For more information, visit the official lyndhurst website. The rich collins family of collinsport, maine is tormented by strange occurrences. House of dark shadows was filmed concurrently with the original dark shadows television series. The gothic mansion stood in for the series great house, collinwood. The collinwood scenes were filmed at the lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york.
For a long time i have been hearing that the original ds was broadcast live. Collinswood is the dark shadows home of vampire barnabas collins from the tv soap opera. The mansion, which had been vacant for about seven or eight years by the late 1960s tv shoots, was used for exterior photography. As i wandered the cliffs i came across the carey mansion. Fans of veruselle aka spratt mansionthe old house on dark shadows. The film is based on the 1960s1970s tv series of the same name. He targets his clueless descendants who live there now and pursues maggie, the incarnation of his lost love. Seaview terrace, newport, rhode island, usa 8 of 8 found this interesting interesting. House of dark shadows 1970 is the moviehouse version of the then popular gothic soap opera. Presently the movie the discover with robert redford is being filmed there.
With jonathan frid, grayson hall, alexandra isles, nancy barrett. It was used for the exterior shots in the two early dark shadows movies, house of dark shadows 1970 and night of dark shadows 1971. A sequel film, night of dark shadows was released in 1971, but had very little to do with its predecessor. The gothic soap opera exterior shots were filmed mainly at seaview terrace mansion in newport, rhode island. Kathryn leigh scott, dan curtis, and jonathan frid on the set of house of dark shadows.
Fans of veruselle aka spratt mansionthe old house on. The story behind the grand, gothic set design may 11, 2012 10. Overlooking the hudson river, tarrytowns historic lyndhurst estate and its grounds are open to the public all year round. Curtis followed this film one year later with night of dark shadows, another expansion of. Theres a youtube video showing a short minidocumentary made in 1985 where jonathan frid serves as a tour guide for the grounds of the estate in newport used.
Built in 1795 by joshua collins, collinwood has been home to the collins familyand other sometimes unwelcome supernatural visitorssince its inception. Filming locations 5 filming dates 1 filming locations. The exterior for the first tv series was the seaview terrace mansion in newport, rhode island. Collinwood mansion is a fictional house featured in the gothic horror soap opera dark shadows 19661971. During the time of filming, the television program was in the middle of its 1970 parallel time storyarc. Dark shadows collinswood mansion the carey mansion is better known as the collinswood mansion, home of vampire barnabas collins from the 1970s tv soap opera. Hotel near lyndhurst mansion tarrytown house estate. The house itself wasnt anything extremely impressive. Curtis opted for more of a haunted house theme instead, with the shows cast popping up in different roles. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. At goosefeather, chef dale talde, seen on cooking shows like top chef and chopped, takes traditional cantonese cuisine to another level. Filmed at the lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york, with additional location shooting in scarborough, new york and norwalk, connecticut, house of dark shadows was directed by dan curtis and continued storylines and characters from. Dan curtis, the creator of the original dark shadows series returned to cowrite and direct the first four episodes.
This house should be familiar to fans of the 1960s vampire soap opera dark shadows, for it appeared in the television series as the old house. The gothic mansion stood in for the series great house. Although its set in coastal maine, dark shadows was made entirely in england. The most memorial piece of information about the estate for me was that the tv series, dark shadows, was filmed at lyndhurst, and barnabas and angeliques paintings from. The house of dark shadows was filmed by mgm in 1970 while the cast continued to tape the abctv series. The dark shadows movie book contains the uncut original scripts to both films house of dark shadows filmed while the tv series was still in production, and night of dark shadows was made shortly after the series was completed. Although the storyline was based in collinsport, maine, it was filmed elsewhere. A newport ri mansion that was used for the gothic soap opera, dark shadows. Well, exteriors of the brooding 40room collinwood mansion were shot in newport, rhode island, while footage of the old house where barnabas lived was recorded in tarrytown, new york. A sequel film, night of dark shadows was released in 1971, but had very little to do with. The exteriors at newport, including the ocean, were filmed in the spring of 1966, before the first episode was taped, so before the storm of june 14. Essex, connecticutnewport, rhode islandseaview terrace, newport, rhode islandstudio 16, abc studios, manhattan, new york city.
Thats okay, because dark shadows was like nothing ever on television. The lyndhurst estate also housed spratt mansion, which had been used as the exterior of the old house on the series, but was destroyed by a fire the year before house of. Neither film is set directly in the continuity of the tv show, and only. Vampire barnabas collins resides in the spectrefilled collinswood. House of dark shadows is a 1970 film directed by dan curtis and was based on the popular daytime gothic soap opera, dark shadows, which aired from 1966 to 1971. The movie was based on the television series of the same name. The mansion, which had been vacant for about seven or eight years by the late 1960s tv shoots, was used for exterior. The manor used in the tv series, and the one used in the film. In this film expansion, vampire barnabas collins searches for a cure for vampirism so he can marry a woman who resembles his longlost fiancee josette. As for the town of collinsport, it was actually essex, connecticut, that appeared on the series. The scene is detailed however in the house of dark shadows novelization. Vampire barnabas collins resides in the spectrefilled collinswood mansion. This trailer contains a lot of monstermoviestyle screaming, and a good dose of fake blood best not watch it if people are looking over your shoulder. Both movies were filmed on location in tarrytown, ny at the beautiful lyndhurst estate.
Filmed on location with the lavish lyndhurst mansion in tarrytown, new york serving as collinwood, the film retells several plot. Almost every resident of the town is too scared to even drive by the house due to rumors and legends. House of dark shadows 1970 vampire barnabas collins is accidentally released from his centurieslong confinement at his familys estate in maine. The lyndhurst estate, a national trust property in tarrytown, new york served as the new version of collinwood, with additional filming taking place in connecticut. The eatery pays tribute to the food of hong kong, with a focus on noodles, familystyle cantonese barbecue. A place to honor the gorgeous historical mansion that was once. Beechwood scarborough, briarcliff manor, new york, usa. House of dark shadows is a 1970 american featurelength horror film directed by dan curtis, based on his dark shadows television series. Unlike the newest remake, these early 70s films were shot at lyndhurst in tarrytown. Twelve episodes were produced for the first season. The scenes at collinwood were filmed at the lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york. The original dark shadows tv show was filmed in four locations. The dark shadows movie book kathryn leigh scott online. With a shoestring budget, director dan curtis relied entirely on existing locations for dark shadows first big screen outing, rather than building studio sets.
Was lyndhurst mansion used on the set of dark shadows. The seaview terrace served as the exteriors for the haunted collinwood manor from 1966 until dark shadows cancellation in 1971 whiskey millionaire edson bradley created seaview terrace when he. The interior filming was not done at lyndhurst for the movies. Location of opening scene of the ocean waves the dark. Filming took place at lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york, with additional footage at nearby sleepy hollow cemetery. House of dark shadows was a 1970 film directed by dan curtis and was based on the popular daytime gothic soap opera, dark shadows, which aired from 1966 to 1971.
However, i just watched an interview with laura parker and she basically said that it was taped two weeks or so in advance. Johnny depps new film dark shadows above is a screenshot of the newly released trailer for johnny depps new gothic movie dark shadows showcasing his stately manor collinwood. The house has more than 40 rooms, most of which are. House of dark shadows 1970 film night of dark shadows. When the powers that be decided to make a feature film version, most of the original cast members of the daily soap opera were recruited to star in this production. Both theatrical films, house of dark shadows 1970 and night of dark shadows 1971 were shot primarily on location at the lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york. It suffers from pet project syndrome, and it feels time for burton and johnny depp to move out of their comfort zone. Additionally, the 1970 film house of dark shadows included scenes set in a terrarium in scenes cut from the theatrical release. The movie, filmed from march 23 to may 1, 1970, is set in an whole.
House of dark shadows 1970 headhunters horror house. House of dark shadows 1971, and night of dark shadows 1971. One of my alltime favorite horror movies, certainly one of my bestloved vampire movies, house of dark shadows is a bigscreen version of the beloved gothichorror soap broadcast on abc in the mid60s early 70s. Bob cobert, cobert, bob house of dark shadows 1970 film night of dark shadows 1971 film. Despite the impact of david selby as quentin and the fact that a movie version, house of dark shadows, was produced in 1970 ratings. Aside from a few small details, the novelization remains very faithful to the film. This rhode island mansion was a standin for the exteriors of collinwood in the original dark shadows series. Night of dark shadows was released that same year, but frid declined to participate.
Collinwood mansion is a fictional house featured in the gothic horror soap opera dark shadows. The novelization of house of dark shadows was written by marilyn ross and published by paperback library in october of 1970. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. The 1970s featurelength horror film directed by dan curtis, house of dark shadows, was filmed at the lyndhurst castle in tarrytown, new york, with additional footage at nearby sleepy hollow cemetery. Site reader kenneth tomasi paid a trip to some of the locations featured in the feature film house of dark shadows earlier this year, and has sent in some photos of the sites as they look today, more than 40 years later. There were two dark shadows movies prior to the new remake.
Tim burtons homage to the cult us tv series of the 70s which didnt make it to the uk is, of course, gloriously gothic, but doesnt contain any surprises. The most recent addition to westchester countys stellar culinary scene is right here at tarrytown house estate. Earlier in the film, carolyn tells barnabas that she, shall be in london this summer, implying that the current. After watching house of dark shadows i realized that had i gone to see this movie at my local drivein movie theatre in the early seventies when i was a teenager, i would have enjoyed it very much and would have been jumping at shadows. Dark shadows the revival aired on sunday january th and monday january 14th, 1991 as a four hour miniseries on nbc. The collinwood standin mansion used for the tv series is the carey mansion in newport, rhode island though the shots in the opening credits of the water and cliffs were done in. Dark shadows tv series remembered, plus new documentary. House of dark shadows the dark shadows wiki fandom. House of dark shadows and night of dark shadows filmed at lyndhurst in tarrytown. This film is based on the popular 1960s tv gothic serial dark shadows. The house is located near the town of collinsport, maine, overlooking the atlantic ocean. Veruselle residence of russell hopkins, irvington, n. House of dark shadows was released on region 1 dvd on october 30, 2012.