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===Storylines=== {{Main|Dark Shadows (televised storylines)}} ====1966/7==== : '''Victoria Winters' Parentage''', episode 1 to 92 :: [[Victoria Winters]] and her role as governess is inspired by title character in [[Charlotte Brontë]]'s [[Gothic fiction|Gothic]] novel ''[[Jane Eyre]]''.<ref name="Scott-p134">Leigh Scott, Kathryn; Jim Pierson (ed.), Dark Shadows Almanac. Pomegranate Press, 1995. pp. 134. {{ISBN|0-938817-18-3}}.</ref> : '''Burke Devlin's Revenge For His Manslaughter Conviction''', episode 1 to 201 :: Burke Devlin and his motivation for returning is reminiscent of [[Alexandre Dumas]]' novel ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]''.<ref>In episode 28, Burke Devlin is seen reading this novel. It similarity to events is commented upon, i.e. a man returning to his home town to wreak revenge.</ref> : '''Roger Collins' Mysterious Car Crash''', episode 13 to 32 : '''The Murder of Bill Malloy''', episode 46 to 126 : '''Laura Collins the Phoenix''', episode 123 to 192 : '''Jason McGuire Blackmails Elizabeth Collins Stoddard''', episode 193 to 275 : '''The Arrival of the Vampire Barnabas Collins''', episode 211 to 220 ::Elements of this storyline are inspired by the novel [[Dracula]]''[[Dracula]]'' by [[Bram Stoker]]. : '''The Kidnapping of Maggie Evans''', episode 221 to 261 : '''Julia Hoffman's Attempt to Cure Barnabas''', episode 265 to 351 : '''Barnabas Terrorizing Julia Hoffman''', episode 352 to 365 ====1795==== : '''Angelique Bouchard's Vampire Curse on Barnabas''', episode 366 to 426 : '''Victoria Winters's Witchcraft Trial''', episode 400 to 461 :: The witchcraft trial involving Victoria Winters is inspired by [[Arthur Miller]]'s play ''[[The Crucible]]''. Reverend Gregory Trask's fate is inspired by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s short story "[[The Cask of Amontillado]]."<ref name="Scott-p134" /> : '''Nathan Forbes' Manipulation of Millicent Collins''', episode 419 to 460 :: Nathan Forbes's manipulation of Millicent Collins is reminiscent of the 1938 play and the 1944 film ''[[Gaslight (1944 film)|Gaslight]]''. ====1968/9==== : '''The Mystery of Jeff Clark''', episode 461 to 665 : '''The Creation of Adam''', episode 466 to 636 :: The character of Adam is inspired by [[Mary Shelley]]'s horror novel ''[[Frankenstein]]''.<ref name="Scott-p134" /> : '''The Dream Curse''', episode 477 to 548 : '''Elizabeth's Fear of Being Buried Alive''', episode 513 to 672 :: This storyline is inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's short story "[[The Premature Burial]]."<ref name="Scott-p134" /> : '''Nicholas Blair's Scheme to Create A Master Race''', episode 549 to 633/634 : '''Chris Jennings' Werewolf Curse''', episode 627 to 700 : '''The Ghosts of Quentin Collins and Beth Chavez Haunt Collinwood''', episode 639 to 700 :: The character of [[Quentin Collins]] and his role is inspired by Peter Quint in [[Henry James]]'s Gothic novel ''[[The Turn of the Screw]]''.<ref name="Scott-p134" /> ====1897==== : '''Barnabas’ Mission to Save David Collins''', episode 700 to 839 :: The heartbeat that tortures Quentin is inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's short story "[[The Tell-Tale Heart]]."<ref name="Scott-p134" /> : '''Jenny Collins, the Mad Woman in the Attic''', episode 707 to 748 :: Jenny Collins is inspired by the character of [[Bertha Mason]] from Charlotte Brontë's gothic novel ''Jane Eyre''.<ref name="Scott-p134" /> : '''Laura Collins the Phoenix''', episode 728 to 761 :: Worthington Hall and Gregory Trask's running of it is inspired by [[Charles Dickens]]'s novel ''[[Nicholas Nickleby]]''.<ref name="Scott-p134" /> : '''Magda Rakosi's Werewolf Curse on Quentin''', episode 749 to 834 :: The portrait of Quentin Collins is inspired by [[Oscar Wilde]]'s Gothic novel ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]''.<ref name="Scott-p134" /> : '''Gregory Trask's Manipulation of Judith Collins''', episode 762 to 884 :: Gregory Trask's fate is inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado".<ref name="Scott-p134" /> :: Minerva Trask's murder is inspired by [[The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)|''The Manchurian Candidate'']]. : '''The Hand of Count Petofi''', episode 778 to 814 :: The hand of Count Andreas Petofi is inspired by [[W. F. Harvey|William Fryer Harvey]]'s short story "[[The Beast with Five Fingers]]". Quentin's torture is inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s short story "[[The Pit and the Pendulum]]."<ref name="Scott-p134" /> : '''The Creation of Amanda Harris''', episode 812 to 850 :: The theme of an artist's falling in love with his own creation who is brought to life by supernatural forces is reminiscent of the classic Greek myth of ''[[Pygmalion (mythology)|Pygmalion]]''. : '''Josette's Return''', episode 844 to 885 : '''Count Petofi Body Swaps with Quentin''', episode 849 to 883 :: The character of Count Petofi is based on the real-world [[Count of St. Germain]], a Georgian-era courtier and man of science who claimed to be, and possibly was, the son of [[Francis II Rákóczi]]. In the 19th century, Theosophist legends claimed that he attained the secret of immortality.<ref name="Scott-p134" /><ref>"Saint Germain" (claimed by the Church Universal and Triumphant to have been dictated by Saint Germain to Mark Prophet) Studies in Alchemy Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA: 1974 Summit Lighthouse. See occult biographical sketch of history of Saint Germain, pages 80–90</ref> ====1969/70==== : '''Barnabas Falls Under the Control of the Leviathans''', episode 886 to 950 :: This storyline is inspired by [[H. P. Lovecraft]]’s shared universe known as "[[Cthulhu Mythos|The Cthulhu Mythos]]," and particularly by the short story "[[The Dunwich Horror]]".<ref name="Scott-p134" /> : '''The Mystery of Grant Douglas and Olivia Corey''', episode 888 to 934 :: This storyline is inspired by the Greek mythological tale of [[Orpheus|Orpheus and Eurydice]].<ref name="Scott-p134" /> : '''Chris Jennings' Werewolf Curse''', episode 889 to 978 : '''The Leviathan Child''', episode 891 to 929 : '''Jeb Hawkes the Leviathan Leader''', episode 935 to 980 : '''The Ghosts of Gerard Stiles and Daphne Harridge Haunt Collinwood''', episode 1071 to 1109 :: This storyline is inspired by Henry James's Gothic novel ''The Turn of the Screw''.<ref name="Scott-p134" /> ====1970 Parallel Time==== : '''The Death of Angelique Collins''', episode 969 to 1060 :: This storyline is inspired by [[Daphne du Maurier]]'s Gothic novel ''[[Rebecca (novel)|Rebecca]]''.<ref name="Scott-p134" /> : '''Cyrus Longworth's Experiment''', episode 978 to 1035 :: This storyline is inspired by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]'s "chilling shocker" short novel ''[[Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]''.<ref name="Scott-p134" /> ====1995==== : '''The Destruction of Collinwood''', episode 1061 to 1070 ====1840==== : '''Barnabas' Infatuation with Roxanne Drew''', episode 1081 to 1150 : '''The Head of Judah Zachery''', episode 1117 to 1138 : '''Judah Zachery's Possession of Gerard Stiles''', episode 1139 to 1197 : '''Quentin Collins' Witchcraft Trial''', episode 1162 to 1197 ====1841 Parallel Time==== : '''Bramwell Collins' and Catherine Harridge's Love Affair''', episode 1186 to 1245 :: This storyline is inspired by [[Emily Brontë]]'s Gothic novel ''[[Wuthering Heights]]''.<ref name="Scott-p134" /> : '''The Cursed Room Lottery''', episode 1194 to 1245 :: This storyline is inspired by [[Shirley Jackson]]'s short story "[[The Lottery]]."<ref name="Scott-p134" />
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