Editing Dark Shadows (section)

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: '''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