Shadows on the Wall: An Online Dark Shadows Fanzine
Dark Shadows (1966-1971) was a soap opera with an emphasis on the supernatural that has garnered a cult following in the years since it left the air. The introduction of Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) catapulted the series to enormous success, capturing the public's imagination in a way that continues to endure today. This online fanzine will provide a place for rare photos, articles, stories, artwork, and other multimedia as a tribute to the magic and mystery that is Dark Shadows.
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Monday, June 29, 2026
Dark Shadows Comic Strip Season 15: Nathan, Darling!
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Barnabas on the Cover of FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Happy 60th, Dark Shadows!
Dark Shadows, serving Gothic ghoulishness for sixty years! Happy anniversary to my favorite show!
The first of the Dark Shadows comic strips since I started running them back in 2014!
My very favorite from all of the photo shoots: this sums the entire show up perfectly, and includes ...
... the divoon Mrs. Cassandra Collins, Angelique after the devil painted her hair.
I've nursed a fairly long-standing (like, 30 years exactly) crush on Don Briscoe and his tortured, queer-coded (hey, who wasn't on this show?) alter ego, Chris Jennings the oft-shirtless werewolf; but I've nursed an even longer crush on ...
...hotsie-totsie Joel Crothers, who spent his own fair share of time sans shirt ...
Observe.
Sorry. What were we talking about?
Oh, right! Dark Shadows! Hey, you celebrate your way, I'll celebrate mine. Hey, here's some of my hand-drawn fan art from a billion years ago ...
...and some faux-Paperback Library covers for books that never existed that have dazed and confused many a fan for the last fourteen years since this blog came into existence ...
...including some ersatz covers for the Night of Dark Shadows novelization that never was:
But anyway, happy anniversary to my favorite television show of all time. Here's to the next sixty years!

















































