Dark Shadows Collector's Series, Volume 1

 collects the first five episodes of the original Dark Shadows television series. It was released to VHS format by MPI Home Video on May 18th, 1994.


 * MPI Home Video summary


 * 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 as 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.


 * For the first time on home video, MPI presents the DARK SHADOWS COLLECTOR'S SERIES, featuring the spooky series' earliest episodes, before the arrival of Barnabas.


 * Victoria Winters' mysterious journey begins as her train arrives in Collinsport, a small and stormy fishing village on the coast of Maine. A stranger named Burke Devlin befriends her. 


 * At the eerie Collinwood mansion, Victoria meets reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, her brother Roger and his ten-year old son, David, and Elizabeth's teenage daughter, Carolyn. 

Notes & Trivia

 * Episode 1 is presented in its entirety, including commercials that were aired on ABC at the time of its initial broadcast.


 * Includes advertisements for the following Dark Shadows-related products.
 * The Dark Shadows Companion
 * Dark Shadows Resurrected
 * Dark Shadows: Behind the Scenes
 * Dark Shadows (1991 TV Series)