Neither film is set directly in the continuity of the tv show, and only. Collinswood is the dark shadows home of vampire barnabas collins from the tv soap opera. House of dark shadows 1971, and night of dark shadows 1971. Curtis followed this film one year later with night of dark shadows, another expansion of. Dan curtis, the creator of the original dark shadows series returned to cowrite and direct the first four episodes. This rhode island mansion was a standin for the exteriors of collinwood in the original dark shadows series. The collinwood standin mansion used for the tv series is the carey mansion in newport, rhode island though the shots in the opening credits of the water and cliffs were done in. The story behind the grand, gothic set design may 11, 2012 10.
Well, exteriors of the brooding 40room collinwood mansion were shot in newport, rhode island, while footage of the old house where barnabas lived was recorded in tarrytown, new york. House of dark shadows 1970 is the moviehouse version of the then popular gothic soap opera. However, i just watched an interview with laura parker and she basically said that it was taped two weeks or so in advance. House of dark shadows was released on region 1 dvd on october 30, 2012. The house is located near the town of collinsport, maine, overlooking the atlantic ocean.
For a long time i have been hearing that the original ds was broadcast live. Although its set in coastal maine, dark shadows was made entirely in england. The novelization of house of dark shadows was written by marilyn ross and published by paperback library in october of 1970. Vampire barnabas collins resides in the spectrefilled collinswood. This trailer contains a lot of monstermoviestyle screaming, and a good dose of fake blood best not watch it if people are looking over your shoulder. There were two dark shadows movies prior to the new remake. House of dark shadows was filmed concurrently with the original dark shadows television series. Filming locations 5 filming dates 1 filming locations. The house of dark shadows was filmed by mgm in 1970 while the cast continued to tape the abctv series. It was used for the exterior shots in the two early dark shadows movies, house of dark shadows 1970 and night of dark shadows 1971. The gothic mansion stood in for the series great house, collinwood.
With a shoestring budget, director dan curtis relied entirely on existing locations for dark shadows first big screen outing, rather than building studio sets. A sequel film, night of dark shadows was released in 1971, but had very little to do with its predecessor. The scene is detailed however in the house of dark shadows novelization. The most memorial piece of information about the estate for me was that the tv series, dark shadows, was filmed at lyndhurst, and barnabas and angeliques paintings from. House of dark shadows the dark shadows wiki fandom. It suffers from pet project syndrome, and it feels time for burton and johnny depp to move out of their comfort zone. This film is based on the popular 1960s tv gothic serial dark shadows. The gothic mansion stood in for the series great house. House of dark shadows is a 1970 film directed by dan curtis and was based on the popular daytime gothic soap opera, dark shadows, which aired from 1966 to 1971. Curtis opted for more of a haunted house theme instead, with the shows cast popping up in different roles.
Fans of veruselle aka spratt mansionthe old house on. The mansion, which had been vacant for about seven or eight years by the late 1960s tv shoots, was used for exterior photography. The scenes at collinwood were filmed at the lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york. After watching house of dark shadows i realized that had i gone to see this movie at my local drivein movie theatre in the early seventies when i was a teenager, i would have enjoyed it very much and would have been jumping at shadows.
In this film expansion, vampire barnabas collins searches for a cure for vampirism so he can marry a woman who resembles his longlost fiancee josette. The exterior for the first tv series was the seaview terrace mansion in newport, rhode island. House of dark shadows was a 1970 film directed by dan curtis and was based on the popular daytime gothic soap opera, dark shadows, which aired from 1966 to 1971. Location of opening scene of the ocean waves the dark. The dark shadows movie book kathryn leigh scott online. Dark shadows the revival aired on sunday january th and monday january 14th, 1991 as a four hour miniseries on nbc. House of dark shadows is a 1970 american featurelength horror film directed by dan curtis, based on his dark shadows television series. The lyndhurst estate also housed spratt mansion, which had been used as the exterior of the old house on the series, but was destroyed by a fire the year before house of. Kathryn leigh scott, dan curtis, and jonathan frid on the set of house of dark shadows. With jonathan frid, grayson hall, alexandra isles, nancy barrett. When the powers that be decided to make a feature film version, most of the original cast members of the daily soap opera were recruited to star in this production. The house has more than 40 rooms, most of which are. At goosefeather, chef dale talde, seen on cooking shows like top chef and chopped, takes traditional cantonese cuisine to another level.
Built in 1795 by joshua collins, collinwood has been home to the collins familyand other sometimes unwelcome supernatural visitorssince its inception. Both movies were filmed on location in tarrytown, ny at the beautiful lyndhurst estate. Both theatrical films, house of dark shadows 1970 and night of dark shadows 1971 were shot primarily on location at the lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york. House of dark shadows 1970 film night of dark shadows. Collinwood mansion is a fictional house featured in the gothic horror soap opera dark shadows 19661971. Veruselle residence of russell hopkins, irvington, n. The collinwood scenes were filmed at the lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york.
House of dark shadows 1970 vampire barnabas collins is accidentally released from his centurieslong confinement at his familys estate in maine. One of my alltime favorite horror movies, certainly one of my bestloved vampire movies, house of dark shadows is a bigscreen version of the beloved gothichorror soap broadcast on abc in the mid60s early 70s. House of dark shadows 1970 headhunters horror house. Bob cobert, cobert, bob house of dark shadows 1970 film night of dark shadows 1971 film. Night of dark shadows was released that same year, but frid declined to participate. Vampire barnabas collins resides in the spectrefilled collinswood mansion. Earlier in the film, carolyn tells barnabas that she, shall be in london this summer, implying that the current. The film is based on the 1960s1970s tv series of the same name. Theres a youtube video showing a short minidocumentary made in 1985 where jonathan frid serves as a tour guide for the grounds of the estate in newport used. Overlooking the hudson river, tarrytowns historic lyndhurst estate and its grounds are open to the public all year round. Beechwood scarborough, briarcliff manor, new york, usa. The dark shadows movie book contains the uncut original scripts to both films house of dark shadows filmed while the tv series was still in production, and night of dark shadows was made shortly after the series was completed.
This house should be familiar to fans of the 1960s vampire soap opera dark shadows, for it appeared in the television series as the old house. A sequel film, night of dark shadows was released in 1971, but had very little to do with. Seaview terrace, newport, rhode island, usa 8 of 8 found this interesting interesting. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. As i wandered the cliffs i came across the carey mansion. Despite the impact of david selby as quentin and the fact that a movie version, house of dark shadows, was produced in 1970 ratings. The manor used in the tv series, and the one used in the film. Unlike the newest remake, these early 70s films were shot at lyndhurst in tarrytown. Fans of veruselle aka spratt mansionthe old house on dark shadows. Twelve episodes were produced for the first season. He targets his clueless descendants who live there now and pursues maggie, the incarnation of his lost love. Filmed on location with the lavish lyndhurst mansion in tarrytown, new york serving as collinwood, the film retells several plot. The exteriors at newport, including the ocean, were filmed in the spring of 1966, before the first episode was taped, so before the storm of june 14.
Almost every resident of the town is too scared to even drive by the house due to rumors and legends. Presently the movie the discover with robert redford is being filmed there. Collinwood mansion is a fictional house featured in the gothic horror soap opera dark shadows. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. You can see it in the first few seconds of the house of dark shadows trailer. Essex, connecticutnewport, rhode islandseaview terrace, newport, rhode islandstudio 16, abc studios, manhattan, new york city. Site reader kenneth tomasi paid a trip to some of the locations featured in the feature film house of dark shadows earlier this year, and has sent in some photos of the sites as they look today, more than 40 years later. Thats okay, because dark shadows was like nothing ever on television. During the time of filming, the television program was in the middle of its 1970 parallel time storyarc. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. Hotel near lyndhurst mansion tarrytown house estate. The movie was based on the television series of the same name. The movie, filmed from march 23 to may 1, 1970, is set in an whole.
Dark shadows collinswood mansion the carey mansion is better known as the collinswood mansion, home of vampire barnabas collins from the 1970s tv soap opera. For more information, visit the official lyndhurst website. Aside from a few small details, the novelization remains very faithful to the film. Dark shadows tv series remembered, plus new documentary. The gothic soap opera exterior shots were filmed mainly at seaview terrace mansion in newport, rhode island. Filmed at the lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york, with additional location shooting in scarborough, new york and norwalk, connecticut, house of dark shadows was directed by dan curtis and continued storylines and characters from. The rich collins family of collinsport, maine is tormented by strange occurrences. The interior filming was not done at lyndhurst for the movies. The eatery pays tribute to the food of hong kong, with a focus on noodles, familystyle cantonese barbecue. As for the town of collinsport, it was actually essex, connecticut, that appeared on the series. Although the storyline was based in collinsport, maine, it was filmed elsewhere.
The seaview terrace served as the exteriors for the haunted collinwood manor from 1966 until dark shadows cancellation in 1971 whiskey millionaire edson bradley created seaview terrace when he. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. The house itself wasnt anything extremely impressive. The lyndhurst estate, a national trust property in tarrytown, new york served as the new version of collinwood, with additional filming taking place in connecticut. Additionally, the 1970 film house of dark shadows included scenes set in a terrarium in scenes cut from the theatrical release. The original dark shadows tv show was filmed in four locations. A newport ri mansion that was used for the gothic soap opera, dark shadows. Johnny depps new film dark shadows above is a screenshot of the newly released trailer for johnny depps new gothic movie dark shadows showcasing his stately manor collinwood. Filming took place at lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york, with additional footage at nearby sleepy hollow cemetery. Was lyndhurst mansion used on the set of dark shadows. The mansion, which had been vacant for about seven or eight years by the late 1960s tv shoots, was used for exterior. A place to honor the gorgeous historical mansion that was once. The most recent addition to westchester countys stellar culinary scene is right here at tarrytown house estate. Tim burtons homage to the cult us tv series of the 70s which didnt make it to the uk is, of course, gloriously gothic, but doesnt contain any surprises.