The television horrors of Dan Curtis : Dark Shadows, the Night Stalker and other productions / Jeff Thompson ; foreword by Jim Pierson ; afterword by Ansel Faraj.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Jeff, 1958- author.

Pierson, Jim, author of foreword.

Faraj, Ansel, author of afterword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Curtis, Dan, 1927-2006--Criticism and interpretation.

Curtis, Dan.

Curtis, Dan, 1927-2006.

Horror television programs--United States--History and criticism.

Horror television programs.

Criticism and interpretation.

United States.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vii, 272 pages ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

"Before award-winning director Dan Curtis became known for directing epic war movies, he darkened the small screen with the horror genre's most famous soap opera, Dark Shadows, and numerous subsequent made-for-TV horror movies. This second edition serves as a complete filmography, featuring each of Curtis' four-dozen productions and 100 photographs. With the addition of new chapters on Dark Shadows, the author further explores the groundbreaking daytime television serial. Fans and scholars alike will find an exhaustive account of Curtis' work, as well as a new foreword from My Music producer Jim Pierson and an afterword from Dr. Mabuse director Ansel Faraj-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

I The Career of Dan Curtis: An Overview p. 19

II Curtis's Dream: Dark Shadows p. 80

III Big-Screen Shadows: House of Dark Shadows (1970), Night of Dark Shadows (1971) and Dark Shadows (2012) p. 107

IV Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon p. 127

V Curtis and the Classics: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dracula, and The Turn of the Screw p. 132

VI The Kolchak Papers: The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler p. 162

VII In the Night Stalker Vein: The Norliss Tapes and Scream of the Wolf p. 176

VIII A Trilogy of Trilogies of Terror: Trilogy of Terror, Dead of Night, and Trilogy of Terror II p. 185

IX Curtis's Pre-War Farewell to Horror: Burnt Offerings and Curse of the Black Widow p. 203

X Intruders: They Are Among Us p. 215

XI Lost in the Shadows: Productions That Never Were p. 222

XII Master of Dark Shadows: The Dan Curtis Documentary p. 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476675022

1476675023

OCLC:

1104907434