy Cody and Thayer David.

Special features

 * Documentary: "Dark Shadows Tribute"


 * Documentary: "Dark Shadows 25th Anniversary"


 * "Dark Shadows Vampires and Ghosts"


 * "Dark Shadows Scariest Moments"


 * "The Best of Barnabas"


 * Featurette: "The Making of Return to Collinwood"


 * Featurette: "Before the Shadows"


 * Featurette: "A Fan Remembers"


 * Featurette: "Dark Shadows - The Beginning"


 * Special feature: Beyond the Shadows