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House of Dark Shadows1970

Name: House of Dark Shadows
Genre: Vampire, Gothic, Classic Monsters
Released: 1970-09-09
Rating: 6

“Come see how the vampires do it”

Directed by Dan Curtis

6.0

Crypt Score

Blended from 3 sources

IMDb 6.2Rotten Tomatoes 43%TMDB 6.6

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Year

1970

Runtime

97 min

Box Office

Budget

$750,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$3,672,000

🏆 1 nomination

The premise

Barnabas Collins searches for a cure for vampirism in order to marry a woman resembling his long-lost fiancée Josette.

Horror Vault's take

From the beloved gothic soap opera Dark Shadows comes a full-blooded theatrical feature following Barnabas Collins, the centuries-old vampire haunting the grand Collinwood estate. When a woman bearing a striking resemblance to his long-lost fiancée enters his world, Barnabas becomes consumed by the desperate hope that a medical cure might restore his humanity — and win him a second chance at love. Equal parts doomed romance and creature horror, the film leans into lavish period atmosphere and offers more visceral thrills than its TV origins. Old-world dread seeps through every candlelit corridor of the Collins family mansion.

Content: Vampire Attacks, Blood And Gore, Violence