Dark Shadows: 485

Episode 485 is an untitled episode of the daytime Gothic soap opera series Dark Shadows. It was directed by John Sedwick and written by Sam Hall. It first aired on ABC on Friday, May 3rd, 1968. This episode is part of the "The Birth of Adam" storyline as well as "The Dream Curse" storyline. In this episode, Doctor Lang tells his dream to Julia Hoffman, thus transferring the curse one more step down the line. Barnabas Collins and he make the final preparations on their experiment. The evil Cassandra - not wishing to see Barnabas cured in any way uses witchcraft to give Doctor Lang a heart attack.

Notes & Trivia

 * Opening narration: Lara Parker.


 * Closing still: Doctor Lang's laboratory


 * This episode was recorded on April 29th, 1968.


 * This episode marks the debut of actor Robert Rodan as Adam.

Home Video

 * This episode is included on disc four of the Dark Shadows DVD Collection 7 boxset.


 * This episode is included on disc 52 of the Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series DVD boxset collection.

Quotes

 * Narrator: At the great house of Collinwood, Victoria Winters has returned to her life from a strange and frightening adventure in the past. She has been followed from that year of 1795 by a witch, determined to enforce a curse, and, as a result, a terrible nightmare comes to one person, then to another, the same dream always, but each time carries another one step further toward some terrifying, unknown end.

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 * Cassandra Collins: My power was given to me by the Devil himself, and you will know it soon!