HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS and NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS vs. the Original Series

We all know that House of Dark Shadows was Dan Curtis' gleeful attempt to re-envision the "Introduction of Barnabas" storyline the way he wanted it to done in the first place:  very bloody, everybody dead, including one very staked vampire ancestor.  And Night of Dark Shadows borrows from 1970 Parallel Time (and DuMaurier's Rebecca ... again).  Just for funzies, let's see how scenes from the original series stack up against their cinematic counteparts, shall we?

Releasing Barnabas

 

Introducing the Collins Family

 

 

 Barnabas Meets the Family

 

 Carolyn (and Vicki) Visit the Old House

 Barnabas Attacks Carolyn

 

  Barnabas Meets Maggie Evans

 Furious Barnabas Attacks

 

Julia Discovers Barnabas' Secret

A coupla different times:

Todd Jennings/Blake, Vampirized

Julia Confronts Barnabas

Julia's Cure

 Barnabas Beats Willie 

 

Strangling Julia Hoffman

 

On the show, however, she always survived:

The Aging of Barnabas/Attacking Maggie

Transforming Maggie Into Josette

 

 

 The Death of Barnabas Collins

 

And Meanwhile, in Night of Dark Shadows ... the Arrival of Quentin and Mrs. Collins

 

Meeting the Housekeeper

 The Portrait of Angelique Collins

 Gerard Stiles

Laura Collins

The Witch-hunter:  Reverend Strack/Trask

 

Kissing on Quentin

 Gabriel Collins

 

Laura Vs. Angelique

 

The Eyes of Angelique

 

 The Death of Angelique

Okay, okay, okay ... so there were a lot of them.  Let's look at the first one, which was also by strangulation

 

Facing Down Carlotta/Mrs. Danvers

 

Abusive Quentin

 The Ghost of Angelique

 

TERROR ...