A sudden storm over the Great House of Collinwood. The heavens are as full of unrest as the house itself. Perhaps the spirits which disturbed the house will finally make themselves known. Or perhaps they will only bring new horror, new grief.
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| Air date | November 17th, 1967 |
| Writers | Sam Hall |
| Director | John Sedwick |
| Producers | Robert Costello |
| Starring | Joan Bennett; Jonathan Frid; Grayson Hall; Louis Edmonds; Nancy Barrett; Dorrie Kavanaugh; Alexandra Moltke |
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Episode 365 was directed by John Sedwick and written by Gordon Russell. It first aired on ABC on Friday, November 17th, 1967. In this episode, Elizabeth Collins Stoddard decides to host a séance to contact the spirit of Sarah Collins in the hopes of preventing anything bad from happening to her nephew David. Barnabas Collins however, does not wish for the séance to take place, for he fears that the ghost of his sister might reveal the truth about his identity to the household. Despite conspiring with Carolyn Stoddard to forestall the event, the séance takes place with inexplicable and drastic consequences for Victoria Winters.
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Notes & Trivia[]
- Dark Shadows was created by executive producer and showrunner Dan Curtis. Major storylines were developed by writers Art Wallace and Sam Hall. The original daytime Gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows aired on ABC from June of 1966 to April of 1971 spanning a total of 1,245 episodes. Two spin-off films House of Dark Shadows and Night of Dark Shadows were released in theaters in 1970 and 1971. A remake series of Dark Shadows was produced in 1991 and ran for thirteen episodes on NBC. In 2012, director Tim Burton crafted a comical reboot of Dark Shadows as a high-budget feature film.
- This episode is included on disc 4 of Volume 4 of the Dark Shadows DVD series collection.
- Opening narration: Alexandra Moltke.
- Closing still: Collinwood drawing room.
- This episode was recorded on Monday, November 13th, 1967.
- This episode leads directly into the "1795 Flashback" storyline. Except for Victoria Winters, the present day characters do not appear again until episode 461.
- With the opening of a new storyline, this episode effectively brings to a close "The Ghost of Sarah Collins" storyline.
- This is actress Dorrie Kavanaugh's only credited appearance in the series. Her character, Phyllis Wick, appears next in episode 461 where she will be played by Margo Head. Kavanaugh has also played uncredited bit roles in several other episodes including a body in a coffin in Maggie Evans' dream in 224 and 225/226. She also played a woman in a white dress in episodes 238 and 240 and a figure in Naomi Collins' dream sequence in episode 376.
Bloopers[]
- During the final shot of the séance, the camera pulls back and the boom mike is clearly visible above the table.
Quotes[]
- Julia Hoffman: Etiquette is not the important thing. Attitude is. If anyone doesn't believe, then he or she may stop the person we're contacting.
- Barnabas Collins: I wouldn't want that, Miss Hoffman. I shall suppress my natural levity.
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- Roger Collins: I don't understand. If you have an imaginary friend, why not bring her along? He had no playmates in Boston. That would be the time, I would think, that he would need this figment of his imagination.
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- Elizabeth Collins Stoddard: Barnabas, you of all people objecting to a séance! You’ve always been so interested in the past, I think sometimes to the exclusion of the present.
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- Victoria Winters: She lies. David is my friend. I play with him. I am Sarah Collins.
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