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Big Finish is celebrating the 60th anniversary of legendary horror series Dark Shadows.

Cast members from the original Dark Shadows TV series reunite for two special full-cast audio sequels, released by Big Finish Productions in July 2026.

Originally broadcast from 1966 to 1971, Dark Shadows was a TV soap opera with a Gothic twist. Its setting, the town of Collinsport, Maine, was not just home to your usual family quarrels and love affairs, but to vampires, ghosts, werewolves, and all things supernatural.

The show built up a large fan following, and after it came off the air, it never really went away. In 2003, the stage play Return to Collinwood was performed at the Dark Shadows Festival, featuring many of the TV series’ original cast, who gathered again the next day in a Manhattan recording studio to perform it as an audio drama.

In 2005, a follow-up, Vengeance at Collinwood, was performed onstage at the Dark Shadows Festival in Hollywood. While this story was never produced in studio, the live show was recorded.

For the first time, the audio drama version of Return to Collinwood and the stage recording of Vengeance at Collinwood will soon be released in one package. This new box set also includes a dramatic reading of two classic short spooky stories by the late Jonathan Frid, who played one of Dark Shadows’ best remembered characters, Barnabas Collins, as well as an archive interview with him.

The stories included in this release are:

Return to Collinwood by Jamison Selby (two discs)

Following the passing of matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, a seance is held to contact her spirit. The wandering Quentin Collins returns from travels as mysteries surrounding the Collins family unfold, including the reading of Elizabeth’s will.

The future of Collinwood is threatened with the unexpected arrival of Cassandra Collins, alias immortal witch Angelique, who shares a dangerous secret with Quentin about their dark past.

Vengeance at Collinwood by Jamison Selby (one disc)

Long absent attorney Tony Peterson returns after several decades away from Collinsport, appearing at the Blue Whale pub run by Willie Loomis and his wife Jessica. He learns that his former flame Carolyn Stoddard, Quentin Collins and others reside at the Collinwood estate.

Possessed by the spirit of his ancestor, Reverend Trask, Tony is particularly interested in seeking revenge against Cassandra Collins, Angelique the witch, who evaded prosecution and caused Trask’s demise.

Bonus Disc: Jonathan Frid – Drama and Dialogue

Dark Shadows actor Jonathan Frid performs haunting readings of two classic short stories, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe and The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall by John Kendrick Bangs, and discusses his role as the legendary vampire Barnabas Collins in a radio interview from 1968.

The ensemble of the two full-cast audio stories is entirely composed of alumni from the original TV series, including David Selby as the immortal Quentin Collins, who has travelled the world since leaving Collinwood, Nancy Barrett as the paranormal expert Carolyn Stoddard Stuart, and Lara Parker as the witch Cassandra Collins/Angelique.

Also on the cast list are Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans, John Karlen as Willie Loomis, Roger Davis as Ned Stuart, Marie Wallace as Jessica Loomis, Christopher Pennock as Sebastian Shaw, Donna Wandrey as Mrs. Franklin, James Storm as Dr. Robert Harper, Terry Crawford as Violet Chavez Collins, Jerry Lacy as Tony Peterson/Spirit Of Reverend Trask, and Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans Haskell.

Producer Jim Pierson said: “It’s truly amazing that six decades after Dan Curtis launched Dark Shadows, the series continues to enthral legions of original viewers as well as new followers. The first-time release of the sequel Vengeance at Collinwood is particularly poignant as it features a wonderful performance by beloved late actress Lara Parker, who plays to perfection the part of vengeful witch Angelique.

“It’s also a fitting tribute that the story, along with Return to Collinwood, is written by Jamison Selby, son of Dark Shadows actor David Selby who portrays the mysterious Quentin Collins. This is a tremendous anniversary gift to all the fans.”

Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood & Vengeance at Collinwood is now available to pre-order for just £19.99 (download to own) or £29.99 (download to own + collector’s edition CD box set), exclusively from http://www.bigfinish.com.