Set in the fictional seaside village of Collinsport, Maine, the afternoon soap opera Dark Shadows (1966-71) borrowed heavily from supernatural classics such as Frankenstein, The Turn of the Screw and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In the fall of 1969, the writers decided to launch an ambitious storyline involving an ancient … Continue reading The Collinsport Horror: Dark Shadows and the Cthulhu Mythos, by Rick Lai