Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings
Series · 35
books · 2007-2015
Books in series
#1
Angelique's Descent, Part 1
2007
The Dark Shadows legend continues in this two-part audio book, featuring dramatised sections performed by Lara Parker and Andrew Collins. Includes a bonus interview with author, Lara Parker. The first passions of Angelique and Barnabas are revealed at last... On the run after escaping her father's clutches, Angelique fears her supernatural powers and the mysterious demon that haunts her dreams. Beginning her new life as a servant for the wealthy du Prés family, she finds herself tempted by forbidden love and dark desires when Barnabas Collins returns to Martinique. Written Lara Parker (abridged by Stuart Manning) Directed Darren Gross Cast Lara Parker with Andrew Collins.
#3
Clothes of Sand
2008
"The Sandman is coming... singing the children to sleep everywhere..."
When Maggie Evans is take to the Windcliff Institute, she begins her recovery from the ordeal she suffered at the hands of Barnabas Collins. As she undergoes hypnosis, disturbing memories of her childhood being to surface. Who was the imaginary friend who once watched over her, and what threat does he prose for Maggie's future?
#4
The Ghost Watcher
2008
“Look into the light and try to deny what you see... I dare you.”
As Maggie Evans leaves the Windcliff Institute, she begins to build a new life for herself away from the Collins family. But when an enigmatic stranger arrives in town, searching for phantoms, Maggie finds herself plunged into a world of intrigue and danger. What is the Ghost Watcher’s secret, and what is the true cost of his gift to the people of Collinsport?
#5
The Skin Walkers
2008
“There is no such thing as choice, not here …
Merely the inevitable …”
New York, 1899. A city full of hopes, dreams and love… Quentin Collins has left Collinsport, hoping to leave his family and their terrible secrets behind, for ever. But something new and evil is stalking him. As the Skin Walkers seek to take command of a new century, they need Quentin at their side. Just as the prophecy foretold…
#6
The Path of Fate
2009
“The Master tells me that when Quentin Colins finds my heart, I can come back...”
Over a century ago, the first Quentin Collins built a stairway to traverse time, opening the way to countless realms of past and future. Now a new stairway has appeared at Collinwood, and the present-day Quentin is drawn to explore its dark path, forging an unlikely alliance with Angelique. Can she use her powers to help him, even at the risk of her own eternal damnation?
#7
The Wicked and the Dead
2009
“Sometimes a devout man must do evil in the name of the greater good...”
Collinwood in the year 1897. The Reverend Gregory Trask has been walled alive inside Quentin’s room in punishment for his crimes against the Collins family and is close to death. But as his loneliness degenerates into madness, a stranger appears to him with an intriguing offer. An offer that might set Trask free... or condemn him to the darkness forever.
#8
Echoes of Insanity
2009
"I discovered your mind in the darkness and I knew we could help each other."
After being shot outside Maggie Evan's door, Willie Loomis is incarcerated at the Windcliff Institute. Fear and pain cloud his memory, until a golden angel appears and takes him on a journey through past exploits with his friend, Jason. With Jason now gone, Willie must face the evils of Collinwood alone, as he attempts to discover the truth about his old master, Barnabas Collins.
The legend continues in this hour-long dramatic reading, based on the classic ABC TV series, featuring haunting music and specially dramatised scenes.
#9
Curse of the Pharaoh
2009
Dr. Gretchen Warwick, famed Egyptologist and friend of Professor T. Elliot Stokes, comes to Collinwood, searching for the answers to life in the hereafter. At first, Carolyn cannot comprehend why an expert in ancient, mystical lore would desire her help, but to her horror, she discovers that she is indeed the key to a dark, dangerous world on the other side of death....
CURSE OF THE PHARAOH is an audio production written by Stephen Mark Rainey, based on the classic DARK SHADOWS TV serial, featuring the talents of original series actors Nancy Barrett (Carolyn Stoddard) and Marie Wallace (Dr. Gretchen Warwick).
#10
Final Judgment
2010
“Do you swear to reveal to this jury of your peers, the truths you’ve withheld from your lord and master?”
In the afterlife, Josette has made a pact with the Dark Lord to try Angelique for crimes against true love. But Josette’s time spent as a restless spirit has taken its toll. Is she strong enough to take on her old adversary? If Angelique is convicted, then her soul is forfeit, restoring Josette to life and beauty. If not...
#11
Blood Dance
2010
“I knew instantly that a dangerous power was at work here…”
The year is 1929, and Quentin Collins finds himself in Chicago, captivated by the city’s energy and the prospect of a new love. Drawn into the twilight world of speakeasies and organized crime at the Arcadia Club, he becomes embroiled with owner Chandres Tessier – an enigmatic woman to whom he is inexorably drawn, but who hides a dark secret...
#12
The Night Whispers
2010
"He’d gaze across time and see himself at the other side unchanged...”
Long since released from his vampire curse, Barnabas Collins has settled into a new life away from the supernatural. But when a powerful storm sweeps through Collinsport, the elements bring back memories of past sins. Who is the mysterious spirit whispering in the darkness, and what is its connection with Barnabas?
Jonathan Frid returns as Barnabas for the first time since 1971 in this all-new dramatic reading, based on the classic ABC-TV series.
#13
London's Burning
2010
"I’m gonna dance for you, gonna dance your cares away…”
1941: As bombs fall on the city of London, Quentin Collins is reunited with his old friend, Rose. Trapped in an Underground station, she claims to have no memory of him. So he tells her how they met… 1906: Music hall star Rosie Fay is the talk of the town. But what connects her to the cases of spontaneous human combustion plaguing London’s ladies of the night? And why is Quentin so interested in the song she sings?
#14
The Doll House
2010
"We'll play the game of make believe..."
Jenny Collins was once a beautiful singer, married into a rich family. Now she lives locked in a tower at Collinwood. Her husband has left her, her children have been taken away, and the horror and isolation have driven her mad. The only person she ever sees is Beth, the maid who brings her food. Together they play a game – recreating the past, reliving everything that poor mad Jenny lost. They’ve played the game before... but tonight something’s different. Tonight, something’s got into the game...
#15
The Blind Painter
2011
“My curse… To be the greatest painter who ever lived! And yet, to never be able to see them for myself!”
The year is 1893, and struggling artist Charles Delaware Tate works alone in a garret in New York City. Frustrated by his lack of artistic genius, he seems doomed to a life of misery and failure.
And then he meets Eloise Verinder... and his whole world changes.
The year is 1920. Charles Delaware Tate now lives alone in a sanatorium. But he’s still painting, creating extraordinary works of art.
Even though he is completely blind.
A new nurse arrives, eager to hear the story of Charles’ rise and fall... and of his first encounter with Count Petofi...
#16
The Death Mask
2011
“One of you is a murderer! None of you are above suspicion. You all had something to lose.”
Moments after welcoming his guests to a party, millionaire Harrison Pierce is murdered. But his death is only the first of many as, trapped on an isolated island, his guests start to die in increasingly bizarre ways.
Attorney Tony Peterson must join forces with a woman who destroyed his life years before, the beautiful but deadly Cassandra Collins. But can she be trusted? And what really is the secret of the mysterious Death Mask?
#17
The Creeping Fog
2011
"I heard voices..."
London, 1941. Quentin Collins need not fear the bombing because he is immortal but there's much else to be scared of. The voices of his past will not rest. They are the ghosts of those he's lost. And there are other voices… A creeping fog reaching out to him...
Taking refuge in an old museum will not help Quentin either, for the museum has ghosts of its own.
More voices reaching out through the darkness...
#18
The Carrion Queen
2011
“One selfless deed. Just one. The first of you to commit an utterly selfless act - and your soul is free. The one who fails is mine.”
Death is not the end for the Reverend Gregory Trask. After shooting himself to escape the torture of being walled-up alive, the priest is sent to the Dark Lord himself for Judgement.
To the holy man’s horror, he is partnered with the equally cursed witch, Angelique, and sent to a vast battlefield in 1861 to compete for the return of their mortal soul. But neither is expecting to be pitched into the aftermath of one of America’s most deadly historic battles, nor to encounter the mysteriously beautiful woman who stalks it.
#19
The Poisoned Soul
2011
“When the music begins, I'll give you some spins...”
Evil haunts a school near Collinwood. A strange creature is attacking young girls, and the headmistress of Worthington Hall is forced to barricade her school against it.
But Miss Charity Trask has problems of her own. She fears she's not in her right mind. She's seeing ghostly visions, and soon a strange spirit possesses her. Should she go against her every instinct and trust the voice in her head? Especially when it tells her that the Poisoned Soul is a lot closer than she realises....
#20
The Lost Girl
2011
"Hope is His cruellest torment."
Josette Du Pres Collins gambled her soul, and lost it, in an ill-conceived bid to destroy her rival Angelique. Now the Dark Lord has sent his emissary to bring Josette to her place in Hell.
Only a last-minute intervention can give her a final chance at redemption. But, as Josette struggles to win back her soul, she realizes that her guide's life, and soul, are inexorably intertwined with her own.
And so, as the sands of time flow, Josette begins her final journey…
#21
The Crimson Pearl
2011
“It’s as if Lucifer plucked out one of his own eyes...”
The year is 1690. Isaac Collins is sailing to America to establish a new life for his family. Suddenly, during a strange and unnatural blizzard, he discovers a single blood-red pearl. A pearl that seems to sing to him…
The pearl will be going on a journey. Passed down through generations bringing luck both good and bad. But what does it want? Why is its journey so linked to the Collins family? And who will ultimately take ownership of the crimson pearl?
A special audio drama featuring over thirty characters, written to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Dark Shadows.
#22
The Voodoo Amulet
2012
"We're surrounded by the living dead and you're worried about breaking the law?"
Supernatural investigator, Tony Peterson, is summoned by the devious witch Cassandra Collins to the bustling city of New Orleans.
On the trail of the mysterious Voodoo Amulet, they're hunted through bars, hotels, train stations and graveyards by the police, criminals, black magicians and zombies.
Can Tony and Cassandra escape with their lives... and their souls?
#23
The House by the Sea
2012
"Collinsport, it seems quiet. But it's like it's waiting for something to happen. Something bad.”
Gerald Conway has come to Collinsport in pursuit of a dream. For the last few months, he's been haunted by visions of the House By The Sea.
Now Gerald is staying at the House, he's beginning to uncover its dark past. Warlocks, vampires and murderers have all come here looking for something – and they've all died. What dark secret of the Collins family is hidden there?
Something terrible is waiting under the House By The Sea. Waiting for Gerald...
#24
Dress Me in Dark Dreams
2012
Collinwood in the nineteenth century is a lonely place. While her brothers experience the world, young Judith Collins must stay behind to care for her grandmother.
Judith, though, has a secret dreams of romance. She sees herself dancin in a beautiful dress with a dashing stranger. But the man of her dreams is becoming steadily more real.
Soon Judith must fight for the man she loves. But shuld she, instead, heed the warnings ofher bitter grandmother
The Dark Shadows Legend continues in this Audio Drama Written by Marty Ross and Read by Amber Benson, Terry Crawford, and James Unsworth.
#27
Operation Victor
2012
Immortal wanderer Quentin Collins has done his best to stay on the sidelines of the Second World War bu now he's been recruited by the British Secret Service. His mission: to infiltrate the castle of Doctor Moloch in the heart of the Black Forest.
FOr the Trird Reich is hiding a dark secret- Moloch has been dabbling in the occult, and he's reached out to some very dark forces indeed.
Will Quentin be able to stop him? And does dashing British agent Sally Green have a score of her own to settle?
The Dark Shadows Legend continues in this audio drama.
Written by Jonathan Morris and read by David Selby, Fay Masterson, and Terry Mollow.
#28
Speak No Evil
2012
Tad Collins, a man haunted by an unhappy childhood, is rich, arrogant and so terribly lonely.
Marie Olson, the tattooed lady, is haunted by a past that she has tried to escape.
Naturally, they hate each other.
But when a mysterious and sinster clown breaks into Collinwood to steal a book on the occult, Tad and Marie have to work together. They don't realis, though, that the clown has plans for them both....
The Dark Shadows Legend continues in this Audio Drama
Written by Scott Handcock and read by Arthur Darvill and Katharine Mangold.
#31
The Haunted Refrain
2013
“Nobody here now. Nobody but me and them. Can't you hear them? Scratch, scratch, scratch, scratch...”
Barbara loves her husband and their new home. But something is missing from her life. Something she can't explain... Until, one day, she finds it.
An old gramophone sits in the attic. And, on it, she hears the voice of man called Quentin Collins. A voice that talks back to her, begging her for help.
Something has trapped the soul of Quentin Collins. But he isn't alone...
Written By: Aaron Lamont
Directed By: Darren Gross and Jim Pierson
Cast
David Selby (Quentin Collins), Karen Jean Olds (Barbara), Jonathon Marx (Grant), Alex Mallinson, Joseph Lidster (Scratches)
#32
A Collinwood Christmas
2012
“I am your worst nightmare, Jamison Collins, for I am the woman who will make you live."
Jamison Collins is a lost and broken man. His wife has died, leaving him to bring up his children, Roger and Elizabeth, alone.
Ivanka Romano lives in the Old House on the Collinwood estate. Abandoned by her gypsy tribe, she is also alone.
But, on this dark and stormy night, ghosts from the past are returning. Ghosts from the past are threatening to end the lives of these lost and broken people.
It's Christmas Eve but the only present that the children of Collinwood will receive is death...
Written By: Lizzie Hopley
Directed By: Darren Gross, Joseph Lidster and Jim Pierson
Cast
Jamison Selby (Jamison Collins), Lizzie Hopley (Ivanka Romano), James Goss (Butler), James Murphy (Joe Griffin) and Jessica Smith (Brigid Griffin) with Kathryn Leigh Scott, Christopher Pennock, David Selby and James Unsworth
#38
Beyond the Grave
2013
“Ladies and gentlemen, we apologise again for the difficulties we’ve been having. If you’ll excuse the expression, it seems we have a ghost in the machine...”
40 years ago, the paranormal television show Beyond the Grave broadcast a very special Halloween episode - live from Collinsport, Maine. Presenters Tom Lacey and Kate Ripperton introduced the nation to the legend of 'Mad Jack', the local fisherman who had reportedly haunted the town's cemetery for over six decades.
The terrifying events that followed have become infamous. Suppressed and denied by the authorities, the episode was thought lost forever... until now.
Now, for the first time in forty years, you can hear the true horror of that fateful night in Collinsport...
#43
Dark Shadows
The Devil Cat
2014
"Only we could get lost in the English countryside and find ourselves trapped in The Wicker Man!"
While on vacation in England, detective Tony Peterson and the witch Cassandra visit Tony's estranged cousin Lord Trent Malkin and his wife Ruby. The two couples team up to investigate the disappearance of a maid from the manor and a series of murders by an ancient cat cult. Complicating things are hostile villagers, an unfriendly vicar and amateur sleuth, Miss Emma Simon.
Who can be trusted in the village of Little Bascombe? And if the legend of a Devil Cat wandering the countryside in search of souls to devour is true, are Tony and Cassandra about to face the greatest threat of their lives?
#44
Dark Shadows
The Darkest Shadow
2014
“I am Olivia Corey, the eternal actress. I’ve lived my whole life in two dimensions. Perhaps I prefer it that way.”
Olivia Corey has been offered the role of her life.
They’re making a movie called The Curse of Collinwood by Mr D Curtis. Apparently it’s based on a true story about an old house in Maine where all manner of terrible things happen.
Olivia is offered the role of ‘Amanda Harris’, a woman created from a painting, destined to fall in love with a cursed man, destined to roam the Earth to find him again.
How could she refuse?
After all, it’s the part she was born to play…
#46
The Curse of Shurafa
2015
“You drank from me, vampire. Shurafa draws closer because of you.”
Barnabas Collins is a desperate man.
In Cairo’s great cemetery, the City of the Dead, an ancient tyrant is plotting his return from the grave, and Barnabas has been chosen to assist in his rebirth.
When the city begins to burn, Barnabas is coerced into assisting his escape by murdering a young girl. But the reluctant vampire faces resistance from his conscience: a brilliant scientist by the name of Julia Hoffman.
Faced with a difficult choice, Barnabas finds that whatever path he takes could result in the loss of his closest friend.
Written By: Rob Morris
Directed By: Ursula Burton and David Darlington
Cast
Andrew Collins (Barnabas Collins), Scott Haran (Harry Cunningham), Stephanie Ellyne (Amy Cunningham)
#47
In the Twinkling of An Eye
2015
“I keep getting drawn back to Collinsport…”
Fully recovered from her hospital stay and back behind the bar of The Blue Whale, Jessica Griffin welcomes Nate, a stranger in town claiming to be ‘just passing through’.
But how come he knows so much about her and why is he so keen to lure her back to the house she hasn’t set foot in since the death of her husband?
And he really is so very familiar…
Written By: Penelope Faith
Directed By: David Darlington & Jim Pierson
Cast
Marie Wallace (Jessica Griffin), Alexandra Donnachie (Jacqueline Tate), Ryan Wichert (Nate), Walles Hamonde (Richard Hill), Aaron Lamont (Ted Griffin)
#48
Deliver Us From Evil
2015
"I need to tell you what happened…”
Cyrus Longworth – the man who has carried the Son of the Dark Lord in his head since the day he was born.
Sabrina Jennings – the woman who murdered her husband on their wedding night.
Alfie Chapman – the British tourist with a psychopathic streak.
And Danielle Roget – the French murderess who possesses his girlfriend’s body.
Unknown to all of them, they are caught in a tangled web of the Dark Lord's making, which on this night will bring them together and see the culmination of a diabolical plan stretching back since the dawn of time.
Because the Dark Lord has manipulated them all. And all hell is about to break loose.
Written By: Aaron Lamont
Directed By: Ursula Burton & David Darlington
Cast
Christopher Pennock (Cyrus Longworth), Lisa Richards (Sabrina Jennings), Simon Kent (Alfie Chapman), Brigid Lohrey (Danielle Rogét), James Unsworth (John) & Stephanie Ellyne (Amy Cunningham), John Askew (Carlton Chandler), Wallace McBride (Edgar McBride), Ryan Wichert (Konrad Haller)
#49
Tainted Love
2015
"I’ve seen this before - once the obsession takes control there’s no going back, there’s no way to save them."
Collinsport is broken after recent events. David Collins is intent on rebuilding the town he almost helped to destroy, and enlists the help of his old friend Amy Cunningham.
As these two childhood companions begin to reconnect and discover feelings they never knew existed, another woman from David’s past is about to make her own timely return.
Written By: Daniel Collard
Directed By: Joseph Lidster
Cast
Kathleen Cody (Hallie Stokes), Alec Newman (David Collins), Stephanie Ellyne (Amy Cunningham), Daniel Collard (Rosier), Simon Kent (Robert Fisher), Alexandra Donnachie (Jeanne Flagler)
#50
And Red All Over
2015
“We collect on our debts, but when the debt is uncollectable, we cut our losses. You have until sunset.”
Newlywed Maggie Haskell has started a life away from Collinsport with her husband Joe. But before their honeymoon can start, Maggie finds herself trapped in a cabin in the woods with a strange man. A strange man with a familiar face.
With time running out, Maggie has to buy her freedom. But her captors will only accept one thing.
Who are the faceless men holding her captive and what do they want? Where is Joe Haskell? And who is the man with the face of Burke Devlin?
Written By: Cody Schell
Directed By: David Darlington and Jim Pierson
Cast
Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Haskell), Mitchell Ryan (Burke Devlin), Michael Shon (Danny Northover), John Askew (The Ink)
Authors
Nev Fountain
Author · 16 books
Nev Fountain, born Steven John Fountain, is an English writer, best known for his comedy work with writing partner Tom Jamieson on the radio and television programme 'Dead Ringers'. He is currently writing for Dead Ringers, Newzoids and the satirical magazine 'Private Eye'. He has written three humorous murder-mystery novels, collectively called 'The Mervyn Stone Mysteries', and a serious thriller called 'Painkiller', which is due out in 2016. Nev was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire and now resides in Surrey.
Simon Guerrier
Author · 58 books
Simon Guerrier is a British science fiction author and dramatist, closely associated with the fictional universe of Doctor Who and its spinoffs. Although he has written three Doctor Who novels, for the BBC Books range, his work has mostly been for Big Finish Productions' audio drama and book ranges. Guerrier's earliest published fiction appeared in Zodiac, the first of Big Finish's Short Trips range of Doctor Who short story anthologies. To date, his work has appeared in the majority of the Short Trips collections. He has also edited three volumes in the series, The History of Christmas, Time Signature and How The Doctor Changed My Life. The second of these takes as its starting-point Guerrier's short story An Overture Too Early in The Muses. The third anthology featured stories entirely by previously unpublished writers. After contributing two stories to the anthology Life During Wartime in Big Finish's Bernice Summerfield range of books and audio dramas, Guerrier was invited to edit the subsequent year's short story collection, A Life Worth Living, and the novella collection Parallel Lives. After contributing two audio dramas to the series, Guerrier became the producer of the Bernice Summerfield range of plays and books, a post he held between January 2006 and June 2007. His other Doctor Who work includes the audio dramas, The Settling and The Judgement of Isskar, in Big Finish's Doctor Who audio range, three Companion Chronicles and a contribution to the UNIT spinoff series. He has also written a play in Big Finish's Sapphire and Steel range. Guerrier's work is characterised by character-driven humour and by an interest in unifying the continuity of the various Big Finish ranges through multiple references and reappearances of characters. As editor he has been a strong promoter of the work of various script writers from the Seventh Doctor era of the Doctor Who television series
Joseph Lidster
Author · 26 books
Joseph Lidster is an English television writer best known for his work on the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. His debut work was the audio play The Rapture for Big Finish Productions in 2002. Numerous further audio plays and prose short stories followed for Big Finish, for their Doctor Who line, spin-offs and other series (Sapphire & Steel and The Tomorrow People). In 2005, he started working for the BBC, writing tie-in material for the new Doctor Who television series. He made his television writing debut in 2008 on the second series of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood and subsequently wrote three two-part stories for The Sarah Jane Adventures. He has written the two-part story "Rebel Magic" for the new CBBC series Wizards vs Aliens. Lidster wrote the content for the tie-in websites relating to the fictional world of the television series, Sherlock. Alongside co-producer James Goss, he has produced Big Finish Productions' dramatic reading range of Dark Shadows audio dramas since 2011. In 2012, he won the 'Audience Favourite Writer' award for his first play Nice Sally in the Off Cut Theatre Festival.
