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Evening at Collinwood, as darkened shadows enshroud the great house mysteries begin to unfold. Mysteries that grow with the encroaching darkness. For two innocent children have been possessed by the spirit of a man long dead. But perhaps there are other forces in this house, forces calling from beyond time, beyond space, trying to make contact with the land of the living.

Episode 657
Series Dark Shadows
Season 1968, Episode 657
DS 657 001
Air date December 31st, 1968
Writers Ron Sproat
Director Henry Kaplan
Producers Robert Costello
Starring Jonathan Frid; Kathryn Leigh Scott; Don Briscoe; Clarice Blackburn; David Henesy; Denise Nickerson
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Episode 657 is the untitled 657th episode of the daytime Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. The episode was directed by Henry Kaplan with a script written by Ron Sproat. It first aired on ABC on Tuesday, December 31st, 1968. This episode is part of "The Ghost of Quentin Collins" storyline.

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Bloopers[]

  • The color filters between the two cameras is radically different from one another from shot to shot. One camera places a green tint onto every shot.

Supernatural elements[]

  • There are no direct supernatural elements in this episode.
  • Behind-the-scenes implied appearance of the ghost of Quentin Collins.
  • Although Chris Jennings is a werewolf, he is not in werewolf form in this episode.

Continuity[]

  • This episode takes place on the same evening as episode 656, which takes place on the evening following episode 655. Episode 655 establishes that it is the second night of the full moon, which would mean episodes 656 and 657 take place on the third night of the full moon. Chris Jennings should be in werewolf form in this episode, but he is not.

Questions[]

  • Who left the note in Josette's music box? Easy money says that it is Quentin's ghost, as the presence of the note is guiding Barnabas to keep the children at Collinwood, which is all part of Quentin's plan. However, David Collins states that Quentin does not have that kind of power. Could the note actually be from Victoria Winters?

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