House of Dark Shadows (1970)
Dec 2, 2000Dark Shadows Movie
The first film based on the cult Gothic tv soap opera Dark Shadows, this is designed to highlight the series breakout character of Jonathan Frid's vampire Barnabas Collins
Dan Curtis
Night of Dark Shadows (1971)
Jun 3, 2015Dark Shadows Movie
This was the second and better of the films spun off from tv’s Dark Shadows (back before Tim Burton wrecked everything). At last the show gets production values and atmosphere that do it justice, although the major minus is that the series cult figure of Barnabas Collins does not feature this time
The Night Stalker (1972)
Jun 29, 2008Journalist Tracks a Vampire
Witty and funny attempt to update the vampire to the present day being hunted by a reporter. Darren McGavin gives an enormously entertaining performance. A hit tv movie that was spun out into a series.
Frankenstein (1973)
Dec 16, 2005Frankenstein Adaptation
An obscure tv movie version of Mary Shelley made by producer Dan Curtis. This suffers cheap production values but is the most faithful version of the book up to that point
The Night Strangler (1973)
Jan 3, 2013Journalist Tracks an Immortal Killer
Less famous sequel to the cult tv movie The Night Stalker but a far superior work. This repeats much of the first film but with Darren McGavin's Kolchak hunting an immortal killer. Much better script and featuring a superbly eerie climactic venture down into the Seattle Underground
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973)
Feb 11, 2020Eternally Youthful Libertine
From producer Dan Curtis, creator of tv's Dark Shadows and The Night Stalker, an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel about a libertine who remains eternally youthful while his debaucheries are transferred to a portrait. This has to count as the best version of the story to date.
Dracula (1974)
Jan 30, 2001Dracula Adaptation
TV movie version of Bram Stoker's book that was released to theatres in some places. Richard Matheson's script brings back many aspects of the book that are dropped by other productions but the film suffers the fatal miscasting of Jack Palance in the title role
Trilogy of Terror (1975)
Sep 9, 2007Horror Anthology
Classic tv movie that is a horror anthology offering a trio of tales all featuring Karen Black. The first two items are okay but the one that made the film into a cult item was the third episode with Black being chased through her apartment by an evil doll
Burnt Offerings (1976)
Jun 4, 2000Parasitic House
A theatrical film directed by 1970s genre tv producer Dan Curtis. This has the intriguing idea of a house that acts as a psychic vampire. In all other respects, this plays out as a standard haunted house story
Intruders (1992)
Dec 29, 2022Alien Abductions
One of the earliest works about Alien Abduction, predating the fascination with the topic that came not long after with tv’s The X Files. From genre regular Dan Curtis, the creator of tv's Dark Shadows
Trilogy of Terror II (1996)
Jan 10, 2024Horror Anthology
Sequel to the classic Karen Black-starring horror anthology tv movie with Lysette Anthony starring in a trio of horror tales
Dark Shadows (2012)
May 10, 2012TV Series Comedy Remake/Vampire/Family Saga
Tim Burton's slide into mediocrity continues with this comedic update of the cult Gothic soap opera tv series, which is now played at a level of cartoonish unseriousness that resembles the Addams Family