Leviathan box

The Leviathan box is a fictional item featured in the daytime Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, which aired on ABC from 1966-1971. It first appeared in a flashback to the year 1796 in episode 887 in 1969.

This item was a rectangular wooden box etched with carvings relating to Naga - a four-headed serpent deity. The box was constructed by the Leviathan cult, who were people who worshiped the ancient beings that once ruled the planet many thousands of years ago. In accordance with prophecy, the box allegedly contained the spiritual essence of the cult's leader - a Chosen One who would emerge in modern times to reclaim the birthright of his people. The soul of the unborn Chosen One manifested itself as a disembodied heartbeat, which could be heard anytime someone came into close contact with the box.

In the year 1796, two Leviathan cultists named Oberon and Haza, took mental control of the vampire Barnabas Collins and bequeathed him the box, citing that he would be the deliverer of their divine leader. Barnabas took possession of the item and was enclosed inside of a secret hollow within the Altar of the Leviathans until such time that the Chosen One was prophesied to appear.

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 * Altar of the Leviathans