From 1966-1971, the spooky ABC-TV suspense series thrilled an audience of 20 million viewers. It became a pop culture phenomenon with the vulnerable vampire Barnabas Collins. The special 50th anniversay collection offers 38 complete TV episodes that are among th most popular in its history. Additionally, movie-length presentation of two of its most popular stories are included. The Vampire Curse and The Haunting of Collinwood.

Title from container. Special features: New episode introductions by David Selby ... and others; Exclusive video interviews with Jonathan Frid & David Selby; Dark shadows promos.

The Vampire curse /directed by Lela Swift, John Sedwick ; written by Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, Ron Sproat (3 hr., 5 min.) -- Fan favorites: Episode 212 ; Episode 306 ; episode 370 ; Episode 699 ; Episode 725 ; Episode 1024 ; Episode 1065 ; Episode 1102 ; Episode 1115 -- The haunting of Collinwood / directed by Dan Curtis, Penberry Jones, Henry Kaplan, Lela Swift ; written by Ralph Ellis, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, Ron Sproat ; producer, Robert Costello (3 hr, 10 min.) -- The best of Quentin. Episode 694 ; Episode 714 ; Episode 722 ; Episode 786 ; Episode 836 ; Episode 905 ; Episode 984 ; Episode 1065 ; Episode 1129 -- The best of Barnabas. Episode 221 ; Episode 349 ; Episode 418 ; Episode 535 ; Episode 703 ; Episode 718 ; Episode 915 ; Episode, 982 ; Episode 1133 -- The best of Angelique. Episode 368/369 ; Episode 405 ; Episode 477 ; Episode 499 ; Episode 606 ; Episode 852 ; Episode 1003 ; Episode 1130 ; Episode 1140.