Dark Shadows
"Necking in the afternoon."
Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began. The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins appeared a year into its run. Dark Shadows also featured werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles; indeed, as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. Major writers besides Art Wallace included Malcolm Marmorstein, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles.
Season 4 Episodes
Jason's body lays dead in the floor in the Old House's basement. Willie comes down and sees the body. As he grieves for …
In an attempt to gain Victoria's affections and divert Elizabeth from her recent troubles, Barnabas decides to hold an a…
Victoria selects one of Josette's dresses from the Old House to wear at Barnabas' costume party. Barnabas is disturbed b…
At the request of Victoria, a reluctant Barnabas invites Burke to the costume party, indulgently suggesting that he adop…
While the residents of Collinwood enjoy Barnabas' hospitality at the party, Elizabeth senses a ghostly presence. An indu…
The séance continues and Victoria channels the spirit of Josette, reliving the moments before her suicide at Widows' Hil…
Maggie's fragmented memories seem to lead back to the Eagle Hill Cemetery, making Julia decide that they should pay it a…
Burke is unimpressed by the music box and Victoria's growing interest in the life of Josette. Later, they almost encount…
Julia is intrigued to see that Maggie reacts to Barnabas' name in fear and decides that the clues lead to the Collinwood…
As Victoria pays an evening visit to the Old House, a violent storm prevents her from returning to Collinwood. Barnabas …
As she sleeps in Josette's room, Victoria is awakened by Sarah's singing. Barnabas begs Willie to prevent him from attac…
Barnabas struggles with his instincts over Victoria. Elizabeth allows Julia to stay at Collinwood as a researcher. Julia…
Julia continues her investigations at Collinwood, asking David for information about Sarah. Later, she visits the Old Ho…
Barnabas finds himself unable to attack Victoria. Meanwhile, Julia continues to investigate Barnabas at the Old House an…
Victoria begins to develop a fear of the past. Meanwhile, Barnabas goes to Julia's bedroom during the night, intent on k…
Barnabas is outraged by Julia's gloating revelation that she knows his secret and is determined to kill her. However, sh…
Julia's presence at the Old House arouses Woodard's suspicions. Meanwhile, Sarah reveals to David that Maggie is still a…
Victoria is overjoyed to discover an archaic house near the seafront. Burke hints to Barnabas that he is suspicious of h…
Victoria, Barnabas and Burke share an uneasy evening in each other's company. Sarah appears to Maggie in her room at Win…
Maggie's return to Collinsport sends shockwaves through the community. Barnabas is terrified to learn that the girl's me…
As Julia revels in her work to maintain Barnabas' secrets, he remains unconvinced that her hypnotism of Maggie will rema…
Sam continues to fear for Maggie's safety. Barnabas is shocked to learn of Maggie's visit from Sarah. Entering her room …
Burke asks Elizabeth if he can purchase the house on the seafront for Victoria. Victoria succeeds in helping Maggie rega…
Julia urges Barnabas not to pursue his relationship with Victoria further, warning that it will cause trouble. Barnabas …
Victoria is haunted by the sensation that someone entered her room while she was sleeping. Barnabas is worried to learn …
Burke's proposal leaves Victoria with a difficult decision to make. Later, Burke and Barnabas share a drink at the Blue …
Barnabas is livid to discover that Victoria has accepted Burke's proposal and makes a telling outburst. Barnabas is now …
Joe and Maggie have a difficult time trying to restart their relationship. Burke makes enquiries about Barnabas as his s…
Julia is convinced that she must make contact with Sarah, and goes on an expedition with David. Meanwhile, Burke demands…
Barnabas begins to worry that Julia's experiments are having an adverse effect on him. Sarah shows David the coffin hidd…
A duplicitous Barnabas tells Victoria about Burke's threat to delve into his past and investigate his affairs. Victoria …
Victoria tells Burke that she will only marry him if he stops his investigation of Barnabas. Joe and Sam face a difficul…
Julia is forced to justify her treatment methods to an angry Sam, after David reveals that she has been investigating Sa…
Barnabas reacts furiously when Julia reveals that Sarah has visited the Old House, fearing she will expose him. He relen…
David decides to search for Sarah at the mausoleum, looking in the secret room. He frantically scrabbles to hide in the …
David panics when he realises that he is trapped in the mausoleum. While talking with Victoria, Barnabas is overcome by …
Barnabas' attack is disturbed by Joe and Carolyn, returning from the search for David. Meanwhile, the sheriff broadens t…
At the mausoleum, the caretaker notices that it has been disturbed. When David calls out for help, he becomes scared and…
After an encounter with Sarah in the woods surrounding the estate, Willie realises that she may have told David about Ba…
In spite of Julia's protestations, Barnabas joins the search for David. Inside the mausoleum, Sarah shows Barnabas the w…
David refuses to provide Barnabas with answers and seems scared of him. Barnabas reprimands Willie and is convinced Davi…
Barnabas is now certain that David has found out his secret. Meanwhile, a visit to the mausoleum by Woodard and Sam begi…
Following their new discovery, Sam and Woodard decide to take Maggie out of Julia' s care. Barnabas decides to kill Davi…
In a desperate attempt to flush out Maggie's kidnapper, Sam and the sheriff decide to leak the false news that her fragm…
David is tormented by a nightmare of Barnabas baring his fangs. Meanwhile, Barnabas learns of Maggie's restored memory a…
Willie unsuccessfully attempts to persuade Barnabas to spare Maggie. Meanwhile, while the Evans Cottage remains under po…
Julia persuades Barnabas to spare Maggie, by claiming that she has written a letter to the police, which she tells Willi…
The police discover that the intruder was Willie, now barely clinging to life. As Woodard operates on Willie, Julia assu…
Willie remains in a coma. Julia tells Woodard that she suspected Willie for some time, but he maintains that the abducti…
David continues to be terrified of Barnabas. Later, as he sleeps, David dreams that Sarah takes him to the Old House and…
Willie's life continues to hang in the balance. Julia calls upon her powers of hypnosis to deal with David, but has not …
Sarah visits David again and as they talk, he realises that the place in his dream was the cellar of the Old House. Howe…
Barnabas is concerned that the evidence against Willie is not strong enough and hides Maggie's ring in Willie's room for…
Willie regains consciousness and is questioned by the sheriff. Barnabas and Julia are relieved when the sheriff announce…
Roger struggles to understand David's suspicion of his cousin. David is suspicious that the basement of the Old House is…
Roger and Elizabeth are puzzled by David's claims that Barnabas is terrorising him and make plans to enlist a psychiatri…
Barnabas begins to suspect that Julia is working against him. Julia tries to persuade Roger to send David away to school…
Barnabas advances, demanding an explanation for David's intrusion. David runs away to Collinwood where he announces his …
Burke and Dr. Woodard tell David that they didn't find anything in the Old House basement. David decides to tell them ab…
A psychiatrist is called to Collinwood to examine David. Burke believes that David's state is linked with Maggie's ordea…
Sarah shows Woodard the secret room, but she disappears before he can learn more. Julia is shocked to learn that Woodard…
Woodard continues his research at the cemetery and makes an unexpected discovery. Now convinced that he has uncovered Ba…
Woodard's confrontation convinces Barnabas that he must maintain his secret, warning Julia to destroy all her notes rela…
Woodard manages to gain access to Julia's bedroom and finds her notebook on the experiment, which he steals. Later, Barn…
Barnabas demands that Julia helps him to kill Woodard. Woodard arranges a meeting with Sam and the sheriff to discuss th…
Julia and Woodard are in his office. Barnabas enters, transforming from a bat to a vampire. Barnabas and Julia inject hi…
Sam comes home to Maggie. Maggie is shocked to find out that Dr. Woodard is dead. She feels responsible and feels his de…
Julia wants to stop the experiments on Barnabas. Barnabas convinces her to continue. Burke starts to prepare to go on th…
Sarah's ghost visits David. She tells him about the death of Doctor Woodard. She tells him something terrible happens bu…
Mrs. Johnson comes to Elizabeth with bad news. She just heard that a plane, owned by the same company that owns the flig…
This episode starts with Vicki in Josette's room at the Old House. She is wearing a bridal veil. Julia and Barnabas ente…
Barnabas & Julia are in her laboratory. Julia gives Barnabas a treatment. After the treatment, Barnabas feels like he's …
Carolyn wakes up in the middle of the night and sees David staring at her. David says he was just checking to make sure …
Barnabas and Julia enter the drawing room of the Old House. Barnabas has aged very fast. Barnabas accuses Julia of doing…
Carolyn is in the drawing room, and is looking out the window. David enters. They talk, and he gasps. He says he saw an …
Barnabas bites Carolyn. Later, in Josette Collin's room, Carolyn is at rest. Julia enters. Julia tells Carolyn about wha…
Carolyn looks outside the window in the foyer and looks at the sunset. She goes into David's room. She wakes him up, and…
Carolyn once again looks at the portrait of Barnabas. Vickie goes to her and asks her if she wants to see a movie with h…
Julia and Carolyn are in the same room. Julia asks Carolyn not to follow her around so much, and then leaves the room. R…
At the Old House, Barnabas thinks about what to do with Julia while Carolyn waits impatiently. Barnabas decides he must …
Julia comes down the stairs to the foyer of Collinwood. She stares at Barnabas' portrait. She thinks about what is going…
In a desperate attempt to prevent Barnabas from obtaining the notebook, Julia entrusts it with Tony Peterson, a local la…
Barnabas issues Carolyn with instructions to retrieve Julia's notebook. Meanwhile, he uses an ancient incantation to ven…
Carolyn gains Tony's affections as part of Barnabas' plan. Julia is terrified to be confronted by Woodard's ghost, while…
Julia continues to be concerned that her notebook will fall into the wrong hands. Julia later makes contact with Sarah, …
Julia finds herself tormented by a nightmarish sequence of events conjured up by Barnabas, culminating in a telephone ca…
The visitor turns out to be Barnabas, feigning concern at Julia's welfare. Carolyn makes moves to obtain Tony's keys. La…
Carolyn claims that the notebook is part of a blackmail attempt by Julia, but is unable to take it. Julia confides in Ba…
Sarah tells Barnabas that he must be good and refuses to reappear to him until he does so. Meanwhile, Victoria begins to…
Disturbed by her nephew's insistence that he is haunted by a ghost, Elizabeth Collins-Stoddard reluctantly agrees to hol…
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